The Palmer Method of Business Writing · Lesson 44 · Part 8: w, x, v, h, y, J and I
40. Drills 45 and 46: small w
Goal: Your child writes small w as a u with a third part, finished with a dot and a slightly curved join.
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 44 is drill 45, small w in groups of three, and drill 46, w written across the ruled lines.
The lesson, step by step
Warm up
About three minutes: compact ovals, then a line each of small o, small m and small l (drills 3, 11, 14 and 33).
Look at the model
Open the book page. Look at drill 45.
The first two parts of small w form u.
The third part is carried half a space to the right of the u's second point. The join to the next letter is slightly curved.
Groups of three
Four lines of w in groups of three. Count "1, 2, 3" or "one, two, dot."
Optional speed target: eighteen or twenty groups of three a minute.
Drill 46: across the lines
Turn the paper and write two rows of w across the ruled lines, as in Lesson 14.
Gentle check
Is each w as wide as the book's, with the little dot at the end?
Finish
Write "wow" and "west".