The Palmer Method of Business Writing · Lesson 95 · Part 13: Capitals with words
90. Capital M and Milling
Goal: Your child writes capital M as a movement drill and then the word "Milling" 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 95 is drill 117: capital M and the word "Milling".
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 117.
Do not overlook the proportions of capital M. It should fill a square.
Capital M as a movement drill
Three lines of capital M 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: about forty a minute.
The word
Four lines of "Milling." 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: fourteen words a minute (some pupils may go faster).
Gentle check
Draw a small square round one of your child's M's. Does the M fill it?
Finish
Write a name or word of your own that starts with M.