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Handwriting worksheets for Year 3 & 4 learning cursive writing in Primary School. Homework help with handwriting in KS2. Learn how to create neat handwriting.
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Handwriting check.
It's important to keep a check on your handwriting to check that it is neat and that people can read it. Let's do a check of your handwriting. Write the following sentence on a piece of lined paper:
A magic wand ... this was what Harry had been really looking forward to.
Now have a look at your writing and give yourself one point for everything that is right.
- All the letters are sitting on the line. - 1 point
- All the small letters are the same size. - 1 point.
- All the words and letters are spaced out evenly. - 1 point
- All the letters are slanted in the same direction. - 1 point
- The writing is joined up. - 1 point
- All the letters are the same style. - 1 point
- Someone else can read my writing. - 1 point
Seating position
Are you sitting comfortably? Ideally, your chair and table should be the correct height for you. You should be able to place your feet on the floor and the table should be at about elbow height. This makes a big difference to your handwriting. Have you tried writing on the floor while sitting on your knees? It's very awkward and hard to write neatly. So try and find somewhere you can writing that is perfect for you.
Paper position
Sitting on the line
Sit your letters on the line for neater handwriting. Don't let the letters fly off the line like balloons.
Try sitting with the paper slanted to the right, if you are right-handed, or slanted left if you are left-handed. This will make it easier to keep your letters on the line.
Making the letters the same size
Are all your small letters the same size? Draw a line along the top of the small letters to see if they are. If you are having problems keeping your letters the same size then try writing on ruled paper with guidelines for a while until you become an expert at this.
Letters and words should be evenly spaced. Letters in words should not have any big gaps or they could look like separate words. Learning cursive handwriting will help with this and it will teach you to join all the letters up in a word. Click here to have a go at cursive handwriting and start with the letters .
Leave enough space for a letter o between your words. See how many o's you can place in between your words. You only need to fit one in. So if can add lots of o's then make your gaps smaller.
If you more practice with this place lolly stick after your words so you can see where to write the next one.
Joined up writing
Style of writing
Mixing different styles does not look good. Pick a style and stick to it. Check you are forming all your letters correctly. As you get older you will find your own style of handwriting. It maybe cursive (joined up) writing or it may not. Sometimes people write using a mixture of the two. But be careful, not joining certain letters can change the word, so it's misread as something else. Show your writing to someone else and see if they can read it. If they can't then maybe you need to work on your style so that others can read your writing.
Handwriting practice
Print off our blank guided paper and copy sentences from your favourite storybook or print off our handwriting worksheets to copy short paragraphs.
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A handwriting demonstration tool which demonstrates correct letter formation. It works well as a whole class activity on an interactive whiteboard or in a group situation on a tablet. It includes a cursive writing option.
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This site has excellent animations which provide a good model for learners starting to write letters. They indicate the starting points and proper strokes required. Works well on an interactive whiteboard.
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- Tripod grip for right-handers
2. Are you sitting comfortably?
When your child is writing, make sure they are sitting comfortably with their feet touching the floor (or a footrest). Writing is easier when you have a stable body.
3. Match the school
Be sure to find out what handwriting style your child is learning at school. Consistency is key, so it is important not to correct something that you think is an error but that is actually part of the style your child is learning.
4. Write in the sand
Give your child opportunities to do some non-permanent writing. This takes the pressure off early writers – if their handwriting isn’t perfect, they can just wash or brush it away and start again.
Write in the sand at the beach. Write in the mud at the park. Fill a clear sandwich bag that closes with some washing-up liquid and glitter; get your child to write (gently) on this. Ask your child to write letters or words on your back with their finger – can you guess what it is?
5. Get crafty
Continue to encourage your child to draw, colour, paint, and do crafting activities at home using a range of different materials. These activities all provide opportunities to develop control, fine motor skills, and hand-eye coordination.
Add some writing to the crafts – can they write with chalk, paint brushes or crayons? Can they make an attractive sign for their door or books?
6. Practice makes perfect
Good handwriting needs lots of practise. Practise handwriting with your child a few times every week – perhaps using the week’s spelling words. This will help them to develop good habits and strong muscles in their hands (and good spelling). Use special handwriting paper to check the position of each letter.
Activity: Practice tramlines
Print out these tramlines for your child to practice neat handwriting.
7. Write, write, write
Create as many opportunities as you can for your child to write:
- Get your child to write a shopping list or a short note to stick on the fridge. They could write events on the calendar, make greetings cards for family members, write out recipes or song lyrics, and so on. Try to find opportunities that link to their interests.
- Give your child the chance to make their very own book! Fold a few sheets of paper in half and staple down the length of the fold. Suggest that they fill it with their own story and pictures. It could be based on one of their favourite stories, or get them to fill in with pictures and captions about their favourite animal, superhero or footballer.
- Encourage your child to keep a diary, writing a sentence or two for every day. They might feel more enthusiastic about this idea if you let them decorate and personalise a plain notebook to make it their own.
What your child will learn
Click on the links below to find out about the handwriting goals for each year of Primary School:
Handwriting in Year 1 (age 5–6)
In year 1, your child will learn to:.
- sit correctly and use the right pencil grip
- form lowercase letters in the correct way: starting in the right place, moving the pencil in the correct direction and finishing in the right place
- form capital letters in the correct way
- forming the digits 0–9
- understand which letters are formed in similar ways
- to leave a space between words.
Video: Pen Grip and Posture
Handwriting practise activities:.
- Practise tramlines
- Words to practise in Year 1
- At home with Handwriting 1
- At Home with Handwriting 2
- Handwriting: Capital Letters
- Handwriting Monsters
Handwriting acitivity books:
- Handwriting Ages 5-6
- My Reading and Writing Kit: More sounds and blending
- My Reading and Writing Kit: Becoming a reader
- Starting to Write Letters Age 4-5
Handwriting in Year 2 (age 6–7)
In year 2, your child will learn to:.
- form lowercase letters of the correct size relative to one another
- start using some of the diagonal and horizontal strokes needed to join letters
- understand which letters, when next to one another, are best left unjoined
- write capital letters and digits in a size that matches the size of any lowercase letters
- use the correct spacing between words.
- Words to practise in Year 2
- At Home with Handwriting 1
- Handwriting: Capital Letters
Handwriting activity books:
- Handwriting Ages 6–7
Handwriting in Year 3 (age 7–8)
In year 3, your child will start developing fluent handwriting skills, making their writing more consistent and easier to read. they will practise:.
- writing neatly and legibly with letters that are all a similar size
- joining some letters
- deciding which letters to join and which letters not to join
- keeping their writing lines horizontal and keeping the space between lines parallel and consistent
- keeping the downstrokes of their writing upright and parallel
- making sure that descenders of one line do not touch the ascenders of the line below.
Handwriting practise actvities:
- Words to practise in Year 3
- Handwriting Age 7-8
Handwriting in Year 4 (age 8–9)
In year 4, your child will continue to work on their fluent handwriting skills, making their writing more consistent and easier to read. they will practise:.
- Words to practise in Year 4
- Writing silly sentences
- Year 4 handwriting practise
Handwriting in Year 5 (age 9–10)
In year 5, your child will develop fluent, joined-up writing. this includes:.
- deciding whether or not to join specific letters
- keeping letters of a consistent size
- choosing whether it is best to write with a pen or a pencil.
- Words to practise in Year 5
- Nelson Handwriting: Patterns and slanted writing
Handwriting in Year 6 (age 10–11)
In year 6, your child will build on their year 5 handwriting skills and continue to develop fluent, joined-up writing. this includes:.
- writing neatly and clearly
- choosing whether to use a pencil or a pen.
- Words to practise in Year 6
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In 1989 the communist regime fell; two years later the USSR split into 15 independent countries (the Russian Federation).
Under communism religion was banned, but the Church is now very popular, and around 75 per cent of Russians are Orthodox Christians . Around 10-15 per cent of the population are Muslim.
The Kremlin in Moscow is Russia's centre of government and the home of the Russian president. Vladimir Putin has been president of Russia since 2012; he was also president from 1999 to 2008 and was the country’s prime minister from 2008 to 2012.
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Summers can be very hot in Russian cities, and lots of people have a small house in the country (called a dacha ) where they go at weekends and grow fruit and vegetables. Picking mushrooms and berries are old Russian traditions.
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Russia has been a world leader in sport, space exploration and culture, renowned for its music, arts and literature. Some of the most famous composers in the world are Russian, including Tchaikovsky, the composer of The Nutcracker. Famous writers include Leo Tolstoy, author of War and Peace , and playwright Anton Chekhov. Ballet is a hugely popular art form and the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow and the Mariinsky Ballet in St Petersburg are two of the best ballet companies in the world.
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World War 2 Introduction Lesson Pack || KS2 WW2 History Unit Lesson
Subject: History
Age range: 7-11
Resource type: Lesson (complete)
Last updated
24 August 2024
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- Full introductory lesson plan with assessment ideas
- Powerpoint presentation with animations to introduce WW2 and evacuation
- Self-produced worksheet for main activity
- Starter activity that is differentiated
- Writing frame for Lower Ability for factfile
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