The Palmer Method of Business Writing · Lesson 76 · Part 11: E, B, b, k and f
71. Relaxing the arm, and drill 92: small f
Goal: Your child uses the book's tricks for loosening a tight arm and writes small f closed on the line.
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 76 begins with "To relieve muscular tension": three ways to loosen stiff muscles. Then drill 92, small f in groups of five.
The lesson, step by step
Loosen up first
The book gives three ways to relieve tension. Try each for a minute:
1. Go over the path of a letter with a dry pen (use a capped pen or the back of the pencil).
2. Write with the left arm hanging down at the side.
3. Make an easy drill like o or m across the ruled lines while looking at something across the room at eye level.
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 92.
Small f is a little shorter below than above the base line, and is closed on the base line.
Rows of f
Four lines in groups of five, counting 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10.
Optional speed target: fourteen groups, seventy letters, a minute.
Gentle check
Is the upper loop like l and the lower one a little shorter, closing on the line?
Finish
Write "fluff" or "off".