Penpals for Handwriting Year 5 Practice Book
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Penpals for Handwriting Year 5 Practice Book

2nd Edition
Gill Budgell, Kate Ruttle
January 2016
Available
9781316501504

Penpals for Handwriting is a complete handwriting scheme for 3–11 year olds.

AUD$17.95
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    The Practice Books provide specific handwriting focused practice – either introducing or practising letters, joins or key concepts such as size and proportion. They are designed to support independent practice in the classroom, following a whole-class teaching session. Each page corresponds to the units within the Teacher’s Books and includes opportunities for: Finger and pencil tracing, writing letters or joins Writing phrases or sentences Pattern practice. Self-assessment check. The opportunity to practise handwriting is particularly important in helping Year 5 children develop speed and fluency in their writing. At this stage, children are also introduced to a sloped style of writing.

    Features

    • Ideal for use in smaller groups.
    • Augments the interactive resource.
    • Provides plenty of opportunity to perfect letter formation through repetition.

    Table of Contents

    • Term 1
    • 1 Introducing sloped writing in letter families
    • 2 Practising sloped writing: diagonal join to ascender
    • 3 Practising sloped writing: diagonal join, no ascender
    • 4 Practising sloped writing: diagonal join to an anticlockwise letter
    • 5 Practising sloped writing: horizontal join to ascender
    • 6 Practising sloped writing: horizontal join, no ascender
    • 7 Practising sloped writing: horizontal join to an anticlockwise letter
    • 8 Practising sloped writing: joining from r
    • 9 Practising sloped writing: joining from s
    • 10 Assessment
    • Term 2
    • 11 Practising sloped writing: proportion – joining from f to ascender
    • 12 Practising sloped writing: size – joining from f, no ascender
    • 13 Practising sloped writing: different styles for different purposes
    • 14 Practising sloped writing: size, proportion and spacing ff
    • 15 Practising sloped writing: size, proportion and spacing rr
    • 16 Practising sloped writing: size, proportion and spacing ss
    • 17 Practising sloped writing: building speed qu
    • 18 Different styles for different purposes
    • 19 Different styles for different purposes
    • 20 Assessment: making choices in handwriting
    • Term 3
    • 21 Sloped writing: proportion, joining p and b to ascenders
    • 22 Handwriting for different purpose: joining from p and b
    • 23 Practising sloped writing: parallel ascenders and descenders pp, bb
    • 24 Practising sloped writing: all double letters
    • 25 Practising sloped writing for speed
    • 26 Practising sloped writing for fluency
    • 27Personal style
    • 28 Handwriting for different purposes: print alphabet
    • 29 Assessment
    • 30 Capitals

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