Penpals for Handwriting – Second Edition Gill Budgell and Kate Ruttle Supported by Penpals for Handwriting is our handwriting scheme for 3 to11 year olds. Learning from quirky characters that teach them about the different letter shapes, children progress through five stages to develop a fast, fluent handwriting style. The series is ideal for whole-class teaching with digital resources that provide interactive content, such as animations of patterns, letters and joins. Straight lines and crosses Unit 2 1 Finger trace. Pencil trace. The second edition of this popular series includes: • New ‘Penpals Gym’ fine and gross motor skills warm-up videos with audio throughout • GPS-linked write-in workbooks from Foundation 2 to Year 6 • Three baseline assessment books for identifying and supporting children who require additional help with handwriting • Clear support for phonics teaching and the transition to spelling For use on PC or Mac, this updated series supports all UK curricula. 2 Make a pattern like this. 5 XX “ Years 5 and 6 really like the material, with pictures that feel very grown-up and very Key Stage 2.” Becky Thompson Watergall School, Peterborough f Introducing joining from , no ascender: Unit 13 Practise the joins. fe fi fu fr fy fe, fi, fu, fr, fy Read and write the words. Write the words. five funny friends film My friends are wonderful. is funny. is confident. is fearless. is friendly. Practise the pattern. 14 r r>a, r}e, r¬@i, r>o, r¬@u Practising sloped writing: joining from : Practise the joins. Now write each join with a slope that is comfortable and speedy for you. Write the sentences. Fill the gaps with your friends' names. frill life satisfy certificate ra r>a re r}e ri r¬@i ro r>o ru r¬@u Write the word list in joined, sloped writing. Keep the vowels in a line. r>a[©y b©r u iƒ[@¿ r¬@ioúu