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Three p’s for perfect handwriting Posture

Head not tilted

Stable writing surface

Shoulders and arms relaxed Comfortable posture

Hand holding paper steady

Feet flat on floor

Pencil hold Right hand

Left hand Left-handers hold a little further from the point, so you can see your writing better.

Paper position

Left-handed

Right-handed

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STUDENT WORKBOOK

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Victorian Modern Cursive

Austr a lia n Curriculum Paper turned a little clockwise.

Paper turned a little anti-clockwise.

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Unit Features

Contents

My progress chart................................................... 2 Patterns.................................................................... 4 Anticlockwise letters

aA...................................................................................... 8 cC..................................................................................... 10 dD.................................................................................... 12 gG. ................................................................................... 14

Focus letter modelled in head, body and tail lines.

The helpful head, body and tail creature is always shaded to show where the lower-case letter is located within the lines.

Trace a pattern to warm up.

Track lower-case letters, with start dots and directional arrows, to introduce formal letter shapes.

qQ.................................................................................... 16 eE..................................................................................... 18

gG

oO.................................................................................... 20 fF..................................................................................... 22

Warm up.

g g g g g g g

Track.

sS..................................................................................... 24

Clockwise letters

Trace lower-case letters within lines to reinforce the letter and to help develop students’ kinaesthetic memory.

Trace then write.

g g g g g g g g g g g g

mM.................................................................................. 26 nN. .................................................................................. 28 rR. ................................................................................... 30 xX.................................................................................... 32

glug goblin

hH.................................................................................... 36 kK.................................................................................... 38 pP.................................................................................... 40

i family letters

iI...................................................................................... 42 tT..................................................................................... 44 lL..................................................................................... 46 jJ..................................................................................... 48

u family letters

Write the letter on own, with start dots as a guide.

Trace then write.

zZ. ................................................................................... 34

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Notes for Teachers and Parents

Artwork reinforces words beginning with the focus letter and provides links to phonics.

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Handwriting: anticlockwise letter, body and tail letter (g).

Grammar: commands, proper nouns (Gruff, Billy).

Punctuation: direct speech, speech marks, exclamation mark.

Spelling and vocabulary: game, gasp, get, glue, go, goat, goblin, going, gone, grandma, grandpa, grape, grip.

Literary elements: alliteration, folk tale (The Three Billy Goats Gruff), story characters, onomatopoeia (glug).

Trace the focus letter in words.

For the teacher, links to grammar, punctuation, spelling and vocabulary, and literary elements.

Write the words on own, with start dots as a guide. This helps with spacing between letters and between words.

uU.................................................................................... 50 yY..................................................................................... 52 vV. ................................................................................... 54 wW................................................................................... 56 bB. ................................................................................... 58

Numerals

1 – 100............................................................................. 60 Notes for teachers and parents............inside back cover

Posture, pencil hold and paper position........ back cover This edition published in 2021 by

Matilda Education Australia, an imprint of Meanwhile Education Pty Ltd Level 1/274 Brunswick St Fitzroy, Victoria Australia 3065 T: 1300 277 235 E: customersupport@matildaed.com.au www.matildaeducation.com.au Copyright © Katy Collis, Alexandra Kennedy/Macmillan Education Australia 2015 First edition published in 2015.

Handwriting Rules! Victorian Modern Cursive Year 1 Student Workbook ISBN 978 1 4586 5030 6 Editor: Laura Jordan Production controller: Janine Biderman Publisher: Sharon Dalgleish Design: Trish Hayes Illustrations: Stephen Michael King Printed in Malaysia by Vivar Printing Pdt Ltd 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 25 24 23 22 21 20

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Trace and then independently write a sentence. All sentences model different aspects of the English curriculum appropriate for Year 1, while being fun and 14 motivating for students.

Handwriting is linked to the ability to spell. Neat and legible handwriting assists students to develop kinaesthetic and visual memory for letter sequences in spelling. There is a great deal of research that equates children’s fine motor control success with legible handwriting and in turn legible handwriting with spelling ability.

Structure of the Year 1 workbook Letters are presented in a sequence based on the directional movements required: anticlockwise letters, clockwise letters, i family letters and u family letters.

Completing the pages in this sequence will help students develop automaticity of letter formation, as the similarities of movement are highlighted. An alternate approach would be to select the letter that matches your phonics program. Numeral shapes are presented at the back of the book but can be completed at any time, to suit your program.

Activities for each letter are presented across a double page spread. The activities cover patterning, tracking, tracing and writing. Start dots and directional arrows give extra support. Activities reinforce the individual letter movements, direction, shape and where each letter starts and finishes. Letters are then used in individual words as well as in a sentence. The sentence types vary and include examples of questions, statements, commands, exclamations and direct speech. All sentences involve alliteration to reinforce use of the focus letter. Other aspects of the English curriculum are also included, such as spelling and vocabulary, punctuation, grammar (nouns, verbs and adjectives) and onomatopoeia. Where possible, links are made to literature through fairy tales, fables, story characters and settings. (See the inside front cover for more information about page features.)

Trace and write the capital letter, with supportive directional arrows and start dots. �race then write.

G G G g G �race then write.

“Gruff, get off the bridge!” said Billy.

Fun self-assessment feature to encourage students to take responsibility for their own progress.

The Handwriting Rules! series is designed to support students’ development of legible, fluent handwriting in Victorian Modern Cursive. It combines a multi-sensory and cognitive approach to embed letter formation in the motor memory, with carefully structured layout and humorous illustrations to engage students’ interest. It is the only series to fully integrate handwriting skills with other aspects of the English curriculum: spelling and phonics, vocabulary, grammar, punctuation and aspects of literature.

Rate your writing.

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Link to animation showing correct letter formation. (Download a QR code reader from the App Store.)

A handwriting lesson Use the poster on the back cover to reinforce the process of getting ready to write with the three p’s for perfect handwriting: posture, pencil hold and paper position.

When getting ready to write, use large arm movements as warm-up activities to establish kinaesthetic memory for the handwriting movements. Other activities for developing fine motor control, and hand and finger strength are included on the Handwriting Rules!

Victoria CD F–2.

Introduce the letter name and brainstorm lists of words that start with the letter or contain the letter.

Develop students’ vocabulary and interest by discussing the illustrations and noting any humour or anthropomorphism in the visual or verbal text.

Demonstrate and model the movement and shape of the focus letter, as well as where the letter starts and finishes. If you have a tablet or smart phone available, download a QR code reader from the App Store and scan the QR code at the bottom of each spread to view an animation showing correct letter formation.

Or, display the animations supplied on the Handwriting Rules! Victoria CD F–2 on an interactive whiteboard.

Explain the head, body and tail lines, and the creature used to identify which lines each letter fits between.

Have students practise on their appropriate workbook pages. Reinforce correct letter shape and size, as well as consistency of letter slope.

Assessment Students can keep track of their handwriting progress by completing the progress chart on pages 2 and 3, as well as the self-assessment activities throughout the book. Encourage students to reflect critically on their own handwriting and make judgements about their progress and improvement.

Teacher assessment of student progress can take place at any time through observation and interaction with students as they are engaged in writing tasks.

Assess students’ pencil grip and hand control and watch that letters are formed correctly with consistent size, shape and slope. Observe students to ensure that movements are fluent and correct. Continued modelling and practice will help develop students’ automaticity in correctly forming the letters. Analyse examples of students’ handwritten text to assess legibility, and the consistency of shape, size and slope of the letters formed. More information and checklists can be found on the Handwriting Rules! Victoria CD F–2.

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(my name)

loves to .

This is a drawing of what I love to do.

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My progress chart

As you complete each page, find the letter here. Trace the letter and draw a picture.

aA

bB

cC

dD

eE

fF

gG

hH

iI

jJ

kK

lL

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mM

nN

oO

pP

qQ

rR

sS

tT

uU

vV

wW

xX

yY

zZ 3

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Continue the patterns. Keep your pencil on the page.

Copy the picture.

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Handwriting: anticlockwise patterns.

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Continue the patterns. Keep your pencil on the page.

Copy the patterns.

Handwriting: clockwise patterns.

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Trace.

Practise.

Trace.

Practise.

Trace.

Practise.

Trace.

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Handwriting: downstroke patterns.

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Copy the patterns. Start at the dots.

Handwriting: warm-up patterns.

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aA

Warm up.

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Track.

a a a a a a Trace then write.

a a a a a a a a a a a Trace then write.

animal ape ask

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Handwriting: anticlockwise letter, body letter (a).

Grammar: simple sentence, action verb (ate).

Punctuation: capital letter to start a sentence, full stop.

Spelling and vocabulary: act, again, ago, all, allow, animal, any, ape, apple, April, arm, arrow, ash, ask, ate, August.

Literary elements: alliteration.

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Trace then write.

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2

A A A a A 3

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Trace then write.

An anaconda ate all the apples.

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cC

Warm up.

Track.

c c c c c c c Trace then write.

c c c c c c c c c c c c c Trace then write.

clip clop clap

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Handwriting: anticlockwise letter, body letter (c).

Grammar: commands, describing words/adjectives (crazy, cool), action verb (catch), proper noun (Connie).

Punctuation: capital letter to start a sentence, exclamation mark.

Spelling and vocabulary: cake, can, can’t, car, cat, catch, chew, chin, chip, clap, coat, comb, cool, cow, crazy.

Literary elements: onomatopoeia (clip, clop, clap), alliteration, anthropomorphism.

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Trace then write.

C C C c C Trace then write.

Catch that crazy, cool cow, Connie!

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dD

Warm up.

Track.

d d d d d d Trace then write.

d d d d d d d d d d d Trace then write.

dogs drool drag

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Handwriting: anticlockwise letter, head and body letter (d).

Grammar: simple sentence, statement, proper noun (Daisy), describing word/adjective (daring).

Punctuation: capital letter to start a sentence, full stop.

Spelling and vocabulary: dance, December, did, disco, do, dog, done, door, drab, drag, drip, drool, drop, drum, doll, duck.

Literary elements: alliteration, anthropomorphism.

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Trace then write.

2

2

D D D d D Trace then write.

Daisy duck did a daring disco dance.

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gG

Warm up.

g g g g g g g

Track.

Trace then write.

g g g g g g g g g g g g Trace then write.

glug goblin

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Handwriting: anticlockwise letter, body and tail letter (g).

Grammar: commands, proper nouns (Gruff, Billy).

Punctuation: direct speech, speech marks, exclamation mark.

Spelling and vocabulary: game, gasp, get, glue, go, goat, goblin, going, gone, grandma, grandpa, grape, grip.

Literary elements: alliteration, folk tale (The Three Billy Goats Gruff), story characters, onomatopoeia (glug).

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Trace then write.

G G G g G Trace then write.

“Gruff, get off the bridge!” said Billy.

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