Penpals for Handwriting Year 1 Practice Book

The Practice Books provide specific handwriting focused practice – either introducing or practising letters, joins or key concepts such as size and proportion.

They are designed to support independent practice in the classroom, following a whole-class teaching session.

Each page corresponds to the units within the Teacher’s Books and includes opportunities for:

Finger and pencil tracing, writing letters or joins;

Writing phrases or sentences;

Pattern practice;

Self-assessment check.

Having learnt individual letters previously, children are introduced to letters within words for the first time in Year 1.

• Ideal for use in smaller groups.

• Augments the interactive resource.

• Provides plenty of opportunity to perfect letter formation through repetition.