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Letters can be round
A ball is round.
Some letters are round too.
Your finger bends as it goes.
Get Ready
C, O, Q, G and S are round letters.
Words to know
- roundBent all the way, like a ball.
Learn It
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A whole one and a gap
- O
- C
This cookie is round all the way.
Like O.
Take a bite. Now it is like C.
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Top, then left
- C
- O
- Q
- G
- S
Start at the top.
Bend to the left first.
All five go the same way.
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A little bit more
- Q
- G
Q is an O with a tail.
G is a C with a little line.
Try It
They all start the same way. Watch, then you try.
C
Your Turn
Answer each question in the yellow box.
Question 1 of 6
Which letter is round all the way?
Question 2 of 6
Which letter closes up?
Question 3 of 6
Do C and O start the same way?
Question 4 of 6
Which letter is an O with a tail?
Question 5 of 6
Which letter bends?
Question 6 of 6
Which letter has a gap?
What You Learned
- Round letters bend.
- Start at the top.
- Go left first.
For the grown-up
All five begin with the same counterclockwise curve, which is why they are taught together. C is O with a gap; G is C with a shelf; Q is O with a tail.
Counterclockwise is the direction that matters. A child who learns to circle the other way will struggle with a, d, g and q later, all of which need this motion.
S is the hardest shape in this group and often the hardest capital of all. It is here rather than alone because the first half of it is the same curve they have just practiced four times.