PR-1176UK My Handwriting Workbook - Book B

Viewing Sample 

Book B

My Handwriting Workbook B 

Published by Prim-Ed Publishing 

United Kingdom: 

PO Box 2840, Coventry, CV6 5ZY 

Republic of Ireland: 

Bosheen, New Ross, Co. Wexford 

© R.I.C. Publications 2002 

Republished by Prim-Ed Publishing 

ISBN 1 86400 445 2 

Copyright Notice 

No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic 

or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information 

storage or retrieval system without written permission from the publisher. 

Viewing Sample

Foreword 

My Handwriting Workbook provides teachers with a systematic approach to the 

instruction and practice of handwriting. It has been written in the belief that it is 

essential for all children to develop fluent, legible and attractive handwriting. 

This handwriting programme develops: 

• muscular coordination; 

• fine motor skills; 

• a writing hand preference; 

• a comfortable and appropriate pencil grip; 

• a comfortable and appropriate posture when writing; 

• a positive attitude towards handwriting; 

• an ability to complete patterns which develop the 

movement and process of handwriting; 

• a visual memory of letter shapes and formations; 

• a fluent, legible and attractive writing style; and 

• the ability to follow instructions. 

Each double page develops the correct formation of the particular letter being 

treated, and follows the same format, so children are able to concentrate on the 

process of handwriting. The progressive development of each double page ensures 

children practise: 

• the correct movement associated with the letter; 

• the correct technique for writing the letter; 

• the correct formation of the letter; and 

• flow and fluency in writing the letter. 

Letters have been grouped according to the direction in which the letter is formed. 

Review pages have been included at regular intervals to allow teachers to assess 

each child’s handwriting. 

Teacher/Parent Notes ................. 2 – 3 

Anticlockwise Letters 

Aa (ants) ................................................. 4 – 5 

Cc (caterpillars) ..................................... 6 – 7 

Dd (dogs) ................................................ 8 – 9 

Ee (elephants) ...................................... 10 – 11 

Ff (frogs) .............................................. 12 – 13 

Gg (grasshoppers) ............................. 14 – 15 

Oo (otters) ............................................16 – 17 

Qq (quails) .......................................... 18 – 19 

Ss (snakes)......................................... 20 – 21 

Review – anticlockwise letters . 22 – 23 

Clockwise Letters 

Hh (hermit crabs) ..............................24 – 25 

Kk (kiwis) ............................................ 26 – 27 

Mm (millipedes) ................................28 – 29 

Nn (newts) ......................................... 30 – 31 

Pp (penguins) ....................................32 – 33 

Rr (rats)...............................................34 – 35 

Xx (x-ray fish) .................................... 36 – 37 

Zz (zebras) .........................................38 – 39 

Review – clockwise letters .......... 40 – 41 

Progress pages (seasons) ........ 42 – 43 

Contents 

Downstroke Letters 

Bb (bats) ............................................44 – 45 

Ii (iguanas) ......................................... 46 – 47 

Jj (jellyfish) ..........................................48 – 49 

Ll (ladybirds) ....................................... 50 – 51 

Tt (turtles) ...........................................52 – 53 

Uu (unicorns) .....................................54 – 55 

Vv (vultures) ....................................... 56 – 57 

Ww (whales) .....................................58 – 59 

Yy (yabbies) ....................................... 60 – 61 

Review – downstroke letters ..... 62 – 63 

Numbers 

0 ....................................................... 64 

1 ........................................................ 65 

2 ....................................................... 66 

3 ....................................................... 67 

4 ....................................................... 68 

5 ....................................................... 69 

6 ....................................................... 70 

7 ........................................................71 

8 ....................................................... 72 

9 ....................................................... 73 

Review – numbers ...................... 74 – 75 

Progress pages (animals) ......... 76 – 77 

Assessment page ........................... 78 

Prim-Ed Publishing – www.prim-ed.com 

My Handwriting Workbook 

1 

Viewing Sample

Objectives 

After completing this workbook, the child will be able 

to demonstrate: 

• correct posture; 

• appropriate pencil grip; 

• correct placement of workbook; 

• the importance of maintaining pencils; i.e. length 

and sharpness; 

• correct formation of lower and upper case letters 

and numbers; 

• suitable speed and fluency; 

• correct size and shape of letters; 

• correct starting and exit points of letters; 

• neat and legible handwriting; and 

• correct use of dotted thirds. 

Letters 

This workbook explains letters as having a head, a 

body and a tail. Some letters only have a body, some 

have a head and body, some have a body and tail, 

while ‘f’ has all three components. 

Body letters: 

Head and body letters: 

Body and tail letters: 

Head, body and tail letter: 

The letters in this workbook have been grouped 

according to the direction in which the letter is formed. 

These groupings are as follows: 

Anticlockwise letters: 

Clockwise letters: 

Downstroke letters: 

Teachers Notes 

Posture, Paper and Grip 

It is essential that children 

develop good habits to ensure 

they are comfortable while 

handwriting. 

The correct posture is 

illustrated. 

The correct paper position for left and right-handers is 

shown. 

The correct pencil grip for left and right-handers is 

known as the ‘precision grip’ and is shown below. 

Left-handedness 

Left-handed children not only use a different hand to 

write with, they need to position their workbook 

differently from other children and will need to form 

some capital letters differently from right-handed 

children. These capitals are shown below: 

Teachers should not 

attempt to change 

childrens’ handedness 

for handwriting. 

left-hander 

right-hander 

2 



Viewing Sample



3 

Children are provided with the opportunity to trace 

the lower and upper case letter at the correct size 

on dotted thirds. Special attention should be paid 

to where the letter begins on the dotted thirds line. 

A sentence relating to the 

artwork provides children 

with an interesting fact to 

copy and trace. 

Children are encouraged to 

revisit their work, analyse 

each letter to select their best, 

and to consider how they 

performed on the page. 

Children are required to 

write on their own, using the 

starting point and the 

dotted thirds as a guide. 

12 

Prim-ed Publishing – www.prim-ed.com 

Prim-ed Publishing – www.prim-ed.com 



13 

Write your own. 

Trace. 

Anticlockwise letters: a, c, d, e, f, g, o, q, s 


(blunt) 1 2 3 4 5 (very sharp) 

How did you do? 

Circle your best ‘f’. 

How sharp was your pencil? 

Children are required to 

evaluate their own progress by 

drawing in a smile, a frown or 

a straight mouth. 

Introduce the letter, in this 

case ‘f’. Search for words 

around the classroom that 

begin with ‘f’ to enhance 

visual recognition. Children 

read the common sight 

words provided. 


Trace then write this sentence. 

Trace. four five found family friends flowers 

The artwork relates directly to the 

sentence to further enhance 

understanding. 

Trace and copy. 

Trace then write these words. 

• the direction of the letter; e.g. anticlockwise. 

• the starting point of the upper case letter and how it is formed; and 

• the starting point of the lower case letter and how it is formed; 

• the type of letter; e.g. a head, body and tail letter; 

At the beginning of each lesson, demonstrate and discuss: 

Children are required to trace 

the first pattern, then to 

complete the remainder 

using the starting point 

provided. 

Children should be 

encouraged to colour the 

artwork to further develop 

fine motor skills. 

The common words the children 

are asked to trace and copy begin 

with the focus letter. 

• left-hand page in one lesson and the right-hand page in the following lesson; or 

• two pages in one lesson. 

The workbook is designed to meet the requirements of individual children and the teacher. 

The double page spread lends itself to a couple of possible uses. The children could complete the: 

Two pages are devoted to each letter of the alphabet. This ensures that children have the opportunity to develop from the very basic skill of tracing through 

to the more complex skill of writing a complete sentence. 


How to Use This Book


Trace. and after again another away August 


Trace. 


4 




Anticlockwise letters: a, c, d, e, f, g, o, q, s




Circle your best anticlockwise letter. 

How many ‘a’s did you write? 





5

6 

Trace. called can’t circle colour car clown 


Trace. 




and 

SampleTrace Viewing Sample 

copy. 





Circle your best anticlockwise word. 

Do all your letters sit neatly on the line? 





7

8 

Trace. don’t dig door down day 


Trace. 




and 


copy. 





Circle your best ‘d’. 

Did you sit up tall with your feet on the floor? 





9


Trace. easy east every equal each even 


Trace. 


10 









How neat is your work? 

(messy) 1 2 3 4 5 (very neat) 





11


Trace. four five found family friends flowers 


Trace. 


12 








Circle your best ‘f’. 







13


Trace. give gave great gift grand giant 


Trace. 


14 








Circle your best anticlockwise letter. 

How many ‘g’s did you write? 





15


Trace. or our out over on odd 


Trace. 


16 








Circle your best ‘o’. 






17


Trace. quiet quit quite queen quick quilt 


Trace. 


18 














19

A body letter 


Trace. school should sister some shoe seven 


Trace. 


20 








Circle your best ‘s’. 







21

Review: 

Trace. 

Trace then write these anticlockwise letters. 

Trace then write these capital letters. 

22 




Review anticlockwise letters: a, c, d, e, f, g, o, q, s

Review anticlockwise letters: a, c, d, e, f, g, o, q, s 


Assessment 


• Uses a sharp pencil. 

• Sits tall with both feet on the 

floor. 

• Holds pencil correctly. 

• Forms lower case 

anticlockwise letters correctly. 

• Forms upper case letters 

correctly. 

• Writes neatly and legibly. 

• Writes on the lines provided. 

General Comment 




Demonstrated 

23 

Needs further 

opportunity


Trace. half have hold him home how 


Trace. 


24 




Clockwise letters: h, k, m, n, p, r, x, z

Clockwise letters: h, k, m, n, p, r, x, z 



Circle your best ‘h’. 






25


Trace. know knee kite kick king kilogram 


Trace. 


26 








Circle your best clockwise letter. 

How many ‘k’s did you write? 





27


Trace. made many more must Monday March May 


Trace. 


28 








Circle your best ‘m’ word. 






29

30 

Trace. next night no new nine neck 


Trace. 




and 


copy. 





Circle your best clockwise word. 







31

Trace. 


Trace. 


32 



and 


copy. 





Circle your best ‘p’. 

Did you hold your pencil correctly? 





33


Trace. race read round reach right rain 


Trace. 


34 








Circle your best ‘r’ word. 

How many ‘r’s did you write? 





35

36 

Trace. x-ray exam vixen axe excited oxen 


Trace. 




and 


copy. 





Circle your best ‘x’. 

How neat was your work? 






37


Trace. 


Trace. 


zoo zero zigzag zone zoom zinc 

38 








Circle your best ‘z’. 

How many ‘z’s can you see on these two pages? 





39

Review: 

Trace. 

Trace then write these clockwise letters. 


40 




Review clockwise letters: h, k, m, n, p, r, x, z

Review clockwise letters: h, k, m, n, p, r, x, z 


Assessment 




floor. 


• Forms lower case clockwise 

letters correctly. 


correctly. 







Demonstrated 

Needs further opportunity 

41

Trace these months of the year. 

Seasons 

Write the months next to the correct season then write a sentence below about each season. 

42 




Progress page: correct letter formation and placement on lines

Progress page: correct letter formation and placement on lines 

Trace these months of the year. Seasons 

Write the months next to the correct season then write a sentence below about each season. 




43

1 

44 

A head and body letter Trace and copy. 

2 

Trace. 


Trace. 





Downstroke letters: b, i, j, l, t, u, v, w, y

Downstroke letters: b, i, j, l, t, u, v, w, y 



Circle your best ‘b’ . 






45


Trace. ice-cream idea ill insect ink inside 


Trace. 


46 








Circle your best ‘i’ word. 

How many ‘i’s did you write? 





47

Trace. January June July joy jog just 


Trace. 


48 



and 


copy. 





Circle your best downstroke letter. 







49

50 

Trace. laugh land long less let love 


Trace. 




and 


copy. 











51


Trace. take than them these three time 


Trace. 


52 








Circle your best ‘t’. 

How sharp is your pencil? 






53

A body letter 


Trace. 


Trace. 


ugly under uncle undo use uneven 

54 








Circle your best ‘u’ word. 

Did you hold your pencil correctly? 





55

A body letter 


Trace. 


Trace. 


vase village violet video vote volume 

56 








Circle your best ‘v’. 

Did you sit tall with your feet on the floor? 





57


Trace. 


Trace. 


water way what when where who will 

58 









How many downstroke letters did you write? 





59


Trace. 


Trace. 


yacht your year yellow yesterday young 

60 








Circle your best ‘t’. 

How sharp is your pencil? 






61

Review: 

Trace. 

Trace then write these clockwise letters. 


62 




Review downstroke letters: b, i, j, l, t, u, v, w, y

Review downstroke letters: b, i, j, l, t, u, v, w, y 


Assessment 




floor. 


• Forms lower case downstroke 

letters correctly. 


correctly. 







Demonstrated 

63 

Needs further 

opportunity


Trace. 


Trace. 


Colour to show the 

correct number. 

Draw 0 aeroplanes. 

Trace and add zero to each of these. 

Circle your best ‘0’. 


64 




Numbers: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Numbers: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 


Trace. 


Trace. 




Draw 1 hot-air balloon. 

Trace and add one to each of these. 





65 

Viewing Sample


Trace. 


Trace. 




Draw 2 houses. 

Trace and add two to each of these. 



66 




Numbers: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Numbers: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 


Trace. 


Trace. 




Draw 3 octopuses. 

Trace and add three to each of these. 





67 

Viewing Sample

1 

2 


Trace. 


Trace. 




Draw 4 trees. 

Trace and add four to each of these. 



68 




Numbers: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Numbers: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 

2 

1 


Trace. 


Trace. 




Draw 5 kites. 

Trace and add five to each of these. 





69 

Viewing Sample

70 

Trace. 


Trace. 



Trace and add six to each of these. 



Draw 6 pencils. 






Numbers: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Numbers: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 


Trace. 


Trace. 


Trace and add seven to each of these. 



Draw 7 fish. 





71 

Viewing Sample


Trace. 


Trace. 




Draw 8 flowers. 

Trace and add eight to each of these. 



72 




Numbers: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Numbers: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 


Trace. 


Trace. 




Draw 9 candles. 

Trace and add nine to each of these. 





73 

Viewing Sample

Review: 

Trace. 

Trace then write your own. 

74 




Review numbers: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Review numbers: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 

Sort the numbers 1 to 9 in the table below. 

Trace and finish these sums. 

Assessment 


Circle your 

best number. 



floor. 


• Forms numbers correctly. 

• Forms number words correctly. 







Demonstrated 

Needs further opportunity 

75

Animals 

Find the animals hidden in the word search. 

Write three of them next to where they live. 

76 




Progress page: Correct letter formation and placement on lines.

Progress page: Correct letter formation and placement on lines. 

Trace these words then use them to label the animals. 




77

78 

Assessment 

(Name of the child) 



Viewing Sample

PR-1176UK My Handwriting Workbook - Book B

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?