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Module 4: Writing with Fluency and Control Teacher’s Guide.
Objective: Correct joining of a Harriet the Cow letter to a short Zac the Grey Sheep letter
Lesson plan:
In small groups, seated at a table each child has a Write and Wipe Board and a suitable pen. The teacher has the illustrated Zac the Grey Sheep letter cards and Harriet the Cow letter cards.
1. Shuffle Zac the Grey Sheep cards and the cards face up in a fan shape.
2. Ask the children to spot the letters that finish on the helicopter line,not on the
grass line. If needed ask them to write v, w, x, z, and e on their Write and Wipe Board . If they still need help write the letters v and w on a board. Without lifting your pen ask “On what line have I finished?”
3. Explain that the letters v and w are two of the four special letters that have a dip join.This means that they join to another letter at the helicopter line and not the grass line.
4. Keeping the two card sets separate, lay Harriet the Cow and Zac the Grey Sheep letter cards face down.
5. Ask two children to pick and turn over one card from each set so they have two letters to join, e.g. l to v.
6. Demonstrate on your Write and Wipe Board how to join lto v. Remind the children that their pens should always touch the Write and Wipe Board.
7. The children then have a go at writing l and v on their Write and Wipe Board.
8. Ask two new children to pick a card and repeat the process above until all the letters
have been attempted.
More to Learn:
Support:
If the group has good letter formation they can attempt to join more than two Harriet the Cow and Zac the Grey Sheep letters in one turn.
Ask the children if they can think of the other 2 dip joining letters. Answer - i and r.
Before completing this objective it is useful to revise the letters that join at the top.
There are no specific phonetic groupings for this objective, however, many words include Harriet the Cow and Zac the Grey Sheep letter combination.
To supplement the learning use the preprinted practice page in the appendix, on page 36.
© 2016 Shelley Birkett-Eyles. Hemispheres Think Write Limited