Aim of the program:

To assist students in becoming fluent and legible writers and transferring the skills and strategies taught to writing in other subject
areas.

Year 1: Write using unjoined lower case and upper case
letters
Year 2: Write legibly and with growing fluency using
unjoined upper case and lower case letters

Quality Teaching Focus:
Explicit Quality Criteria
Frequent, detailed and specific statements are provided to the students
about the quality of the work required throughout task completion and
during reflection on their finished work.

Engagement
Most students, most of the time, are seriously engaged in the lesson or
assessment activity, rather than going through the motions. Students
display sustained interest and attention.

Learning Intention
To be developed collaboratively with students prior to each
lesson.
Success Criteria
To be developed collaboratively with students prior to each lesson.
Suggestions are provided for each lesson.

Indicators
Uses correct pencil grip and maintains correct body position
Forms most letters of the alphabet correctly and appropriately
Tries to write clearly in straight lines, from left to right, using letters to uniform size, shape, slope and spacing
Uses lower and upper case letters of consistent size and formation in NSW Foundation Style
Writes letters in proportion to each other
Uses finger movements to control the pencil while sliding forearm across the page
Stage 1 Handwriting Program
Term 3, 2014

Suggested Formative Assessment Strategies
2 Stars and a Target

Feedback symbols for use in feedback for teachers, peers and self -reporting. The stars are drawn
next to improvements and good work. The target symbol is drawn next to one or two areas that the
student needs to focus on for more improvement.

I Can Statements Students self-evaluate their handwriting by making oral statements about their abilities.

Peer Assessment Students ask their peers to underline best examples of a specific handwriting focus e.g. best speed
join, most fluent sentence etc.

Report Back Students make statement about what they have learned and how they can improve


Letter a Focus
Week Lesson Focus Suggested LI Teaching and Learning Experiences
1 Practising correct pencil
grip, consistent
size/shape/slope/spacing
and legibility
Learning Intention:
To write letters fluently
and legibly with
appropriate spacing. To
develop a personalised
legible handwriting style.

Students to write the long date
Students will have the opportunity to practise writing lower-case and
upper-case letters on a whiteboard before completing the task in
their handwriting book.
Students will write the letter a in lower-case and upper-case
a a a a a a a a a a
A A A A A A A A A
Students will write the following sentences
angry ants
Adam ate an ant
Andy ate apples

Students will draw pictures from Where, When, How To Teach English
K-6 Developmental Skills and Experiences in English
Reinforce correct spacing and the importance of legibility
Students to brainstorm words beginning with the letter sound and
write them in their book
Evaluation: This lesson was taught by Mrs Norman during RFF. The students were provided with a worksheet that helps them
develop the fluent movement for the letter a. The students then had to trace over the pre-written text in handwriting book.
KD23.07.14



Letter d Focus
Week Lesson Focus Suggested LI Teaching and Learning Experiences
2 Practising correct pencil
grip, consistent
size/shape/slope/spacing
and legibility
Learning Intention:
To write letters fluently
and legibly with
appropriate spacing. To
develop a personalised
legible handwriting style.
Students to write the long date
Students will have the opportunity to practise writing lower-case and
upper-case letters on a whiteboard before completing the task in
their handwriting book.
Students will write the letter d in lower-case and upper-case
d d d d d d d d
D D D D D D D D
Students will write the following sentences
Danny plays a drum
Dizzy dancing dinosaurs
Don the dark dinosaur digs deep holes

Students will draw pictures from Where, When, How To Teach
English K-6 Developmental Skills and Experiences in English
Reinforce correct spacing and the importance of legibility
Students to brainstorm words beginning with the letter sound and
write them in their book
Evaluation:
Taught by casual RFF teacher 30.07.14 KD





Letter g Focus
Week Lesson Focus Suggested LI Teaching and Learning Experiences
3 Practising correct pencil
grip, consistent
size/shape/slope/spacing
and legibility
Learning Intention:
To write letters fluently
and legibly with
appropriate spacing. To
develop a personalised
legible handwriting style.

Students to write the long date
Students will have the opportunity to practise writing lower-case
and upper-case letters on a whiteboard before completing the task
in their handwriting book.
Students will write the letter g in lower-case and upper-case
g g g g g g g g g g g
G G G G G G G G G G
Students will write the following sentences
Greg grows green grapes
Greedy green octopus
.
Students will draw pictures from Where, When, How To Teach
English K-6 Developmental Skills and Experiences in English
Reinforce correct spacing and the importance of legibility
Students to brainstorm words beginning with the letter sound and
write them in their book
Evaluation:
Taught by casual RFF teacher 06.08.14 KD








Letter q Focus
Week Lesson Focus Suggested LI Teaching and Learning Experiences
4 Practising correct pencil
grip, consistent
size/shape/slope/spacing
and legibility
Learning Intention:
To write letters fluently
and legibly with
appropriate spacing. To
develop a personalised
legible handwriting style.

Students to write the long date
Students will have the opportunity to practise writing lower-case and
upper-case letters on a whiteboard before completing the task in
their handwriting book.
Students will write the letter q in lower-case and upper-case
q q q q q q q q q
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Students will write the following sentences
Queens quickly chase quails
Quails quietly quacking
.
Students will draw pictures from Where, When, How To Teach English
K-6 Developmental Skills and Experiences in English
Reinforce correct spacing and the importance of legibility
Students to brainstorm words beginning with the letter sound and
write them in their book
Evaluation:










Letter C Focus
Week Lesson Focus Suggested LI Teaching and Learning Experiences
5 Practising correct pencil
grip, consistent
size/shape/slope/spacing
and legibility
Learning Intention:
To write letters fluently
and legibly with
appropriate spacing. To
develop a personalised
legible handwriting style.

Students to write the long date
Students will have the opportunity to practise writing lower-case and
upper-case letters on a whiteboard before completing the task in
their handwriting book.
Students will write the letter c in lower-case and upper-case
c c c c c c c c c c
C C C C C C C C C
Students will write the following sentences
Creepy crawly caterpillars are curly
Cathy crunches chocolate cookies


Students will draw pictures from Where, When, How To Teach English
K-6 Developmental Skills and Experiences in English
Reinforce correct spacing and the importance of legibility
Students to brainstorm words beginning with the letter sound and
write them in their book
Evaluation:








Letter e Focus
Week Lesson Focus Suggested LI Teaching and Learning Experiences
6 Practising correct pencil
grip, consistent
size/shape/slope/spacing
and legibility
Learning Intention:
To write letters fluently
and legibly with
appropriate spacing. To
develop a personalised
legible handwriting style.

Students to write the long date
Students will have the opportunity to practise writing lower-case and
upper-case letters on a whiteboard before completing the task in
their handwriting book.
Students will write the letter e in lower-case and upper-case
e e e e e e e e e
E E E E E E E E E
Students will write the following sentences
Eddy and Erin catch echidnas
Elephants eat Easter eggs every day

Students will draw pictures from Where, When, How To Teach English
K-6 Developmental Skills and Experiences in English
Reinforce correct spacing and the importance of legibility
Students to brainstorm words beginning with the letter sound and
write them in their book
Evaluation:







Letter o Focus
Week Lesson Focus Suggested LI Teaching and Learning Experiences
7 Practising correct pencil
grip, consistent
size/shape/slope/spacing
and legibility
Learning Intention:
To write letters fluently
and legibly with
appropriate spacing. To
develop a personalised
legible handwriting style.

Students to write the long date
Students will have the opportunity to practise writing lower-case and
upper-case letters on a whiteboard before completing the task in
their handwriting book.
Students will write the letter o in lower-case and upper-case
o o o o o o o o
O O O O O O O
Students will write the following sentences
Owls rock and roll on oranges
Ollie rolls over and over the oranges

Students will draw pictures from Where, When, How To Teach English
K-6 Developmental Skills and Experiences in English
Reinforce correct spacing and the importance of legibility
Students to brainstorm words beginning with the letter sound and
write them in their book
Evaluation:










Letter s Focus
Week Lesson Focus
Suggested LI Teaching and Learning Experiences
8 Practising correct pencil
grip, consistent
size/shape/slope/spacing
and legibility
Learning Intention:
To write letters fluently
and legibly with
appropriate spacing. To
develop a personalised
legible handwriting style.

Students to write the long date
Students will have the opportunity to practise writing lower-case and
upper-case letters on a whiteboard before completing the task in
their handwriting book.
Students will write the letter s in lower-case and upper-case
s s s s s s s s
S S S S S S S
Students will write the following sentences
Six shiny snakes slide
Silver sleepy snakes sleep
Sam saw a snowman sitting in the sun

Students will draw pictures from Where, When, How To Teach
English K-6 Developmental Skills and Experiences in English
Reinforce correct spacing and the importance of legibility
Students to brainstorm words beginning with the letter sound and
write them in their book
Evaluation:










Letter u Focus
Week Lesson Focus Suggested LI Teaching and Learning Experiences
9 Practising correct pencil
grip, consistent
size/shape/slope/spacing
and legibility
Learning Intention:
To write letters fluently
and legibly with
appropriate spacing. To
develop a personalised
legible handwriting style.

Students to write the long date
Students will have the opportunity to practise writing lower-case and
upper-case letters on a whiteboard before completing the task in
their handwriting book.
Students will write the letter u in lower-case and upper-case
u u u u u u u u u
U U U U U U U U U
Students will write the following sentences
Under the umbrella hides Ursula
Under the sea lives sea urchins and fish

Students will draw pictures from Where, When, How To Teach English
K-6 Developmental Skills and Experiences in English
Reinforce correct spacing and the importance of legibility
Students to brainstorm words beginning with the letter sound and write
them in their book
Evaluation: