Lines that match our worksheets
The lines here are the same ones used on every PencilPlum handwriting and tracing sheet, so children see one set of lines all year.More handwriting practice
For letters to trace, use alphabet tracing; for your own sentences, handwriting practice.CAPS links
- Grade 1Starts on blank paper with wax crayons, then moves to 17 mm ruled lines for formal handwriting lessons.
- Grade 2Writes with correct spacing between letters and words, and copies a paragraph of 3 to 4 lines from print.
- Grade 3Moves to 8.5 mm lined books and writes in a joined script or cursive.
CAPS describes line heights in millimetres rather than by name, and leaves the exact timing to the school. Print one row and hold it against your learners’ exercise books before choosing big, medium or small.
The journal page matches how CAPS builds writing in Grade 1: children start by drawing, then copy captions, and by the middle of the year write their own caption and at least one sentence under the picture. Give a sentence starter such as “I want…” for children who need it.
Summarised in our own words from the DBE’s CAPS for English Home Language, Foundation Phase Grades R–3 (2011).
