PR-2883IRE New Wave Handwriting Pupil Book - 2nd Class

Trace, complete the sentence and then copy.
My name is
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Patterns
Complete the patterns.
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Patterns
Complete the patterns.
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Lower-case Letters
Trace, then copy each letter.
a
1
2
3
b
c
e
d
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
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o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
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Body Letters
aceimnorsuvwx
Trace, then copy the body letters.
a
c
e
i
Trace, then copy the words.
m
n
o
r
s
u
v
w
x
run are axe was cross
swim use now once
nice come mouse noise
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Trace the sentence, then circle any words made up of only body letters.
The warm summer rain came so
soon we ran for cover.
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Head and Body Letters
bhkl
dt
Trace, then copy the head and body letters.
3
1
2
b
d
h
k
l
Write the missing head and body letters to complete the words.
rin
Trace, then copy the words containing head and body letters.
bell block held little
skidded hide school truck
Trace, then copy each sentence. Circle all the head and body letters in the words.
t
um
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They had a brilliant birthday lunch.
Little turtles trek through the lake.
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Body and Tail Letters
gjpqyz
Trace, then copy the body and tail letters.
g
j
p
Trace, then copy the words.
zip going jeep queen yummy
wiggle jelly squeak zero maze
Trace, then copy the head, body and tail letter.
f
Trace, then copy the sentence.
Some green frogs jump
q
y
z
f
f
is the only
head, body
and tail letter.
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from large flowers.
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Revision—Letter Size and Position
Write the letters of the alphabet in the correct boxes.
Check that you have included all the letters.
Head and Body Letters
Trace the words.
bend
dive
Body Letters
Body and Tail Letters
Head, Body and Tail Letters
school
sharp
forty
family
won
lunch
should
glass
Look at the words.
Circle:
• The body letters with
a red pencil.
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• The head and body
letters with a blue
pencil.
• The body and tail
letters with a green
pencil.
• The head, body and
tail letters with a
brown pencil.
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Entry and Exit Strokes
Entry and exit strokes help you join letters easily and make your writing fluent.
Trace, then copy each letter.
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
Entry stroke
panda
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
Exit stroke
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
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Use a red pencil to trace over the entry stroke in each letter.
Use a blue pencil to trace over the exit stoke in each letter.
Did you find any letters without an exit stroke? Yes No
Write the letters that don’t have an exit stroke.
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Anticlockwise Letters
a
A
Trace, then copy the lower-case and capital letter.
a
A
Trace, then copy the words.
and lamp away award again
Trace, then copy the sentence.
After Aaron had a glass of water,
he ate a banana.
b e n
s
a h
r t o
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Make ten words using the letters in the box.
Each word must contain the letter a. Write them.
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Anticlockwise Letters
c
C
Trace, then copy the lower-case and capital letter.
c
C
Trace, then copy the words.
cry ice clock stick lunch cactus
Trace, then copy the sentences.
Colin Crab clapped his claws.
Could you clean the clock?
Trace the words, then write a word with the same meaning for each.
close
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stick
quick
call
dance
chef
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Anticlockwise Letters
d
D
Trace, then copy the lower-case and capital letter.
3
1
2
d
D
Trace, then copy the words.
dog land made nodded paddle
Trace, then copy the sentences.
Don’t drop the drum on the dress!
Dad had a bad dream.
Trace, then write a rhyming word to match each one.
lend
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dry
did
found
bad
old
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Anticlockwise Letters
e
E
Trace, then copy the lower-case and capital letter.
e
E
Trace, then copy the words.
well help then head send left
Trace, then copy the sentences.
Eddie ate eleven eggs in one week.
We like to keep the beach clean.
Review sample
Label the features on the diagram, using correct letter sizing and positioning.
cheek
ear
eye
nose
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Anticlockwise Letters
g
G
Trace, then copy the lower-case and capital letter.
g
G
Trace, then copy the words.
ago game goes begged bigger
Trace, then copy the sentences.
Gail gave me the biggest eggs.
Grandad grows green
grass along the gate.
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Trace the words, then write a word starting with g with the same meaning for each.
great
huge
Trace the words, then write a word starting with g with the opposite meaning for each.
coming
taking
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Anticlockwise Letters
o
O
Trace, then copy the lower-case and capital letter.
O
Trace, then copy the words.
often rock cost wool stood
Trace, then copy the sentences.
Trace the words, then write a homophone for each one.
two
son
o
Oscar loves to look at the moon.
My school photo cost a lot.
flour
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wood
four
know
Homophones
are words
that sound
the same
but are spelt
differently.
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Anticlockwise Letters
q
Q
Trace, then copy the lower-case and capital letter.
q
Q
Trace, then copy the words.
aqua squash squeak quick quarter
Trace, then copy the sentences.
The queen has a square quilt.
The quiz was done quite quickly.
Trace the words.
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quick quickly
squash squashed
quiet quietly
quack quacking
queen queens
equal equals
squirt squirts squirted squirting
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Anticlockwise Letters
s
S
Trace, then copy the lower-case and capital letter.
s
S
Trace, then copy the words.
sky ask said mass sister horse
Trace, then copy the sentences.
Sometimes, we visit the circus.
I saw a stone house in my street.
Unjumble the words, then write them correctly.
vsnee
ihps
thosminge
omtiseems
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srdes
lepse
noso
liso
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Anticlockwise Letters with Downstroke Movements
u
U
Trace, then copy the lower-case and capital letter.
u
U
Trace, then copy the words.
use you must under until
Trace, then copy the sentences.
The duck jumped under the umbrella.
The truck rushed up the mountain.
Trace the words, then write their opposites by adding un- to each word.
well
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just
clean
kind
bend
block
pack
cross
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Anticlockwise Letters with Downstroke Movements
v
V
Trace, then copy the lower-case and capital letter.
v
V
Trace, then copy the words.
dive ever love cover above
Trace, then copy the sentences.
The vet loved Vera the vulture.
You have seventeen heavy vases.
Trace the words, then write number words to tell how many syllables are in each.
you’ve
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they’ve
sleeve
even
invite
seventy
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Anticlockwise Letters with Downstroke Movements
w
W
Trace, then copy the lower-case and capital letter.
Trace, then copy the words.
Trace, then copy the sentences.
Trace, then write the silent w words.
wrong
two
w
W
swim won which whale where
Owls swallow wiggly worms.
Warm weather helps flowers grow.
wrist
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writing
who’s
wreck
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Anticlockwise Letters with Downstroke Movements
y
Y
Trace, then copy the lower-case and capital letter.
Trace, then copy the words.
yes year buy yard cry
Trace, then copy the sentences.
r e v
c
y
Y
The hyena ate yummy honey.
You use yucky yellow yo-yos.
y h
d a t
Review sample
Make ten words using the letters in the box.
Each word must contain the letter y. Write them.
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Revision—Anticlockwise Letters
Trace, then copy the anticlockwise letters.
a
e
c g
d o
q
s
u
v
w
y
Trace, then copy the sentences.
We didn’t get to see your dogs.
We had gone to swim and splash.
It was very quiet and
cool under the water.
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Trace, then copy the words. Circle the anticlockwise letters.
sang stand would act read
quickly aqua hundred above white
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Clockwise Letters
z
Z
Trace, then copy the lower-case and capital letter.
z
Z
Trace, then copy the words.
zero zip zest crazy fuzzy
Trace, then copy the sentence.
Zack Zebra got dizzy watching
seven buzzing flies.
Trace the word, then write two rhyming words to match each one.
wizard
nuzzle
craze
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Clockwise Letters
x
X
Trace, then copy the lower-case and capital letter.
x
X
Trace, then copy the words.
boxes mix next sixty explain
Trace, then copy the sentences.
Six foxes explored mixed boxes.
Do not text in the taxi!
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Write the word that matches each meaning,
then trace the meaning.
exercise exit
physical effort —
a way out —
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Revision—Clockwise Letters
Trace, then copy the anticlockwise letters.
z
Trace, then copy the words.
six
fizz
x
zipped
exit
fox
next
sixty
zip
buzz
puzzle
text
sixteen
buzzers
pixie
fix fizzed zipping
box muzzle buzzing
mix fizzing
ox guzzle
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Trace, then copy the words. Circle the anticlockwise letters.
Bees buzz and drinks fizz.
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Downstroke Letters
i
I
Trace, then copy the lower-case and capital letter.
i
I
Trace, then copy the words.
ice still thick live quickly
Trace, then copy the sentences.
I finished third in the bike ride.
I like to swim in the river.
Trace the words, then write each again adding -ing.
pick
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fish
ring
kick
list
drink
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Downstroke Letters
j
J
Trace, then copy the lower-case and capital letter.
j
J
Trace, then copy the words.
join juice jeep junk jungle
Trace, then copy the sentences.
Jill Jellyfish juggled jam jars.
In January, I enjoy jumping judges.
Review sample
Write the words in alphabetical order, using correct letter sizing and positioning.
jet jar jig jump jelly joke
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Downstroke Letters
l
L
Trace, then copy the lower-case and capital letter.
Trace, then copy the words.
Trace, then copy the sentences.
s
l
L
all till shell hello lullaby
Lulu loves little yellow lilacs.
I’ll help you fold the clean clothes.
i w
t ll h
f e k
Review sample
Make ten words using the letters in the box. Each word must
contain the double letter in the centre. Write them.
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Downstroke Letters
t T
Remember, the
letter t doesn't
go all the way
up to the top
red line.
Trace, then copy the lower-case and capital letter.
t
T
Trace, then copy the words.
cost ate then little start pretty
Trace, then copy the sentences.
The street light isn’t white.
I am getting a letter in the post.
Trace each word, then write a word with the same meaning for each one.
turn
shut
Trace each word, then write a word with the opposite meaning for each one.
big
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last
is
were
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Downstroke Letters with Clockwise Movements
k
K
Trace, then copy the lower-case and capital letter.
k
K
Trace, then copy the words.
sky ask like kick stick black
Trace, then copy the sentences.
Kim baked cakes for the king.
This week, we are making a truck.
Trace, then copy the silent k words.
knee
know
knew
Review sample
knife
knock
kneel
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Downstroke Letters with Clockwise Movements
h
H
Trace, then copy the lower-case and capital letter.
h
H
Trace, then copy the words.
how why they who half
Trace, then copy the sentences.
Hugo was happy to help hide Henry.
He’s having his hair washed.
Trace the words, then write a homophone for each one.
hare
there
heard
Review sample
here
where
which
Homophones
are words
that sound
the same
but are spelt
differently.
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Downstroke Letters with Clockwise Movements
m
M
Trace, then copy the lower-case and capital letter.
m
M
Trace, then copy the words.
come moon lamb many summer
Trace, then copy the sentences.
I comb my hair in the morning.
The camp smoke made me smell.
Review sample
Write the word that matches each numb smock warm
meaning, then trace the meaning.
have no feeling —
loose protective clothing —
a comfortable temperature —
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Downstroke Letters with Clockwise Movements
n
N
Trace, then copy the lower-case and capital letter.
n
N
Trace, then copy the words.
line run net new knife night
Trace, then copy the sentences.
Nancy won the running race.
Nobody sings in the bank line.
Review sample
Sort, then write the common and proper nouns, using correct letter sizing and
positioning.
november banana ned lunch
Common
nouns
Proper
nouns
Remember to
use capital
letters for
proper nouns.
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Downstroke Letters with Clockwise Movements
p
P
Trace, then copy the lower-case and capital letter.
p
P
Trace, then copy the words.
lamp hope plant slipper puppet
Trace, then copy the sentences.
Peter planted a pink pumpkin.
I crept upstairs while he slept.
Trace the words, then write each again adding -ing.
spray
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spring
spread
splash
pull
push
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Downstroke Letters with Clockwise Movements
r
R
Trace, then copy the lower-case and capital letter.
r
R
Trace, then copy the words.
ride room carry write scrap
Trace, then copy the sentences.
Rob drove the large farm cart.
The robot twirled round and round.
b e y
Review sample
Make four words using the letters in the box. Each word must
contain the double letters rr. Write them.
s
rr h
f o u
Trace other words with double r.
marry cherry curry carrot
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Downstroke Letters with Anticlockwise Movements
b
B
Trace, then copy the lower-case and capital letter.
b
B
Trace, then copy the words.
rub bend bell best black
Trace, then copy the sentences.
Bobby blew big, blue bubbles.
My big brother broke the broom.
Review sample
Write the word that matches each
lamb grabbed bend
meaning, then trace the meaning.
took something suddenly —
a baby sheep —
to shape into a curve/angle —
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Downstroke Letters with Anticlockwise Movements
f
F
Trace, then copy the lower-case and capital letter.
f
F
Trace, then copy the words.
frog five fly off stiff after
Trace, then copy the sentences.
Forty flowers felt soft and fluffy.
Five birds flew from the cliff.
Review sample
Write the words in alphabetical order, using correct letter sizing and positioning.
fresh fish fed fox fat flat
Write five words of your own that contain f.
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Revision—Downstroke Letters
Trace, then copy the downstroke letters.
i
t
j k
l h
m
n
p
r
b
f
Trace, then copy the words.
pink
jungle
brother
fern
place
fair
Trace, then copy the sentences.
fast
fifty both drink
join thumb jewel
month
That ship crossed the water.
lamp
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I enjoy milk with blueberries.
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Speed Loops
bhkl
f
Some letters have speed
loops at the top to help
you write with fluency.
The letter f is the only letter
with a speed loop at the
top and the bottom.
Trace, then copy the words with speed loop letters.
bubble
cliff
half
clock
little
shrank
Trace and copy the sentence using speed loops.
grabbed
frill
church
should
Review sample
The kind, little blowfish
fell off the cliff.
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Speed Loops
gjyz
f
Some letters have speed
loops at the bottom to help
you write with fluency.
The letter f is the only letter
with a speed loop at the top
and the bottom.
Trace, then copy the following speed loop letters.
stiff
jelly
large
yo-yo
buzz
judge
Trace, then copy the sentence with speed loops.
biggest
jar
gym
zest
Review sample
The large, lazy giant blew
yellow bubblegum.
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Revision—Speed Loops
Trace, then copy letters with speed loops at the top.
b
k
h
l
f
Trace, then copy letters with speed loops at the bottom.
g
Trace, then copy words with speed loops.
rubbed
love
thank
glad
y
j
z
f
shook
fold
work
joy
pack
she’ll
for
fizz
Review sample
Trace, then copy the sentence.
The boy pulled toys along the floor.
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Joins
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Diagonal Joins
Diagonal joins are the most common type of join. They connect
from the exit of one letter up to the entry of the next letter.
Trace the letters and diagonal joins.
a ac act
c cl clean
d di did
e ea ear
Trace, then copy the sentences.
h he help
i ic ice
k ki kick
l lu lunch
The duck put her eggs in the nest.
Angela is happy today.
Dad is happy at home.
Review sample
The dance came at the end.
Use a coloured pencil to trace over the diagonal joins in the words in the sentences.
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Diagonal Joins
Trace the letters and diagonal joins.
m ma make
n ne new t th then
p pi pick u un under
s sl sleep x xt next
Trace, then copy the sentences.
The smiling plants like the sun.
Cats lie in the sun.
Birds eat seeds and nuts.
Weeds climb the fence.
Review sample
Keep the park clean at all times.
Use a coloured pencil to trace over the diagonal joins in the words in the sentences.
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Diagonal Joins
Trace the letters and diagonal joins.
g ga again
j ju juice
q qu quick
Trace, then copy the sentences.
z zy lazy
y ye year
The gate banged against the bag.
The judge just loves to guzzle juice.
I like playing with yo-yos.
Squids don’t speak but
are quiet and quick.
Review sample
Use a coloured pencil to trace over the diagonal
joins in the words in the sentences.
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Horizontal Joins
The letters b, f, o, r, v and w have horizontal joins
to other letters. The join makes a little dip.
Trace the letters and horizontal joins.
b be bell
f fi find
o on long
Trace, then copy the sentences.
r ra train
v ve given
w wh while
Five bricks broke in the bucket.
The flower was frozen and stiff.
I forgot to bring my pocket money.
My favourite friend is seven.
Review sample
Several white worms were wriggling.
Use a coloured pencil to trace over the horizontal joins in the words in the sentences.
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Horizontal Joins
Trace the letters and horizontal joins.
be begin
Trace the lines of the poem.
oc chocolate
br brown
fe coffee
oi soil
ow cow
ot lots
oa coats
on strong
ou colour
ro roll
ri drink
ry hairy
ve even
wa way
wh when
How do brown cows stay that way?
Do they roll in soil when they go
to play?
Do they eat lots of chocolate instead
of hay?
Do they drink strong coffee all day?
Tell me how, brown cow!
Tell me now!
Review sample
Use a coloured pencil to circle all the horizontal joins in the words in the poem.
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Revision—Joins
Trace, then copy these words.
Count how many horizontal and diagonal joins there are
in each word and write the number word in the correct column.
soon
coin
blue
Trace Copy Horizontal Joins Diagonal Joins
watch
stretch
about
won
thirty
vase
whale
cover
baby
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Capital Letters
Trace, then copy each letter.
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
Write the capital letters that are head and body letters.
O
P
Q
R
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S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Write the capital letters that are head, body and tail letters.
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Joined Capital Letters
Trace, then copy the capital letters.
A
B
C
Trace, then copy words with capital letter joins.
April
Brian
Cork
Felix
Kerry
F
K
M
Matilda
Newport
N
Q
R
Which type of join did you use?
Horizontal join
Diagonal join
Trace, then copy the sentences that begin with capital letters.
S
T
U
X
Z
Quinn
Reilly
Shannon
Thomas
Una
Xavier
Zelda
Betty went to County Clare,
ABC
Most capital letters join
to other letters using
an exit stroke.
Most capital letters are
head and body letters.
Review sample
She visited Mayfield and Foyle River.
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Joined Capital Letters
Trace, then copy the capital letters.
D E H I L
Trace, then copy words with capital letter joins.
Dublin
Ennis
Hollyfort
Trace, then copy sentences that begin with capital letters.
Dear Hugh, I hope you can come
to Lismore for Aunt Enid’s birthday.
Trace, then copy the capital letters.
G J Y
Trace, then copy words with capital letter joins.
Ireland
Limerick
DEHIL
Most capital letters join to other
letters with a diagonal exit stroke.
Some have loops. Only capital H
joins using a horizontal join.
A few
GJY
capital letters
are head,
body and
tail letters.
Galway January Yvonne
Review sample
Trace, then copy the sentence with capital letter joins.
Good morning, Jacob! You look well.
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Non-joining Capital Letters
The capital letters O, P, V
and W do not join to the
next letter.
Trace, then copy the capital letters.
O P V W
OPVW
Trace these words with non-joining capital letters.
Offaly
Owen
October
Padraig
Portlaoise
Peter Waterford
Victoria Wednesday
Vicarstown
Trace, then copy the sentences that begin with capital letters.
Vincent
Whelan
Where in Wexford do you live?
Oscar Octopus lives in the ocean.
Peter Pig plays in muddy Portumna.
Review sample
Vases were holding Violet’s flowers.
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Revision—Joining and Non-joining Capital Letters
Write a boy’s or girl’s name for
each letter of the alphabet.
Remember that some capital letters do not join.
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Review sample
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Letter Formation and Fluency
The quick brown fox jumps
over the lazy dog.
Rewrite the pangram. Record the time it took to write each attempt.
First attempt
Second attempt
Third attempt
Which attempt was the fastest?
Which attempt had the most correct
letter formations?
Time taken:
Time taken:
Time taken:
Colour the box(es) that need improvement.
Letter formation Speed
Review sample
Rate your handwriting.
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Cross-curricular—Gaeilge
Scríobh agus athscríobh na habairtí seo.
Is/Ni maith liom bainne.
Is/Ni maith liom subh.
Is/Ni maith liom ispini.
Is/Ni maith liom milseain.
Is/Ni maith liom sicin.
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Is/Ni maith liom caireid.
Is/Ni maith liom aran.
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Cross-curricular—Gaeilge
Scríobh agus athscríobh na habairtí seo.
Ta/Nil hata orm.
Ta/Nil broga orm.
Ta/Nil geansai orm.
Ta/Nil leine orm.
Ta/Nil briste orm.
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Ta/Nil guna orm.
Ta/Nil carbhat orm.
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Cross-curricular—Social, Personal and Health Education
Label the feeling shown by each face, using correct letter sizing and positions.
angry happy sad scared silly surprised
Trace, then complete the sentences.
I feel happy when
I feel sad when
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I feel angry when
I feel scared when
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Cross-curricular—History
rocking horse scooter jack-in-the-box ball-in-the-cup
robot plastic bricks spinning top water gun
Which toys were played with in the past
and which toys are more modern?
Write the toys in the correct box.
Trace the sentence.
Toys From the Past
Write the name of your favourite toy.
Toys From the Present
Some toys, like yo-yos, were used
in the past and are still used
today.
Remember to use correct
letter sizing and positioning.
Review sample
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Cross-curricular—English
Trace, then copy the simple sentences.
My cat is very playful.
My cat loves to cuddle me.
Simple sentences can be joined to
make a complex sentence.
The word that joins simple sentences is
called a connecting word (connective).
Trace, then copy the complex sentence.
My cat is very playful and loves
to cuddle me.
Review sample
Write the word that is the connecting word in the sentence.
Trace the sentence and circle the connective.
My dog is very big so he
has a very big dog bed.
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Cross-curricular—Geography
Label the countries on the map, using correct letter sizing and positioning.
Scotland England Wales Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland
Review sample
Colour the land green or brown and the sea blue.
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Cross-curricular—Mathematics
March
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
Use the calendar to answer the questions.
Write using correct letter sizing and formation.
Which day:
• does the 24th of March fall on?
• comes before Friday?
• comes after Sunday?
• is the first day of the week?
• is the last day of the week?
• does the first of March fall on?
• will the first of April fall on?
• is the last day of February?
Which month:
• comes before March?
5
12
19
6
13
20
7
14
21
1
8
15
22
2
9
16
23
3
10
17
24
26 27 28 29 30 31
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4
11
18
25
• comes after March?
Write the day and date of Robert Red Panda's birthday.
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Cross-curricular—English
Trace the sentences that contain lots of words beginning with the letter s.
Underline all the words that begin with the letter s.
On Saturday, the swirling sea swept
six silly seals to the seashore.
They sat on the soft sand.
Some were sad and
some were sick.
Write the missing words to complete the sentences.
Sunday saved scurried
sea seals safely sight
On
Rescue Squad
, the Seal Search and
them back to
them and
Write a sentence to tell why you did or did not like this story.
The words are given
in the correct order.
. The
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swam out of .
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Cross-curricular—Science
Trace the sentences.
Forces make objects move.
A force is a push or a pull.
A push moves an object away
from something.
A pull moves an object towards
something.
Many toys move using a push
or a pull.
Draw an arrow to show which way the force goes.
Push
Pull
Review sample
Write the name of a toy that moves by:
• a push.
• a pull.
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Cross-curricular—Social, Personal and Health Education
Read, then trace these personal qualities.
hurtful
Copy four words from above that you think describe you.
Write words to complete the sentences.
thoughtful
caring
rude polite kind
helpful bossy
honest selfish
I am good at
My best subject at school is
Others like me because I am
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When I grow up, I will be
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Cross-curricular—History
Read the names of types of communication devices.
smartphone
radio
smoke signals
email
carrier pigeon
telephone
Morse code
mobile phone
Write the types of communication devices onto the timeline, using correct letter sizing
and formation. Match the names to the pictures. Write each one twice. Trace the
heading.
Communication Timeline
Review sample
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Cross-curricular—Science
Write the season that matches each image, then write the months of the year for
each season.
Review sample
Trace the sentences.
In winter, some animals grow
warm fur coats.
In winter, some trees are bare.
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Cross-curricular—Mathematics
blue
green
purple
red
yellow
pink
1. How many people voted
altogether? Write in words.
2. Which colour was the
most popular overall?
3. Which colour was liked
only by girls?
Our Favourite Colours
4. Which colour was most
popular with the boys?
5. Which colour was liked
equally by boys and girls?
6. How many more girls liked purple
than boys? Write in words.
7. Which colour was the least popular overall?
What is your
favourite colour?
Use the graph
to answer the
questions.
Use correct
letter sizing and
positioning.
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8. How many people voted for blue and green altogether?
Write in words.
9. Which colour would you have voted for?
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Cross-curricular—Social, Personal and Health Education
Trace the ingredients and the equipment.
Ingredients
plain biscuits
coloured icing
sweets
chocolate
Trace, then copy the method.
Equipment
plate
plastic knife
1. Spread icing onto biscuit.
2. Add sweets and chocolate to
decorate biscuit.
3. Eat your delicious creation!
Review sample
Trace the sentence.
I should eat this food sometimes.
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Cross-curricular—Geography
SHOP
Trace the directions for the shortest path from the shop to the lake.
Trace, then copy the directions to walk from the forest to the school.
SCHOOL
Move down four spaces. Move right
eight spaces. Move up two spaces.
Move down one space. Move right
three spaces. Move up one space.
Move right five spaces.
Review sample
Write directions for moving from the school to the playground.
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Cross-curricular—Science
Trace the labels on
the life cycle.
chrysalis
butterfly
Trace and complete the sentences.
Trace and write the missing
baby and adult names.
eggs
caterpillar
A caterpillar grows into a .
A butterfly lays .
A chrysalis was once a .
A tree starts life as a .
A seed can grow into a .
Review sample
Baby
Adult
kitten
dog
lamb
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Cross-curricular—History
Copy the sentences of the legend using correct letter sizing
and positioning. Start a new line for each sentence.
Fionn Mac Cumhaill was a great warrior.
He went to live with a wise man named
Finnegus. Finnegus caught the Salmon of
Knowledge. He asked Fionn to cook it.
As he cooked the fish, juice came out. The juice
burned Fionn’s thumb. Fionn sucked his thumb
and he knew everything.
Review sample
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Cross-curricular—English
Trace the text information.
Red pandas are about
the size of a cat.
They live in the
mountains of China.
They live in trees and
eat bamboo and fruit.
They are shy and live
for about eight years.
Write a short story about Robert Red Panda. Use ‘who, what, where, when and why?’
to help you. If you have room, draw a picture.
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