Lower and Upper Case Letter Formation
Letter Formation Fun and Phrases!
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IPA Phonemies with RWI Letter Formation
- ideas for the grown-ups
Peggy Pencil - Lower and Upper Case
This may not be suitable for children during the Letters and Sounds Phase 1 with Phonemies 10 Day Plan as the focus is on lower case letters (other than for names).
Peggy Pencil shows a left and right hand forming the lower and upper case letters!
Desktop strips for those who will be using RWI after the 10 day Letters and Sounds Phase 1 with Phonemies Plan
Enjoy the free letter formation sheets!
I’m often asked how I introduce very young children to letter formation, and this is what I recommend!
Watch the video above to see a wonderful Reception teacher helping children form letters during Term 1. You’ll also see me introducing this for the first time to a group of 3- and 4-year-olds in Kindy (the Aussie version of nursery).
I’ve laminated the cards so the children can trace the letters on top, using the phrases to guide the correct starting and exit points. This is really important. The pen or pencil should flow through the letter with as few lifts off the page as possible.
The flick at the end helps children keep moving, and many will naturally develop their own style, with several letters beginning to join. We’re not teaching cursive, of course, but we are setting children up to write quickly and comfortably, in a way that suits their slant, handedness, and chosen size.
Although they may later be told how to form letters or how big they should be, starting in the right place and including the exit stroke (the flick) helps them progress towards stress-free writing.
Miss Emma, The Neurodivergent Reading Whisperer
aka The Word Mapping Nerd!
Emma Hartnell-Baker MEd SEN
RWI Letter Formation Phrases using RWI Characters (with the exception of k)
s
Slither down the snake (snake)
a
Round the apple, down the leaf (apple)
t
Down the tower, across the tower (castle tower)
p
Down his plait and around his head (pirate)
i
Down his body and dot for his head (insect)
n
Down Nobby, over his net (football net)
m
Down Maisie, over the mountain, over the mountain (Maisie and mountains)
d
Round his bottom up his tall neck and down to his feed (dinosaur)
g
Round her face down her hair and give her a curl (girl)
o
All around the orange (orange)
c
Curl around the caterpillar (caterpillar)
k
Down the pole, up and over the loop and down the slide, wheee! (slide)
e
Lift off the top and scoop out the egg (egg)
u
Down and under, up to the top and draw the puddle (umbrella)
r
Down his back, then curl over his arm (robot)
h
Down the head to the hooves and over his back (horse)
b
Down the laces to the heel, up and around the toe (boot)
f
Down the stem and draw the leaves (flower)
l
Down the long leg (leg)
j
Down his body curl and dot (jack-in-the-box)
v
Down a wing, up a wing (vulture)
w
Down up, down up (worm)
x
Down the arm and leg and repeat the other side (exercise)
y
Down a horn, up a horn and under his head (yak)
z
Zig-zag-zig (zip)
q
Round her head, up past her earrings and down her hair (queen)
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