Letter Formation Families
Understand which letters belong to which handwriting families based on similar formation patterns and practise letters in groups
What a learner can do afterwards
- Group letters by similar strokes (e.g. c, a, d, g, o family — all start with a curve)
- Explain why certain letters are practised together
- Form letters within the same family consistently using the shared movement pattern
The lesson
Some letters start with the same shape. Letters that share a shape are in a family. Learning them together makes writing easier.
Look at l, t, and i. Each one starts with a straight line down. They are the tall line family.
If you know how to start c, you already know a. The same curve works for d and g too. Practise one family at a time.
Same first stroke means same family. Learn the family, then write every letter in it.
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Where it sits
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