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Letter Formation Practice

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Letter Formation Practice

Help the letters in these words stand tall, sit on the line and leave a clear space between words. Use a pencil, start each letter carefully and take a short hand stretch if you need one.

Get ready to write

Check your writing position before you begin.

1.Which pencil grip gives your fingers control?

Gently pinch it with thumb and index finger; rest it on the middle finger
Squeeze it in a fist
Hold it near the very top

2.Tick the three helpful writing-position choices: feet resting on the floor, back comfortably upright, paper tilted slightly, or head resting on the desk.

Practise the pathways

Look at the model letter in each box. Write it several times on the lines beside or below it. Keep each letter sitting on the baseline.

3.Form lowercase a: begin beside the top of the round part, curve around to close it, then draw a short downstroke. Practise a row of a’s.

4.Form lowercase m: start at the top, draw down, then make two rounded humps that return to the baseline. Practise a row of m’s.

5.Form lowercase t: draw a tall downstroke, then add a short crossbar through the middle. Practise a row of t’s.

6.Copy this word three times, keeping the letters close together and sitting on the line: mat

7.Copy the phrase “a tan mat”. Leave a finger space between a, tan and mat.

8.Circle the version with a clear space between the words: “IamSam” or “I am Aisha”.

IamSam
I am Aisha

9.Write a short sentence that includes at least two of these letters: a, m and t. Leave spaces between words and put a full stop at the end.

10.Check your writing. Tick each statement that is true for your practice: my letters sit on the line; I left spaces between words; I can read what I wrote.