Year 1 Handwriting

Handwriting is an important foundational skill not only for strengthening physical and fine motor control but for also developing spelling, reading, memory and reducing cognitive load. 

We are practising to:

• sit correctly at a table, holding a pencil comfortably and correctly

• begin to form lower-case letters in the correct direction, starting and finishing in the right place

• form capital letters

• form digits 0–9

• understand which letters belong to which handwriting ‘families’ (i.e. letters that are formed in similar ways)