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PrimaryLearning.org Handwriting Curriculum, Level 2.
Level 2 recommended for students in GRADE 1.
LEARNING FLOW
First, students learn how to write upper case letters on lines, and lower case
letters on lines. Each line has 5/8 horizontal ruling, red baseline, broken
midline, with descender space. Students explore two animals, starting with the
specific letter of the alphabet.
Then, students learn to write words and sentences and explore fun facts about
each animal.
Handwriting sentences come in three levels:
• trace words in the sentence,
• the starting point placed for each letter to write words in the sentence,
• write the sentence.
After, students rewrite the sentence using the correct punctuation and grammar.
Students self-assess their writing using the checkboxes on the bottom of the
page.
Students develop speed and natural handwriting and use these skills as an
integral part of the writing process.
With Reading&Writing connection, students read non-fiction passage about

each animal and write a narrative text to describe this animal.
Tip: Students read their writing to their classmates and ask them to guess what
animal it is.
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more animal alphabet printables and activities
Each set of flash cards includes four animals that begin
with the specific letter of the alphabet. Students find these
engaging and like the interactive learning experience.
These cards contain step-by-step instruction on how to write
letters using the continuous method. Use these cards as a guide
when teaching how to write the uppercase and lowercase
letters.
Letter A Animals Mini Book Letter N Animals Mini Book

Letter B Animals Mini Book Letter O Animals Mini Book
Letter C Animals Mini Book Letter P Animals Mini Book
Letter D Animals Mini Book Letter Q Animals Mini Book
Letter E Animals Mini Book Letter R Animals Mini Book
Letter F Animals Mini Book Letter S Animals Mini Book
Letter G Animals Mini Book Letter T Animals Mini Book
Letter H Animals Mini Book Letter U Animals Mini Book
Letter I Animals Mini Book Letter V Animals Mini Book
Letter J Animals Mini Book Letter W Animals Mini Book
Letter K Animals Mini Book Letter X Animals Mini Book
Letter L Animals Mini Book Letter Y Animals Mini Book
Letter M Animals Mini Book Letter Z Animals Mini Book
Handwriting chart
Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff
Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll
Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq
Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv
Ww Xx Yy Zz
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A TO Z A B
ANIMALS
C D E F
G H I J
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K L M N
O P Q R
S T U V
W X Y Z
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Teacher’s Manual form letters, before being introduced to a new
group of letters.
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Handwriting Purpose. For students to print and Teach the uppercase letters before the
write letters so that writing becomes fluent and lowercase letters. The uppercase letters
automatic. mostly made from lines that make it easier for kids
to write.
Writing Purpose. For students to gain confidence
3
in sharing their thoughts and opinions with others. Teach the lowercase letters before the
uppercase, because they are more common.
Reading Purpose. For students to read with The lowercase letters require fewer pencil lifts but
understanding and fluency. require vertical, diagonal, horizontal and circular
strokes. The child should master good prewriting
skills to be able to write the lowercase letters.
HANDWRITING
Major Handwriting Concepts and Skills

• Identifying letters of the alphabet.
4 Carnine order is tightly linked to phonics
instructions. While students learn letter-
sound correspondence, they also master to write
• Visual perceptual skills. these letters. Similar letters (d and b) are not taught
• Visual motor skills. together, letters with similar sounds (m and n) can
• Following a sequence to form a letter. be taught together.
• Controlling the paper to stay within the lines.
• Proper letter and number formation. Carnine Order: a m t s i f d r o g l h u c b n k v e w j
• Understanding left to right progression. pyTLMFDINARHGBxqzJEQ
• Understanding top to bottom progression.
• Tracking the movement of the hand, pencil, and
paper. TEACHER ASSESSMENT
• Crossing mid-line and baseline skills.
• Bilateral coordination skills. Consider to check your students for the following:
• Fine motor skills. • What letters they can form.
• In-hand manipulation skills. • How are they form the letters?
• How they are positioning a paper?
It is believed that handwriting activates a different • Check the pencils grip.
part of the brain than printing. Although typing • Do they make the appropriate spacing between
has become a common form of communication, letters and words?
some research concludes that children process • Do they follow left-to-right direction?
information they have handwritten better than • Are they developed proportionally?
information they have typed. • Are they able to form letters from memory?
Without a visual guide?
Teaching students how to write requires lots of
modeling, guided practice, and independent
practice. STUDENT SELF-ASSESSMENT
Ask a student to self-check their handwriting

ORDER TO INTRODUCE LETTERS skills. Ask students to circle:
• The letter with the best size.
1 Educators can introduce letters in an order • Two letters with the best spacing between
that groups similarly formed letters together. them.
This way, students gain practice and become • Circle the letter with the best slant.
comfortable following similar pathways as they • Circle the letter with the best placement within
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the guidelines. SUMMARIZING
• Circle the best letter based on the above.
• Ask them to explain why they circle this letter? Teaching children how to summarize information
Why do they think this letter is the best? may help support their comprehension of texts.
Students can identify the main events that
occurred after reading a passage. This may be an
READING oral summary or educators may wish to have them
use a graphic organizer to record their thoughts. A
Major Reading Concepts and Skills graphic organizer such as a bubble map will help
• Building vocabulary and word sense. students structure their summaries. Ask students
• Exploring non-fiction text. to make a list for each part of the reading passage.
• Comprehension. Read and retell stories.
• Recognizes the association between spoken If students are struggling to summarize, it may be
and written words. helpful to reduce the amount they are reading
• Begins to understand simple punctuation at one time. Check in more frequently to ensure
marks. understanding before students continue reading.
Reading is a meaning-making experience. Simply

reading words on a page does not equate to MAKING CONNECTIONS
understanding what has been read. A child may be
able to decode words effectively but may struggle Educators can strengthen comprehension by
to comprehend the text. having students make connections to the text.
Their understanding of plot lines and subject
Understanding both fiction and non-fiction texts matter may increase when they discover that they
can be supported by the prior knowledge a child can relate to them.
brings to the topic. For example, when reading a
book about mammals, children may already be Rich discussion can occur when students relate
familiar with different types of mammals, places texts to their own experiences, knowledge, and
they live, and what they like to eat. Bringing this opinions.
background knowledge to the book will help
children understand the text. To teach students how to make connections,
educators can use the format of text-to-self, text-
to-text, and text-to-world.
PRIOR-KNOWLEDGE
Educators can use different strategies to elicit 1 Text-to-self are personal connections readers
make with the text. For example, a story may
prior knowledge. It may be as simple as having a provoke thoughts about a place students have
discussion about the book’s topic before students visited, an experience they’ve had, or a problem
begin reading. Educators may also wish to have they once solved.
students preview the title of the book and features
such as the pictures or the summary on the back of Educators can elicit text-to-self connections by
the book. Another option is to use a “KWL chart,” providing students with a sentence starter such as,
which is an acronym for “Know-Want to Know- “This book reminds me of…”
Learned.” Students identify what they already know
about the book’s subject and complete the first
column of the chart. Next, they discuss what they 2 Text-to-text connections occur when
students relate a text to another familiar
would like to know about the topic and complete text. For example, something that occurs in a
the second column. After the book has been read, story they’re reading may remind them of a similar
students complete the final column, noting what theme in another book or a problem a character in
new information they have learned. another story solves.
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Educators may wish to provide students with a
prompt such as, “This idea is similar to…because…”
6 Help with spelling. Provide a basic sight
word list to help your students spell some
of the most common sight words. Each writing
activity has a list of words related to the topic. Ask
3 Text-to-world connections allow students

to relate what they’re reading to the
broader world. Educators can invite them to bring
your students to use the list.
in knowledge and opinions they have acquired ASSESS THE WRITING

through sources such as newspapers, social
media, and television. Help students learn from their mistakes – like
misspellings or non-cohesive sentences, but
make sure to be encouraging. You want to foster
WRITING an early love for writing so build on what each
student can do and gradually add new rules and
Major Writing Concepts and Skills instructions.
• Practice on transforming their thoughts into
written words. If your students are struggling with writing you can
• Learn to form written sentences that can be always provide some pre-writing help.
understood by others.
• Learn to write a cohesive story with a beginning, Some tricks to help struggling learners are to:
a middle part, and an ending.
• Work on fine motor skills by learning to hold a • Discuss each sentence before writing happen.
marker and later a pencil. • Ask for an oral entry and record it.
• Continue to work on proper letter formation
and spacing.
WORKSHEETS INSTRUCTIONS
Here is a list of steps to follow in your classroom.
Letter Posters.
1 Provide the writing materials. Colorful pens

are a great choice for beginner writers.
Posters are a great tool that enables visualization
in the classroom. Start your lesson by showing a
large poster that features a specific letter. Point out
2 Show proper letter formation. Before your to the uppercase and lowercase letter. Form the
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students start writing, show them the proper letter in the air and asks your student to repeat it.
way to letter sizing, formation, and spacing. Hang the poster on the wall for student reference.
They can use it during their writing practice.
3 Show them how to follow basic grammar

and punctuation. Before start writing a
sentence, beginner writers need to learn how to
Posters are an effective way to catch student’s
attention.
Posters help the student to form letters
space words. correctly.
The learning is more effective when it is
4 Finger spacing is a great technique, where

the student measures the space between
each word by placing their finger after the last and
transmitted visually.
Letter Cards.
first letter of two words. You can use these cards for:
5 Ask them to use periods when the sentence

is complete and try sounding out each word
before writing.
• Matching uppercase and lowercase letters.
Showing the correct letter map will help Matching
game. Letter identification and letter case.
• Pocket charts.
• Go Fish game.
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• You can laminate it and use with wipe-off the pages, fold in the middle and staple it.
markers for independent practice.
The animals mini books do not follow the beginning
Tracing Letters. sound rules.
In this worksheet, students practice tracing the
uppercase and lowercase letters followed by More Ideas To Use Flashcards.
directions. Then, students practice writing the Flashcards are one of the most useful resources in
letters, each letter has a starting point. your classroom. Students find these engaging and
like the interactive learning experience. This helps
Reading Passage. them to follow concepts quickly.
In these non-fiction passages, students learn
about animals. Where do they live? What do they 1. VOCABULARY
eat? How do they look like? After reading students Use the animal flashcards to introduce vocabulary.
encourage to find out more about each animal and
answer three questions. Example1. Distribute flashcards around your
classroom. Place them on the wall, floor, door,
Building Sentences. window, etc. and ask your students to point to the
In this activity students rewrite each group of words flashcards when they hear it.
to create a sentence that makes sense. Students
check their grammar, spelling, punctuation and Example 2. Arrange flashcards into a few sets and
handwriting skills. give it to your students. Ask them to show the card
when they hear it.
Writing Sentences. “Show me a wolf!”
In this worksheet, kids practice tracing the “Stand up if you have a dolphin!”
sentence, write the sentence using the guides and “Hands up if you have the deer!”
then write on their own. Each worksheet focus on
fun facts about animals. The teacher can discuss it 2. MAKE A SOUND
with students. Play a pretend game with your students. Ask your
students to pretend they are animals. Draw a card,
Writing Narratives show it to your students and ask them to say an
In this activity, kids write a informative text. They animal name and student will make a sound like
describe an animal by answering the questions. that animal.
They describe how the animal looks, where does
it live, and what does it eat. The writing is based on 3. SORTING
previously reading the passage about this animal. Give a set of flashcards to a group of students. Ask
Students read their writing to the classmates and them to sort it into categories. They can sort it by
ask them to guess what animal it is. color, by a number of legs, those that fly or not, etc.
Animals Mini Books. 4. GUESS

Students can make their own mini alphabet book Describe the animal to your students without saying
with one sheet of paper. Each book features 6 the name of the animal The team who guesses the
pages of animals. Four of them have an animal correct animal wins a point!
starting this letter. On the last two pages, students
draw and write two more animals starting this letter. 5. SIMON SAYS
There is a list of animals at the back if the student Distribute flashcards around your classroom. Place
struggles to find them. These mini books are great them on the wall, floor, door, window, etc. Tell your
for little hands. students “Simon says - go to the alligator”. Students
should follow the instructions. If the sentence
Assemble mini book. Print it double-sided and cut doesn’t begin with “Simon says..” then students
in the middle following the dotted line. Assemble shouldn’t do any actions.
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