Penpals for Handwriting Year 1 Practice Book

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Penpals for Handwriting is a complete handwriting scheme for 3–11 year-olds, which ensures progression through five developmental stages. Focusing on whole-class teaching using Big Books and OHTs, this scheme leads the way to fast, fluent and legible handwriting. From the early development of gross and fine motor skills to confident letter formation and accomplished joins, Penpals will significantly improve all areas of handwriting in your school.

The Y1/P2 Practice Book features: D Reinforcement of work on phonics D Finger tracing D Opportunities to practise writing letter patterns in context D Reinforcement of high-frequency words D Pattern practice

Foundation 1

Year 1

Teacher’s Book with CD 0 521 75498 4

Teacher’s Book Big Book Practice Book

Foundation 2 Teacher’s Book Big Book Practice Book 1 Practice Book 2

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Year 2 Teacher’s Book Big Book Practice Book

Teacher’s Book Big Book Practice Book

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Teacher’s Book Big Book Practice Book

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Year 1 Practice Book (5–6 years) Gill Budgell

Kate Ruttle

Series Consultants Sue Palmer Dr Rhona Stainthorp

Contents Joining letter sets

Inside front cover

Term 1 1 Letter formation practice: long ladder family 2 Letter formation practice: one-armed robot family 3 Letter formation practice: curly caterpillar family 4 Letter formation practice: zig-zag monster family 5 Practising the vowels: i 6 Practising the vowels: u 7 Practising the vowels: a 8 Practising the vowels: o 9 Practising the vowels: e 10 Letter formation practice: capital letters

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Term 2 11 Introducing diagonal join to ascender: joining a<t, a<l<l 12 Practising diagonal join to ascender: joining t<h 13 Practising diagonal join to ascender: joining c·h 14 Practising diagonal join to ascender: joining c·l 15 Introducing diagonal join, no ascender: joining i<n, i<m 16 Practising diagonal join, no ascender: joining c·r, t<r, d<r 17 Practising diagonal join, no ascender: joining l<p, m<p 18 Introducing diagonal join, no ascender, to an anticlockwise letter: joining i<d, i<g 19 Practising diagonal join, no ascender, to an anticlockwise letter: joining n<d, l<d 20 Practising diagonal join, no ascender, to an anticlockwise letter: joining n<g

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Term 3 21 Practising diagonal join, no ascender: joining ö 22 Practising diagonal join, no ascender: joining a<i, a<y 23 Practising diagonal join, no ascender: joining i<mÿ, i<nÿ 24 Introducing horizontal join, no ascender: joining oúp, oúy 25 Practising horizontal join, no ascender: joining oúne, oúme 26 Introducing horizontal join, no ascender, to an anticlockwise letter: joining o+a, o+g 27 Practising horizontal join, no ascender, to an anticlockwise letter: joining w>a, w>o 28 Introducing horizontal join to ascender: joining oßl, oßt 29 Practising horizontal join to ascender: joining w#h, oß@h 30 Introducing horizontal and diagonal joins to ascender, to an anticlockwise letter: joining oßf, i<f 31 Assessment

Lower-case and capital alphabet with directional arrows

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Inside back cover

1

Letter formation practice: long ladder family

l l l l

Finger trace. Say the sound.

Read and write these words.

it lit lili jtjt till uiui uyuy

Write the letters in your book.

Practise the pattern.

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2

Letter formation practice: one-armed robot family

rrrr

Finger trace. Say the sound.

Write the letters and words in your book.

r n m b h k p pin bun lip run

Read and write these words.

in back him

Practise the pattern.

3

3

Letter formation practice: curly caterpillar family

c c c c

Finger trace. Say the sound.

Read and write these words.

day get oaesdgqfc she cat dog fish rat said Write the letters and words in your book.

Practise the pattern.

4

4

Letter formation practice: zig-zag monster family

zzzz

Finger trace. Say the sound.

Write the letters and words in your book.

vv ww xx zz zebra fox owl dove

Read and write these words.

very was have

Practise the pattern.

5

5

Practising the vowels:

i

i i i i Finger trace. Say the sound.

Read and write these words.

did will i t i p i n i g i his tin dig pip win Write the letters and words in your book.

Practise the pattern.

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