Penpals for Handwriting Year 1 Practice Book
Penpals for Handwriting is a complete handwriting scheme for 3–11 year olds.
AUD$17.95
The Practice Books provide specific handwriting focused practice – either introducing or practising letters, joins or key concepts such as size and proportion. They are designed to support independent practice in the classroom, following a whole-class teaching session. Each page corresponds to the units within the Teacher’s Books and includes opportunities for: Finger and pencil tracing, writing letters or joins; Writing phrases or sentences; Pattern practice; Self-assessment check. Having learnt individual letters previously, children are introduced to letters within words for the first time in Year 1.
Features
- Ideal for use in smaller groups.
- Augments the interactive resource.
- Provides plenty of opportunity to perfect letter formation through repetition.
Table of Contents
- Term 1
- 1 Practising long-legged giraffe letters
- 2 Writing words with ll
- 3 Introducing capitals for long-legged giraffe letters
- 4 Practising one-armed robot letters
- 5 Practising long-legged giraffe letters and one-armed robot letters
- 6 Introducing capitals for one-armed robot letters
- 7 Practising curly caterpillar letters
- 8 Writing words with double ff
- 9 Writing words with double ss
- 10 Introducing capitals for curly caterpillar letters
- Term 2
- 11 Practising long-legged giraffe letters, one-armed robot letters and curly caterpillar letters
- 12 Practising zig-zag monster letters
- 13 Writing words with double zz
- 14 Mixing all letter families
- 15 Practising all capital letters
- 16 Practising all numbers 0–9
- 17 Writing words with ck and qu
- 18 Practising long vowels: ee, oa, oo
- 19 Practising long vowels: ee, oa, oo
- 20 Assessment
- Term 3
- 21 Numbers 10–20: spacing
- 22 Practising ch unjoined
- 23 Introducing diagonal join to ascender: ch
- 24 Practising ai unjoined
- 25 Introducing diagonal join, no ascender: ai
- 26 Practising wh unjoined
- 27 Introducing horizontal join to ascender: wh
- 28 Practising ow unjoined
- 29 Introducing horizontal join, no ascender: ow
- 30 Assessment
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