Course curriculum

  • 1
    Introduction
  • 2
    Better Handwritten Teaching Sequence
  • 3
    Using the lines
    • Using the lines (introduction)
    • Dots bumping the bottom line
    • Dots halfway between the lines
    • Dots 'nearly, but not quite, reaching the line above'
    • Zigzags
    • Curves
    • Margins and end of line space
    • Using the top line
  • 4
    C-based & anticlockwise letters - c, a, d, g, o, q, s, e, f
  • 5
    Small letters with curves - i, u, n, m, r, (c, a, o, s, e)
  • 6
    Sharp small letters - v, w, x, z
    • v
    • w
    • x
    • z
  • 7
    Tall letters - b, h, k, l, t (d, f)
    • b
    • h
    • k
    • l
    • t
    • d (repeat)
    • f (repeat)
  • 8
    Divers- j, p, y (g, q, f)
    • j
    • p
    • y
    • g (repeat)
    • q (repeat)
    • f (repeat)
  • 9
    2 letter graphemes - ck, ch, sh, ai, ar, oa, oo, oi, ou, or, ie, ue, ng, th, ee, er, qu
    • ck
    • ch
    • sh
    • ai
    • ar
    • oa
    • oo
    • oi
    • ou
    • or
    • ng
    • ie
    • th
    • ue
    • ee
    • er
    • qu
  • 10
    CAPITAL LETTERS
    • D, P, R, B - Demo Video
    • I, F, L, E, H, K - Demo Video
    • C, O, Q, G, S - Demo Video
    • A, J, T, I - Demo Video
    • U, X, Y - Demo Video
  • 11
    Handwriting in Maths
    • Digits: 1, 4, 5
    • Digits: 7, 2, 3
    • Digits: 6, 9, 0, 8
  • 12
    Recommended Reading/Listening
    • ATOMIC HABITS - James Clear
    • THE CHIMP PARADOX - Professor Steve Peters
    • MY HIDDEN CHIMP - Prof Steve Peters [ for parents/carers with children aged 2.5 to 11]
    • HOW TO WIN FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE - Dale Carnegie