The Palmer Method of Business Writing · Lesson 112 · Part 13: Capitals with words

107. Capital U and Ulling

Goal: Your child writes capital U as a movement drill and then the word "Ulling" with one continuous motion.

⏱ About 12 minutes · 6 steps

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You'll need

  • Wide-ruled lined paper (several sheets)
  • A sharp pencil or a smooth gel pen
  • The book open at today's page
  • A watch, clock or phone timer that shows seconds (only for the optional speed check)

What's in the book

Lesson 112 is drill 134: capital U and the word "Ulling".

The lesson, step by step

  1. Warm up

    Two or three minutes of your usual movement drills: compact ovals, then a line each of small o, m and l.

  2. Look at the model

    Open the book page. Look at drill 134. The last part of capital U is shorter than the first part.

    Study the letter until you have a good mental picture of it.

  3. Capital U as a movement drill

    Three lines of capital U in groups of five, moving the paper after each group. Swing the pen over the first letter in the air before each line.

    Optional speed target: forty-five a minute.

  4. The word

    Four lines of "Ulling." 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.

  5. Gentle check

    Your child picks the best U and the best "Ulling" on the page and says what makes them good.

  6. Finish

    Write a name or word of your own that starts with U.

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