Penmanship and Handwriting · B4 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B4.4.2.1.1 - Write clearly using joined letters of consistent size

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Write letters with a flick (a, t, m, n, w, d) showing the correct entry and exit strokes
Join pairs of letters correctly (at, am, et, de) with consistent size and slant
Write whole words using joined letters (kettle, can, catch, and) maintaining uniform letter size
Copy a short sentence using joined handwriting with letters of consistent size
Self-check their own writing to identify and correct letters that are too large or too small

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Curriculum details

Strand: Writing (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Penmanship and Handwriting (4.2)
Content standard: B4.4.2.1 - Copy and rewrite sentences correctly
Indicator: B4.4.2.1.1 - Write clearly using joined letters of consistent size
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 2 (Week 26 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.47
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 47
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Stage 1 : Write letters with a flick e.g. a, t, m, n, w, d
- Stage 2: Join pairs of letters. e.g. at, am, et, de
- Stage 3: Join the letters of a word. e.g. and , kettle, can, catch kettle, can, catch, and
- Stage 4: Copy sentences and passages Procedure:
- Demonstrate the exercise
- Give practice
- Give exercise
- Provide feedback

Boxed joined-handwriting model "kettle, can, catch, and". The wide black-and-white table is arranged with horizontal... — The boxed joined-handwriting model "kettle, can, catch, and". The wide black-and-white table is arranged with horizontal divisions, vertical divisions.

 Stage 3 is illustrated with a boxed handwriting model, "kettle, can, catch, and", set in a joined script that the text layer carries as ordinary words; the figure shows what learners are to copy.