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Straight and leaning
- K
- M
- N
- Y
- Z
Some lines are straight.
Some lines lean.
These letters have both.
Get Ready
K, M, N, Y and Z mix straight and leaning lines.
Words to know
- mountainA very big, tall hill.
Learn It
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Two mountains
- M
- N
M dips down in the middle.
Like two mountains.
N is down, lean, down.
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Arms up!
- Y
Put your arms up high.
Now you look like a Y!
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One line at a time
- K
- Z
K is a line and two leans.
Z goes across, lean, across.
Take one line at a time.
Try It
More lines than before. Take them one at a time.
K
Your Turn
Answer each question in the yellow box.
Question 1 of 6
How many lines make a Z?
Question 2 of 6
Which letter has two leans?
Question 3 of 6
Which letter looks like two mountains?
Question 4 of 6
Which letter goes down, lean, down?
Question 5 of 6
Which letter goes across, lean, across?
Question 6 of 6
Which letter looks like arms up?
What You Learned
- Some lines are straight.
- Some lines lean.
- Take one line at a time.
For the grown-up
M and N are the two most often drawn as a scribble. Four strokes for M and three for N keep the turns visible, which is what makes them reproducible without a model.
K is genuinely hard because the two short strokes meet the stem at a point in the middle of nothing. If it goes wrong, it is not worth a second attempt in the same sitting.
Z is the only letter here with no vertical at all, and it is included because the two horizontals give the hand a rest after M.