Write the letter y Y
Watch Bramble draw it, then trace it with a finger. The numbers show which stroke comes first.
Watch Bramble draw the letter. Press Replay to watch again, then try it with your finger.
Lower case y
Down, round and up. Then down the long stick, and hook it.
Capital Y
Slide in from the left, slide in from the right, then down the stick.
Your device is set to reduce motion, so the letters are drawn already. Use the "One stroke at a time" button to see the order.
Words to try
Tap a word to hear it. Then write the first letter of each one.
Letter family
y is in the Down-and-off family. See the whole family.
For grown-ups
Each of these letters starts with a downstroke (or a stroke that ends in one) and finishes by stepping off the line. Practise the downstroke first: parallel sticks, all leaning the same way, all touching the line.
What to look for. Children often start i and j with the dot. Say it plainly: the stick first, the dot last. Check that t and l are not the same height.
This is one clear, unjoined model. Your school will follow its own scheme, and the strokes may differ a little. Where they do, use your school's way. The grown-ups page has advice on posture, grip and left-handed writers.