The Palmer Method of Business Writing · Lesson 73 · Part 11: E, B, b, k and f
68. Drill 89: bill, bell, billing
Goal: Your child writes three b-words as movement drills, building speed while keeping form.
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 73 is drill 89, lines of "bill", "bell" and "billing".
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).
Then a line of small b.
Look at the model
Open the book page. Look at drill 89: a line of "bill," a line of "bell," and a line of "billing."
Students are expected to practice the above words as movement drills.
bill and bell
Two lines of each.
Optional speed target: twenty to twenty-five words a minute; the book says form can improve at this speed while the movement develops.
billing
Two lines.
Optional speed target: twelve to fourteen a minute.
Gentle check
Are the loops of b and l the same height in every word?
Finish
Write "bubble bath".