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Cursivecopy Writing Written, Designed and Printed in Ireland
Good Posture
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pull in your chair
do not slouch
sit up straight
use spare hand to hold copy steady
Pencil Grip
3rd finger index finger thumb 1
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thumb index finger 3rd finger
Use the first three fingers
Pencil pointing towards you
3 Pinch the pencil
using thumb and index finger
4 Flip the pencil
rest the pencil on 3rd finger
• Make sure that your pencil is sharpened • Always refer to the instructions for good posture and pencil grip • Use the letters on pages 2 and 3 as a reference • Do not lift your pencil until the letter is complete (Exceptions: t, x, F, H, K, Q, X) • Riddles / True or False? Think about it! Don’t go straight to the answers at the back. • Do your best and enjoy Mrs Murphy’s Copy!
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Advertisements
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Create your own Advertisements.
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Invitation
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Write an invitation to a friend
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Riddles (1) pages 16 & 17
1 There are two monkeys on a tree. One jumps off. Why does the other monkey jump too? Monkey see, monkey do 2 Which word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly? Incorrectly 3 I can make two people out of one. What am I? A mirror 4 Name three days without using Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Yesterday, today and tomorrow 5 When is a doctor most annoyed? When he is out of patients 6 What does a snowman like to eat for breakfast? Frosted flakes 7 What is the worst vegetable to have on a ship? A leek 8 Why was the brush late? It over swept
Riddles (2) pages 50 & 51
1 What belongs to you but other people use it more than you? Your name 2 Rearrange the letters, OOUSWTDNEJR, to spell just one word. JUST ONE WORD 3 What kind of tree can you carry in your hand? A palm 4 What time does a tennis player get up? Ten-ish
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5 What did the bee say to the flower? Hello, honey 6 What is a lifeguard’s favourite game? Pool 7 What has many keys but can’t open a single door? A piano 8 How do you spell handy in two letters? h(and)y 9 How do you make the number 7 an even number without addition, subtraction, multiplication or division? Drop the ‘s’
True or False? pages 54 & 55
1 It is impossible for most people to lick their own elbow. True 2 ‘Dreamt’ is the only English word in that ends in ‘mt’. True 3 Peanuts are members of the nut family. False (They are legumes.) 4 A tomato is a vegetable. False (A fruit) 5 The ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain. True 6 Wasps make honey. False 7 China is the world’s largest country. False (Russia) 8 The Pacific is the world’s largest ocean. True 9 Humans have a unique tongue print. True 10 Tigers have striped skin as well as striped fur. True 11 The koala is native to Australia. True 12 The American flag has stars and stripes. True
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