PATTERN FOR THE FULLY JOINED HANDWRITTING

Primary 1st Cycle.

1.- We always start writting the letter on the bottom line.

2.- Skip one line to write the date.
3.- Leave one square free to start a new line.
4.- Leave two squares between words.

With letter e, the diagonal join has to sweep round to form the _e_ ( egg )
and the washing line join has to dip down to form the _e_ ( are ).

When a letter that ends with a washing line join

followed by a letter in the c group

( o, r, v, w, x ) is

( c, a, d, s, g, o, q ) a hook over is

added to the washing line join to reach the starting point of the next

letter ( oak, rag, van, want, exam ).

Letters Patter

c
a
d

Start o n the line, diagonal join , hook over, back and round.
Start o n the line, diagonal join, hook over, back and round, catch the
hook, straight down, and tail.
Start o n the line, diagonal join, hook over, back and round, catch the
hook, straight up, straight down and the tail.
Start o n the line, diagonal join , curl around and the tail.

Start onthe line, diagonal join , hook over, back and round, catch the

Start o n the line, diagonal join, hook over, back and round, catch the

the hook, straight down through the line, thin loop and tail.

hook, washing line join...

Start o n the line, diagonal join , hook over, back and round, catch
the hook, straight down through line, back up to the botton line, diagonal
join, down to form the bowl, down and tail.

Start on the line, diagonal join, thin loop up and straight down
through the line, thin loop and tail.

Start on the line, diagonal join, thin loop up, straight down and tail.

Start on the line, diagonal join,straight up, straight down, tail and
then cross the stick from left to right.

Start on the line, diagonal join, thin loop up, straight down, up to
form a full bridge, tail.
Start on the line, diagonal join, thin loop up, straight down, up to
form the bowl, washing line and tail.
Start on the line, diagonal, straight up, straight down up to form a
full bridge, diagonal stick and tail.
Start on the line, diagonal join, washing line, back and round and tail.

n
m

Start on the line, diagonal join, down, back up to form a full bridge,
tail.
Start on the line, diagonal join, down, back up to form a full bridge,
then another full bridge, tail.
Start on the line, diagonal join, straight down through the line, back up to
form a full bridge, tail.

i
j

u
y

Start on the line, diagonal join , straight down to the line, tail and
then dot the letter i...."
Start on the line, diagonal join, straight down through the line, thin
loop ready to join the next letter and dot the letter j.

Start on the line, diagonal join, down to form the bowl, down and tail.
Start on the line, diagonal join, down to form the bowl, straight down
through the line, thin loop and tail.

Start on the line, diagonal join, down to form the bowl, washing line.
Start on the line, diagonal join, down to form a short bowl, then
another bowl, washing ,line.

x
z
e

Start on the line, diagonal join, diagonal down, then lift the pencil,
diagonal up to make the cross, washing line.

Start on the line, diagonal join, straight line across from left to right
,diagonal line back down to the line, form a curved line across from
left to right. tail.
Start on the line
e ...

and the diagonal line sweeps round to form the

_UPPER CASE OR CAPITAL LETTERS

Capital letters are

exactly the same style

whether writing in print or

joined handwriting.

When writing capital letters , always start

With joined handwriting, start a sentence with a capital letter at the

beginning of the first word, then
next letter of the word

in the air .

leave a very small gap

before starting the

on the line .

The quick fox said to the monkey to go home..

_a
_n o

c d e
q

g
t u

i j

m
x y z

_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______
_When writing on narrowly spaced lines in some exercise__
_books, the ascenders of letters may be relatively taller,___
_and the descenders may be relatively longer, compared____

_with the letter formation in the generous spacing of this_

_software programme. _____________________________________________________________
_This is the spacing between lines for the print software when you__
_underscore the print to create the writing lines.____________________________
It is recommended that all teachers and supporting adults who write

on boards and mark work should use the school s handwriting style

consistently. If the pupils are infants and writing in print the adults write

in print. If the pupils are at the stage of writing in joined writing, the
adults should write in the school s joined handwriting.

Have high expectations for writers: to sit with good posture at correct-height desks facing
forwards to the front of the class; to hold the writing implement with the correct tripod

grip, slanting the paper slightly (right for right-handers, left for left-handers) and

securing it with the spare hand and to write from beneath the words not above !