Handwriting
A sentence appears in joined-up handwriting and children write it with a finger or the board pen on notebook lines, with a gold baseline and a red margin. When they press Done, the game compares the writing with the model and gives a score and stars, with bars showing what went wrong. It doesn't read the words: it measures shape, size, line and spacing.
What children practise
- Writing in joined-up handwriting from a model
- Sitting letters on the baseline and keeping to the height of the lines
- Keeping letter size even
- Leaving spaces between words
- Writing straight along the line
Levels and settings
Short sentences
For Y1, such as I like cats or The frog jumps.
Medium sentences
For Y2 and Y3, such as The cat sleeps on the sofa.
Long sentences
For Y4 to Y6, such as Bees make honey in the hive.
Trace over
The model appears in grey on the lines to trace over. The starting mode in Y1 and Y2.
Copy below
The model appears above, smaller, and is copied onto the lines. From Y3.
Strictness
Gentle, Normal or Strict: by default, Gentle in Y1-Y2, Normal in Y3-Y4 and Strict in Y5-Y6.
How to play it in class
- Choose the mode, Trace over or Copy below, and short, medium or long sentences.
- Choose 3, 5 or 8 rounds and, if you like, a time limit per sentence: 1 or 2 minutes.
- Write with a finger or the pen; Undo and Delete fix mistakes, and Done asks for the score.
- In teams, both write the same sentence in their half and the round goes to the higher score; on your own, the end screen shows the stars from every round.
Ways to play
In teams, at the same time
The screen splits in two and each team plays on its own half at the same time.
For one player
One child plays on the whole screen at their own pace: on the whiteboard, a computer or a tablet.
Frequently asked questions
Are the sentences in English?
Yes. With the game in English, the sentences are in English, from short to long depending on the year group.
Does the game read what children write?
No. It doesn't recognise letters: it compares the shape of the writing with the model, with no internet or artificial intelligence.
Which handwriting style is the model?
A joined-up school script based on the Spanish model, the same in every language. Print letters score low because the model is joined-up.
Is it free?
You can play 5 free games without signing up. After that, a one-off payment of €9.99 unlocks all 78 games for ever, on all your devices. There is no subscription.
Do I need to install anything?
No. It opens in the browser of the interactive whiteboard, panel, computer, tablet or iPad. Once loaded, it also works offline.
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