Header Ages 3-11 Ages 3-11 English / Literacy English / Literacy Colourful Big Books • Ideal for use with small groups. • Model letter formations, joins and styles effectively. • Write-on / wipe-off laminated pages for interactive teaching. Gives teachers the confidence to teach a fluent, legible handwriting style! Penpals for Handwriting Written by: Gill Budgell and Kate Ruttle Series Consultants: Sue Palmer and Professor Rhona Stainthorp “The interface is bright, colourful, very interactive, well organised and simple to navigate for teachers and children alike.” Schoolzone Penpals for Handwriting is a complete handwriting scheme for 3-11 year olds, teaching children to use a fast and fluent handwriting style to help them to achieve their potential in writing. • Five unique developmental phases provide clear progression for children aged 3 to 11. Focusing on whole-class teaching using CD-ROMs for the interactive whiteboard, and Big Books for group work, this scheme will significantly improve all levels of handwriting in your school. • Sky-writing and lesson warm-ups develop the fine and gross-motor skills that are crucial for handwriting. • CD-ROMs support interactive, direct teaching to the whole class using an interactive whiteboard. • Links to phonics and spelling reinforce essential learning. • Same objectives but different content from the CD-ROMs. • Links to high-frequency words to reinforce essential learning. • Practice feature for pencil control is great for early finishers. • Provides consolidation and extra practice for small groups working with a Teaching Assistant. “Penpals for Handwriting is the first resource I’ve ever seen that actually shows you how to teach handwriting...I’ve seen a lot of very happy children using it.” Teachers TV 17 Introducing horizontal join to s: w>[ Practise the join. w>[ w>[ w>[ Teacher Books Write the phrases. Read and write these words. nÿ©w>[ b@oúw>[ i[ wëi[ • Full planning for whole-class session. c·roúw>[ i[ groúw>[ • Scope and sequence charts. wëi[ i[ ja[ • Suggestions for using the CD-ROMs. • Annotated facsimilies of Big Book and Practice Book pages. Practise the pattern. • Photocopy masters for additional practice or homework. Pupil Practice Books • Reinforcement of work on phonics. Check out our new Arabic handwriting product on page 21! • Opportunities to practise writing letter patterns in context. • Reinforcement of high-frequency words. • Pattern practice. 18 4 education.cambridge.org/primary education.cambridge.org/primary 5