Year 2 Handwriting Program-Term 3 Outcome: -WS1.

12 Produces text using letters on consistent size and slope in NSW

Foundation Style

Indicators:

Uses correct pencil grip and maintains correct body position Forms most letters of the alphabet correctly and appropriately Tries to write clearly in straight lines, from left to right, using letters to uniform size, shape, slope and spacing Uses lower and upper case letters of consistent size and formation in NSW Foundation Style Writes letters in proportion to each other Uses finger movements to control the pencil while sliding forearm across the page

Organisation

Students have one handwriting lesson per week. Lessons will be modeled on the whiteboard. During the lesson the teacher will move around the room to provide immediate feedback about pencil grip, posture, letter shape and progress. Students are constantly reminded in every lesson that neatness of work is a Stage 1 requirement.

During Handwriting lessons there will be an emphasis on: -Spatial awareness -Correct posture -Correct pencil grip -Correct spacing -Fluency and legibility -Bookwork and overall presentation

Handwriting rules include: -No rubbing out, a small cross is put on the page to indicate a mistake. -No talking, concentration must be put into each letter. -Students must write only once they have seen the letter or word modeled from the board.

Week

Focus

Activities

Evaluation

Phoneme /r/

Phoneme /oi/

84

Phoneme /f/

Phoneme /s/

Phoneme /oo/

77

Phoneme /ar/

r r r r r r r r r r r r r wr wr wr wr wr wr wr wr ride ring round ruler write The writer rides in the ring. (Own /r/ words) oi oi oi oi oi oi oi oi oi oi oy oy oy oy oy oy oy oy oy boy toy noise voice joy The boy makes noise with a toy. (Own /oi/ words) f f f f f f f f f f f f f ff ph ff ph ff ph ff ph ff ph puff final huff face phone Fred put his face on the phone. (Own /f/ words) s s s s s s s s s s s s s s c ss c ss c ss c ss c ss c house Sunday same says circle On Sunday we make circles. (Own /s/ words) oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo u u u u u u u u u u u u put took hoof good wood The horse put his hoof on the wood (Own /oo/ words ar ar ar ar ar ar ar ar ar a a a a a a a a a a a a a car bath farm mask market

88

Phoneme /or/

99

Phoneme /air/

110

Phoneme /j/

The farmer drove his car to market (Own /ar/ words) or or or or or or or or or or aw au aw au aw au aw au born report talk August raw I did a report about August. (Own /or/ words) air air air air air air air air ear are ear are ear are ear are fair pear care dairy parent He was careful eating the pear. (Own /air/ words) j g j g j g j g j g j g j g dge ge dge g edge g edge ge jam edge charge germ joke Dont get germs eating jam! (Own /j/ words)