Three pages of Year 3 spelling and handwriting practice with twelve words from the statutory list, including often, island, library and February. Pupils use Look, Cover, Write, Check in a table and write each word twice. They then copy three words and the sentence "I actually knew the answer." in joined handwriting. Three gap-fill sentences finish the sheet, and answers are included. It links to four England National Curriculum objectives on spelling and handwriting.
Writing - transcription
“Spell words that are often misspelt (English Appendix 1)”
The Look, Cover, Write, Check table covers twelve words from the list, and questions 5 to 7 put library, breath and February into sentences.
Writing - transcription
“Use the diagonal and horizontal strokes that are needed to join letters and understand which letters, when adjacent to one another, are best left unjoined”
Questions 1 to 4 ask pupils to think about their diagonal and horizontal joins.
Writing - transcription
“Increase the legibility, consistency and quality of their handwriting [for example, by ensuring that the downstrokes of letters are parallel and equidistant; that lines of writing are spaced sufficiently so that the ascenders and descenders of letters do not touch].”
The joined handwriting section asks for consistent letter sizes across the three words and the sentence.
A table of twelve words, from often and heard to question and February, with columns to write each word twice and tick it.
Pupils copy island, library, February and one full sentence, with attention to diagonal and horizontal joins.
Three gap-fill sentences, such as taking a deep breath before jumping into the swimming pool.
Spelling week
Set the table on Monday and the gap-fill sentences on Friday, with a short test in between.
Handwriting slot
Use questions 1 to 4 in a handwriting lesson. February and library give pupils plenty of joins to practise.
Homework
Send it home. An adult can cover each word while the pupil writes it from memory.
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