Teaching page · Grade 2 · Lesson 3

A finger space between words

A space between words is as much a part of writing as the letters.

What it is

You have been using a finger to measure the space. Now the measure has to move into your eye, because you cannot keep a finger on the page forever. The space should stay the same all the way across the line — even spaces are what makes writing easy to read.

Watch it built

1
Write two words with your finger, as before.
the  cat
2
Write the next pair WITHOUT the finger, and make the gap look the same.
the  cat  sat
3
Look back along the line. Every gap should match.
even all the way
Remember
The gap stays the same size all along the line.
Ask yourself: “Could I fit my finger there?”

Remember

One finger, every time.

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