The Palmer Method of Business Writing · Lesson 94 · Part 13: Capitals with words
89. Capital L and Lanning
Goal: Your child writes capital L as a movement drill and then the word "Lanning" with one continuous motion.
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 94 is drill 116: capital L and the word "Lanning", with questions to answer about L.
The lesson, step by step
Warm up
Two or three minutes of your usual movement drills: compact ovals, then a line each of small o, m and l.
Look at the model
Open the book page. Look at drill 116: capital L in groups of five, then "Lanning."
What the book says
Answer the book's questions about L together before writing:
Where and how does the beginning stroke start? How long is the upper loop, compared with the length of the letter? Is the downward stroke a straight line or a curve?
The book goes on: is the lower loop round or flat, and is the last stroke finished on or below the line?
Capital L as a movement drill
Three lines of capital L in groups of five, moving the paper after each group. Swing the pen over the first letter in the air before each line.
Optional speed target: sixty letters a minute.
The word
Four lines of "Lanning." Keep the pen on the paper from the beginning to the end of the small letters, and the word no bigger than the copy. Halfway through, check the position and the light grip.
Optional speed target: not less than twelve a minute, with a very light motion.
Gentle check
Compare your child's L with the book using the same questions.
Finish
Write a name or word of your own that starts with L.