B5 English Language · Term 3 Week 1: Penmanship and Handwriting

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.4.2.1.1 - Copy sentences clearly in joint script maintaining legible handwriting

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Read aloud sentences written in joint script with correct intonation and expression.
Identify the features of legible joint script, including letter size, slope, spacing and baseline alignment.
Copy given sentences into their exercise books in clear, readable joint script.
Check their own copied work against the model to confirm accuracy and legibility.
Write a short familiar sentence independently in joint script that a partner can read easily.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Writing (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Penmanship and Handwriting (4.2)
Content standard: B5.4.2.1 - Copy and rewrite sentences correctly
Indicator: B5.4.2.1.1 - Copy sentences clearly in joint script maintaining legible handwriting
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 1 (Week 25 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

exemplars - p.120
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 120
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Select sentences from texts learners have read and write them on the board, using joint script.
e.g.
- Have learners read out the sentence. (in pairs, small groups, large groups)
- Have learners copy the sentences into their exercise books.
- Go round to support struggling learners. The exemplar's "e.g." is a picture, not text: a "Sentence Worksheet" ruled for joined script with "How are you today?" written four times in a cursive model hand. It is the one image object in the whole B5 section and it looks like third-party stock rather than NaCCA artwork, so although the exemplar points at it the rights position should be checked before it is published.