Down-stroke and around letters: l i t, c o a d g q
Teacher edition · Grade 1 · Lesson 2 ·
Unit 0 · handwriting
Writing Book 1 · sheet 41
Every letter starts at the top.
1. Look at this first
Down-strokes start at the top. The c-family all start with the same curve.
l i t
c o a d g q
l i t c o a
d g q
2. Your turn
Trace then copy a row of each letter. Circle the one letter in each row you formed best.
Below is what a full, correct answer looks like. Children's wording will differ and should — mark the thing this lesson taught, not everything at once.
l i tmodel — accept any answer that does the same job
c o a d g qmodel — accept any answer that does the same job
l i t c o amodel — accept any answer that does the same job
d g qmodel — accept any answer that does the same job
3. Before you finish
Hold up one letter that starts with the c curve.
Watch forc, o, a, d, g and q all start in the same place. A child who starts one of them differently will get the shape but lose the speed.