Copy a sentence exactly
Teacher edition · Grade 1 · Lesson 9 ·
Unit 0 · handwriting
Writing Book 1 · sheet 48
Copy it exactly — every mark.
1. Look at this first
Copy it exactly — every letter, every space, the period.
The sun is hot.
We read books.
2. Your turn
Copy three three-word sentences exactly. Check each one for the capital and the period.
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.
The sun is hot.model — accept any answer that does the same job
We read books.model — accept any answer that does the same job
3. Before you finish
Show me a sentence with all four things right.
Watch forA child who never looks back at the model is remembering, not copying. Cover the model after ten seconds and the gap shows immediately.