The Palmer Method of Business Writing · Lesson 80 · Part 12: More capitals and reviews

75. Drill 95: capital D and Drumming

Goal: Your child writes capital D, comparing its oval with O, and writes "Drumming" without lifting the pen from r to g.

⏱ 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 80 is drill 95: rows of capital D and the word "Drumming".

The lesson, step by step

  1. 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).

  2. Look at the model

    Open the book page. Look at drill 95.

    Compare the oval of D with capital O. Study each part of D, then the letter as a whole.

  3. Rows of D

    Keep the hand up in front of the eyes and drive it lightly. Four lines, counting "1, 2, 3."

    Optional speed target: forty-five fairly good letters a minute.

  4. Drumming

    Regularity and continuity of motion are very essential. Keep the pen on the paper.

    In "Drumming," the pen does not lift from the start of r to the end of g. Three lines.

    Optional speed target: nine words a minute.

  5. Gentle check

    Is the D's bottom loop flat on the line?

  6. Finish

    Write "Dad" or "Dina".

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