Read with an adult. Take your time. You can say, point, draw or write your answer.
1 Let's look together
Some lower-case letters begin with similar movements. Schools often group them into families. Your adult shows the school's exact formation while you watch the start point and direction.
A common grouping is: long-ladder letters i, l, t, u, j, y; one-armed-robot letters n, m, h, b, p, r; curly-caterpillar letters c, a, d, e, g, o, q, f, s; and zigzag letters z, v, w, x. The printed letters here name the groups; they are not stroke-order diagrams.
Look, point and talk with your adult.
2 Watch how I do it
My adult models c slowly using the school's style. I say where it starts, make the movement in the air, then form c on paper. I compare the direction and shape, not just the size.
3 Your turn
Which family contains c, a and d?
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Let's check together
The curly-caterpillar family.
4 Try it away from the page
Choose one family. Practise two or three letters with an adult model, then a capital and a digit. Stop if your hand hurts and return in another short session.
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Adult notes · prerequisites, safety and coverage
Handwriting needs direct repeated teaching beyond a screen. Adjust paper position and grip for left-handed pupils and motor needs. Use the school's agreed letter forms; never infer stroke order from the static type shown here.
Read instructions aloud. Word-reading practice must match the child's taught sounds. The phonics pages support, but do not replace, the school's systematic synthetic phonics programme. Shared stories are adult-read unless the child can decode them. Re-read and practise daily.
Practise comfortable pencil use and correct letter and digit formation.