The Palmer Method of Business Writing · Lesson 141 · Part 15: Joined capitals and names

136. Drill 165: joining capitals

Goal: Your child writes the joined capitals C, P and R as one light, connected movement.

⏱ 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
  • A watch, clock or phone timer that shows seconds (only for the optional speed check)

What's in the book

Lesson 141 introduces combinations of capitals with drill 165, the capitals C, P and R joined together and repeated along the line.

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. Why join capitals

    The author found joined capitals helpful for accuracy and freedom.

    This is an excellent part of the course in which to introduce such drills, but tangled and difficult combinations should be avoided.

  3. Look at the model

    Open the book page. Look at drill 165: C, P and R joined in one movement, repeated across the line.

  4. Lines of CPR

    A line each of C, P and R alone, then lines of the joined combination. The book suggests a full session on it.

    Optional speed target: about twenty-two a minute.

  5. Gentle check

    Is each capital still clear even though they are joined?

  6. Finish

    Your child joins their own initials in the same way.

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