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Module 4: Writing with Fluency and Control Teacher’s Guide.
Objective: Correct joining of a short Zac the Grey Sheep letter to a Pippa the Rabbit 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 and Pippa the Rabbit letter cards.
1. Keeping the two card sets separate, lay Zac the Grey Sheep and Georgia the Shetland Pony letters cards face down. Ask two children to pick a card each so they have two letters to join, e.g. e to y. If the children have already completed the ‘dip joining’ lesson they will know v and w are joined at the helicopter line. If they have not covered this lesson plan please follow items 2-3 on page 24 to introduce this concept.
2. Demonstrate on your Write and Wipe Board how to join e to y. Remind the children not to lift their pens when writing.
3. Ask two new children to pick a card and repeat the process above until all the letters have been attempted.
More to Learn:
Key phonetic combinations for this category are: ey.
Support:
If the group has good letter formations they can attempt to join more than two letters in one turn.
© 2016 Shelley Birkett-Eyles. Hemispheres Think Write Limited