Hump and line letters: n m r h b p, v w x y z k

Teacher edition · Grade 1 · Lesson 3 · Unit 0 · handwriting

Writing Book 1 · sheet 42

Down, back up the same line, then over.

1. Look at this first

Humps retrace up the same line. Line letters meet at a sharp point.

n m r h b p

v w x y z k

n m r h b p

v w x y z k

2. Your turn

Trace then copy a row of each letter. Check every hump starts on the line and every point is sharp.

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.

n m r h b pmodel — accept any answer that does the same job

v w x y z kmodel — accept any answer that does the same job

n m r h b pmodel — accept any answer that does the same job

v w x y z kmodel — accept any answer that does the same job

3. Before you finish

Show me a hump that starts on the line.

Watch forOn v, w, x, y, z and k the fault is the opposite — rounded corners where a sharp point belongs. Slow the hand where the strokes meet.