The Palmer Method of Business Writing · Lesson 107 · Part 13: Capitals with words
102. Capital E, Elling and Ending
Goal: Your child writes a page of capital E and then the words "Elling" and "Ending".
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 107 is drill 129: capital E and the words "Elling" and "Ending".
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 129: capital E in groups of five, then "Elling" and "Ending."
What the book says
Write a page of capital E's and another page of the words.
For a young child, half a page of each is plenty.
Capital E as a movement drill
Half a page of capital E 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
Half a page of "Elling." 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.
Ending
Two lines of "Ending," the second word in the drill.
Gentle check
Your child picks the best E and the best "Elling" on the page and says what makes them good.
Finish
Write a name or word of your own that starts with E.