The Palmer Method of Business Writing · Lesson 105 · Part 13: Capitals with words
100. Capital I and Inning
Goal: Your child writes capital I as a movement drill and then the word "Inning" with one continuous motion.
You'll need
- Wide-ruled lined paper (several sheets)
- A sharp pencil or a smooth gel pen
- The book open at today's page
What's in the book
Lesson 105 is drill 127: capital I and the word "Inning".
The lesson, step by step
Warm up
Two or three minutes of your usual movement drills: compact ovals, then a line each of small o, m and l.
Look at the model
Open the book page. Look at drill 127.
Always start capital I with an upward stroke from below the base line.
The upper part is about half the width of the lower, and the crossing is one space above the line.
Capital I as a movement drill
Three lines of capital I in groups of five, moving the paper after each group. Swing the pen over the first letter in the air before each line.
The word
Four lines of "Inning." Keep the pen on the paper from the beginning to the end of the small letters, and the word no bigger than the copy. Halfway through, check the position and the light grip.
Gentle check
Your child picks the best I and the best "Inning" on the page and says what makes them good.
Finish
Write a name or word of your own that starts with I.