Letter Formation

These resources can support you to ensure the children are forming their letters correctly if they are writing at home. Each sound has a phrase to help the children to remember how to form the sound when they write it.

Here is a guide on how to teach a sound:

http://www.ruthmiskin.com/en/resources/parent-tutorial-teaching-set-1-sound/

m- Maisie, mountain, mountain 

a- round the apple, down the leaf

s- slither down the snake

d-  round his bottom, up his tall neck and down to his feet

t- down the tower, across the tower

i-  down the body, dot for the head 

n-  down Nobby, over his net 

p- down the plait and over the pirate’s face

g- round her face, down her hair and give her a curl 

o- all around the orange

c- curl around the caterpillar 

k- down the kangaroo’s body, tail and leg

u-  down and under, up to the top and draw the puddle

b- down the laces to the heel, round the toe 

f- down the stem and draw the leaves 

e- lift off the top and scoop out the egg

l- down the long leg

h- down the head to the hooves and over his back

r-  down his back and then curl over his arm 

j- down his body, curl and dot 

w- down a wing, up a wing 

y- down a horn, up a horn and under his head 

v- down, up, down, up

z- zig-zag-zig 

q- round her head, up past her earrings and down her hair

x-  down the arm and leg and repeat the other side