English · Year 1 · Handwriting: Forming Letters and Numbers · Summer Term
Getting Ready to Write
Learn the best way to hold your pencil and sit at your desk so that writing feels comfortable and easy.
National Curriculum Attainment TargetsNational Curriculum for England: English - Writing (Transcription) - sit correctly at a table, holding a pencil comfortably and correctly
About This Topic
Learn the best way to hold your pencil and sit at your desk so that writing feels comfortable and easy.
Key Questions
- Explain why good posture is important when you are writing.
- Identify the correct way to hold a pencil for writing.
- Compare how it feels to write with a good pencil grip versus a weak one.
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