Two words, one space
Teacher edition · Grade 1 · Lesson 7 ·
Unit 0 · handwriting
Writing Book 1 · sheet 46
One finger of space.
1. Look at this first
One finger of space between the two words.
red hat
big dog
my cup
2. Your turn
Write three two-word phrases with finger spaces: red hat, big dog, my cup.
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.
red hatmodel — accept any answer that does the same job
big dogmodel — accept any answer that does the same job
my cupmodel — accept any answer that does the same job
3. Before you finish
Point to the space in your first phrase.
Watch forChildren remove the finger and the spaces vanish. Have them write one phrase with the finger and one without, then compare.