PR-1176UK My Handwriting Workbook - Book B

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
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My Handwriting Workbook
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