Penpals for Handwriting Year 1 Practice Book

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The Foundation 1 Interactive introduces patterns and mark-making in the classroom and supports modelling and interactive learning for the whole class.

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The colourful and appealing Long-Legged Giraffe, Curly Caterpillar, One-Armed Robot and Zig-Zag Monster introduce children to letter formation in a fun and exciting way. Sky-writing and lesson warm-ups develop the fine and gross motor skills that are crucial for handwriting. Penpals for Handwriting is a complete handwriting scheme for 3–11 year olds, offering clear progression through five developmental stages. It teaches children a fast and fluent handwriting style to help them achieve their potential in writing. Penpals Foundation 1 Interactive supports Early Learning Goals for Communication and Language Development; Physical Development; Personal, Social and Emotional Development; Writing; and Expressive Arts and Design.Suitable for representing hand written letterforms, they are now used worldwide for the teaching of phonics, reading and handwriting.

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It includes exciting lesson warm-ups and physical activities to develop and refine gross and fine motor skills, along with plenty of free-flow and scaffolded mark-making practice on the interactive whiteboard. Penpals for Handwriting Foundation 1: Interactive uses activities which support direct teaching of the unit focus to the whole class using an interactive whiteboard. Kinaesthetic practice with sky writing and tracing patterns to help children with pencil flow A gallery featuring samples of children’s mark-making and handwriting for discussion with your class. The Teacher’s Book provides comprehensive teaching guidance for all units and includes: An outline of the unit’s key learning whole-class teaching support linked to Penpals Interactive links to the use of the corresponding Practice Books and workbooks with suggestions for both group work and independent work. Penpals for Handwriting is a complete handwriting scheme for 3–11 year olds that offers clear progression through five developmental stages: physical preparation for handwriting; securing correct letter formation; beginning to join along, securing the joins and practicing speed, fluency and developing a personal style.Supports Early Learning Goals for Communication and Language Development, Physical Development, Personal, Social and Emotional Development, Writing and Expressive Arts and Design.