The Palmer Method of Business Writing · Lesson 101 · Part 13: Capitals with words
96. Capital S and a page of Swelling
Goal: Your child writes capital S as a movement drill and then the word "Swelling" 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
What's in the book
Lesson 101 is drill 123: capital S and a page of the word "Swelling", with a pointer back to Lesson 54.
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. Turn back to Lesson 54 and reread the notes on capital S, then look at drill 123.
What the book says
Enough time should be reserved to write at least one page of the word "Swelling".
Capital S as a movement drill
Three lines of capital S in groups of five, moving the paper after each group. Swing the pen over the first letter in the air before each line.
The word
A page (half a page for a young child) of "Swelling." 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.
Gentle check
Your child picks the best S and the best "Swelling" on the page and says what makes them good.
Finish
Write a name or word of your own that starts with S.