EnglishHandwriting & TranscriptionAges 4–6
Sitting and holding a pencil
Sit correctly at a table holding a pencil comfortably and correctly; form lower-case letters in the correct direction starting and finishing in the right place
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When your child sits down to write, do they hold their pencil comfortably and form each letter the right way — starting from the right place and going in the right direction?
Sit correctly at a table holding a pencil comfortably and correctly; form lower-case letters in the correct direction starting and finishing in the right place
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- Hold a pencil with a comfortable tripod or near-tripod grip
- Write all 26 lowercase letters with correct starting points and direction
- Maintain consistent letter size on lined paper
“When your child sits down to write, do they hold their pencil comfortably and form each letter the right way — starting from the right place and going in the right direction?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- English
- Domain
- Handwriting & Transcription
- Age range
- Ages 4–6
Standards
uk-nc-2013:Eng_Y1_WH_01uk-nc-2013:Eng_Y1_WH_02