The Palmer Method of Business Writing · Lesson 114 · Part 14: Sentences and line-writing

109. Drill 137: a sentence with initials

Goal: Your child practices a sentence word by word, then writes it whole.

⏱ About 15 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

What's in the book

Lesson 114 is drill 137, the sentence "A B Collins owns the mill on the hill", practiced the same way as drill 136.

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 137: "A B Collins owns the mill on the hill."

    The same method of practice should be followed in this drill as in the preceding one.

  3. The capitals

    A line each of capitals A, B and C.

  4. Word by word

    A line each of "Collins," "owns," "mill" and "hill."

  5. The whole sentence

    Write the whole sentence several times. Keep the spaces between words even.

  6. Gentle check and finish

    Ask your child which word is best and which needs another line. Finish with one more careful copy.

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