The Palmer Method of Business Writing · Lesson 110 · Part 13: Capitals with words
105. Capital T and Twilling
Goal: Your child writes capital T as a movement drill and then the word "Twilling" 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 110 is drill 132: capital T and the word "Twilling".
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 132. The first part of T is no more than two-thirds the height of the whole letter, with an abrupt stop on the line.
Carry the last part up and over the first part in a graceful curve.
Capital T as a movement drill
Three lines of capital T 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 "Twilling." 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 T and the best "Twilling" on the page and says what makes them good.
Finish
Write a name or word of your own that starts with T.