Curly Caterpillar Letter Formation

Spelling

“Words containing each of the 40+ phonemes already taught”

Spell the Picture asks pupils to write chip, ship and moth from the sounds they hear.

Spelling

“Common exception words”

The Tricky Words table lists the, said, are and was to copy.

Handwriting

“Sit correctly at a table, holding a pencil comfortably and correctly”

The first section opens with a reminder to sit properly and hold the pencil with crocodile fingers.

Handwriting

“Begin to form lower-case letters in the correct direction, starting and finishing in the right place”

The practice lines for c, a, d and g remind pupils where each letter starts and finishes.

Handwriting

“Form capital letters”

Pupils write the capital partner for a, b, e and h in the last table.

Handwriting

“Understand which letters belong to which handwriting 'families' (i.e. letters that are formed in similar ways) and to practise these.”

The first section names c, a, d and g as one family because they all curl like a caterpillar.