The Palmer Method of Business Writing · Lesson 99 · Part 13: Capitals with words
94. Capital P and Pulling
Goal: Your child writes capital P as a movement drill and then the word "Pulling" 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 99 is drill 121: capital P and the word "Pulling".
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 121: capital P in groups of five, then "Pulling." Most of the oval of P lies to the left of the first stroke (Lesson 59).
What the book says
Some pupils will be able to write the word at higher speed and still do good work.
Capital P as a movement drill
Three lines of capital P 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: fifty to sixty letters a minute.
The word
Four lines of "Pulling." 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: twelve words a minute.
Gentle check
Your child picks the best P and the best "Pulling" on the page and says what makes them good.
Finish
Write a name or word of your own that starts with P.