Grade 1 English: Handwriting, Spelling, and Beginning Composition
Free Grade 1 English unit on Handwriting, Spelling, and Beginning Composition: 10 lessons in order. Includes practice questions and answer keys.
10 lessons in this unit
Letter formation
Learn how to hold a pencil and form letters with the right starting points and strokes.
Lesson 2Lowercase letters
Form lowercase letters correctly and sit them on the line.
Lesson 3Uppercase letters
Form capital letters correctly and use them in names and at the start of sentences.
Lesson 4Spacing between words
Leave a finger space between words so writing is easy to read.
Lesson 5Spelling simple words
Spell simple words by sounds and learn common words by heart.
Lesson 6Writing complete sentences
Write a sentence that has a capital, a naming part, a doing part and an end mark.
Lesson 7Writing about pictures
Look at a picture and write sentences about what you see.
Lesson 8Writing personal experiences
Write about something that happened to you, in order, with a beginning, middle and end.
Lesson 9Writing short descriptions
Write two or three sentences that describe a person, animal, place or thing.
Lesson 10Revising simple sentences
Make a sentence better by adding detail, changing a word or fixing a mistake.