Penpals for Handwriting, the UK's favourite handwriting scheme, is for 3-11 year olds, helping children to use a fast and fluent handwriting style. The Year 4/Primary 5 Teacher's Book features suggestions for using the Penpals for Handwriting Year 4 CD-ROM. The Teacher's Book also features full planning for whole-class session a scope and sequence chart, annotated facsimilies of Big Book and Practice Book pages, photocopy masters for additional practice or homework and writing mats for left- and right-handers. The Penpals for Handwriting Year 4 Teacher's Book reinforces joins within a word, introduces sloped writing and investigates size, proportion and space, emphasising the need for speed and fluency.
Contents
Component chart; Scope and sequence chart; Introduction; 1; Revising joins in a word: ness, ship; 2; Revising joins in a word: ing, ed; 3; Revising joins in a word: s; 4; Revising joins in a word: ify; 5; Revising joins in a word: nn, mm, ss; 6; Revising parallel ascenders: tt, ll, bb; 7; Revising parallel ascenders and descenders: pp, ff; 8; Revising joins to an anticlockwise letter; 9; Revising break letters: dictionary work and alphabetical order; 10; Linking spelling and handwriting: related words; 11; Introducing sloped writing; 12; Parallel ascenders: al, ad, af; 13; Parallel descenders and break letters: ight, ough; 14; Size, proportion and spacing: ious; 15; Size, proportion and spacing: able, ful; 16; Size, proportion and spacing: fs, ves; 17; Speed and fluency: abbreviations for notes; 18; Speed and fluency: notemaking; 19; Speed and fluency: drafting; 20; Speed and fluency: lists; 21; Size, proportion and spacing: v, k; 22; Size, proportion and spacing: ic, ist; 23; Size, proportion and spacing: sion, tion; 24; Size, proportion and spacing: its, it's; 25; Speed and fluency: ible, able; 26; Speed and fluency: diminutives; 27; Print alphabet: captions, headings, labels; 28; Print capitals: posters; 29; Assessment; 30; Presentational skills: font styles; Photocopy Masters; Penpals writing mat: right-handers; Penpals writing mat: left-handers; Lined sheet (10mm); Joining letter sets
