Form diver-family lowercase letters: b, p, e, h, t, l, i, j, k, n, m, r, u, y

Form each diver-family lowercase letter starting with a vertical 'diver' stroke from sky-line to grass-line or dirt-line.

Mastery threshold

85%

Min instances

Typical minutes

Spaced intervals (days)

1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60

Prereqs

Successors

Common misconceptions

b/d reversal (extremely common — re-anchor with the cue: 'b is a bat-and-ball, d is a doorknob-and-door')
Forms 'h' as 'n' with an extra line
Tail of 'p' and 'j' floats instead of descending below the dirt-line

Exercise pool (6)

Diff	Stem	Type
1	Trace l, i, t three times each.	trace
2	Write 'it' on the line. Use lowercase letters.	write word
3	Sort this pile of letters into 'b' and 'd' piles.	discriminate
3	Write 'bed' on the line using lowercase.	write word
3	In this row, circle every m. There are 4.	discriminate
3	Write 'jay' on the line.	write word