PenPals for Handwriting Year 5 Practice Book

The Practice Books provide specific handwriting focused practice – either introducing or practising letters, joins or key concepts such as size and proportion. They are designed to support independent practice in the classroom, following a whole-class teaching session. Each page corresponds to the units within the Teacher’s Books and includes opportunities for: Finger and pencil tracing, writing letters or joins Writing phrases or sentences Pattern practice. Self-assessment check. The opportunity to practise handwriting is particularly important in helping Year 5 children develop speed and fluency in their writing. At this stage, children are also introduced to a sloped style of writing.

Features

• Ideal for use in smaller groups.
• Augments the interactive resource.
• Provides plenty of opportunity to perfect letter formation through repetition.

CONTENTS

Term 1

1. Introducing sloped writing in letter families
2. Practising sloped writing: diagonal join to ascender
3. Practising sloped writing: diagonal join, no ascender
4. Practising sloped writing: diagonal join to an anticlockwise letter
5. Practising sloped writing: horizontal join to ascender
6. Practising sloped writing: horizontal join, no ascender
7. Practising sloped writing: horizontal join to an anticlockwise letter
8. Practising sloped writing: joining from r
9. Practising sloped writing: joining from s
10. Assessment

Term 2

1. Practising sloped writing: proportion – joining from f to ascender
2. Practising sloped writing: size – joining from f, no ascender
3. Practising sloped writing: different styles for different purposes
4. Practising sloped writing: size, proportion and spacing ff
5. Practising sloped writing: size, proportion and spacing rr
6. Practising sloped writing: size, proportion and spacing ss
7. Practising sloped writing: building speed qu
8. Different styles for different purposes
9. Different styles for different purposes
10. Assessment: making choices in handwriting

Term 3

1. Sloped writing: proportion, joining p and b to ascenders
2. Handwriting for different purpose: joining from p and b
3. Practising sloped writing: parallel ascenders and descenders pp, bb
4. Practising sloped writing: all double letters
5. Practising sloped writing for speed
6. Practising sloped writing for fluency
7. Personal style
8. Handwriting for different purposes: print alphabet
9. Assessment
10. Capitals