| sit correctly at a table, holding a pencil comfortably and correctly | form lower-case letters of the correct size relative to one another | increasingly use the diagonal and horizontal strokes that are needed to join letters and begin to understand which letters, when adjacent to one another, are best left unjoined | use the diagonal and horizontal strokes that are needed to join letters and understand which letters, when adjacent to one another, are best left unjoined |
| begin to form lower-case letters in the correct direction, starting and finishing in the right place | start using some of the diagonal and horizontal strokes needed to join letters and understand which letters, when adjacent to one another, are best left unjoined | increase the legibility, consistency and quality of his/her handwriting e.g. by beginning to ensure that the downstrokes of letters are parallel and equidistant; that lines of writing are spaced sufficiently so that the ascenders and descenders of letters do not touch | increase the legibility, consistency and quality of his/her handwriting e.g. by ensuring that the downstrokes of letters are parallel and equidistant; that lines of writing are spaced sufficiently so that the ascenders and descenders of letters do not touch |
| form capital letters | write capital letters and digits of the correct size, orientation and relationship to one another and to lower case letters | | |
| form digits 0-9 | use spacing between words that reflects the size of the letters | | |
| understand which letters belong to which handwriting 'families' (i.e. letters that are formed in similar ways) and practise these | | | |
