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Three p’s for perfect handwriting Head not tilted

Posture

Stable writing surface

Shoulders and arms relaxed Comfortable posture

Hand holding paper steady

Feet flat on floor

Pencil hold Left hand

Katy Collis and Alexandra Kennedy

Right hand

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

Left-handed

Paper position

Right-handed

Paper turned a little clockwise. Paper turned a little anti-clockwise.

NSW Second Edition www.matildaeducation.com.au

1 NSW Foundation Style

(my name)

loves to .

This is a drawing of what I love to do.

My progress chart

2

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

mM

nN

oO

pP

qQ

rR

sS

tT

uU

vV

wW

xX

yY

zZ 3

Continue the patterns. Keep your pencil on the page.

Copy the picture.

4

Handwriting: anticlockwise ellipse practice for letters a c C d e f g G o O q Q s S u U v w y

Continue the patterns. Keep your pencil on the page.

Copy the patterns.

Handwriting: clockwise ellipse practice for letters b B D h k m n p P r R

5

Trace.

Practise.

Trace.

Practise.

Trace.

Practise.

Trace.

6

Handwriting: downward diagonal stroke practice for letters A E F H i I j J K l L M N t T V W x X Y z Z

Copy the patterns. Start at the dots.

Handwriting: patterning.

7

uU

Warm up.

uuuuuuuu Track.

Trace then write.

uuuuuuuu

Trace then write.

u under upend 8

Handwriting: anticlockwise ellipse, short letter (u).

Grammar: saying verb (uttered), proper nouns (Uncle Uno).

Punctuation: sentence punctuation, exclamation mark, quotation marks.

Spelling and vocabulary: prefix un- (undo, untie, unzip), uncle, under, until, up, upend, upon, umbrella.

Literary elements: alliteration, onomatopoeia (ouch).

Trace then write.

UUU Trace then write.

Uncle Uno uttered, “Ouch!”

9

yY 2

Track.

Warm up.

yyyyyyy

Trace then write.

yyyyyyyy Trace then write.

year yawn yes 10

Handwriting: anticlockwise ellipse, long letter (y).

Grammar: saying verb (yak).

Punctuation: upper-case letter to start a sentence, full stop, speech bubble.

Spelling and vocabulary: yacht, yak, yap, yard, yarn, yawn, year, yen, yep, yes, yeti, yoga, yolk, you, yuan, yummy.

Literary elements: alliteration, onomatopoeia (yakkity yak), anthropomorphism.

Trace then write.

Y Y Y 2

2

Trace then write.

Yaks yak on yoga mats.

11

vV

Warm up.

vvvvvvvv Track.

Trace then write.

vvvvvvvv

Trace then write.

vow vroom 12

Handwriting: anticlockwise ellipse, short letter (v).

Grammar: simple sentence, proper nouns (Vinnie Vole).

Punctuation: upper-case letters to start a sentence, full stop.

Spelling and vocabulary: vain, vase, very, vest, vibe, vine, violin, volcano, vole, vote, vow.

Literary elements: alliteration, anthropomorphism, onomatopoeia (vroom).

Trace then write.

VVV Trace then write.

Vinnie Vole was very vain.

13

wW

Warm up.

wwwwww Track.

Trace then write.

wwwwww

Trace then write.

whiz wink wasp 14

Handwriting: anticlockwise ellipse, short letter (w).

Grammar: saying verb (asked), proper noun (Wally), question.

Punctuation: upper-case letters to start a sentence, quotation marks, quoted speech, question mark.

Spelling and vocabulary: wall, walrus, watermelon, was, wasp, wave, Wednesday, when, whew, which, whiz, who, wild, wilt, win, wink.

Literary elements: alliteration, anthropomorphism.