Session 5, introduces the letters M and W, the numbers 3 and 6, and our first punctuation, ?.  The question mark has a very distinct and musical sound.  It’s also fun to do on a paddle with repeat: hold for two dots, hold two dashes, hold two dots, release.   (Thanks, Mateo, for sending out the Lesson […]

Session 4 introduced the letters U and C.   In the official CWOPS Beginner Book, it’s divided into copying segments: R, H, D, L, 1, R, U, C (five times each) chat, chair, chin, chart, ouch, couch, touch, such, teach, reach, sun, son, hold, told, sail, rail, tail, nail, oil, soil, toil, coil, rain, cause, sauce, toss, toll,

Session 3 introduced the letters D, H, L (my favorite Morse letter), R and the numbers 2 and 5.  In the official CWOPS Beginner Book, it’s divided into copying segments: O, I, S, R, H, D, 1, 2, 5 (five times each) all, tell, tall, deal, the, their, doll, dell, hall, hill, hole, load, lead, late, later, seal,

Note: In the official CWOPS Beginner Book, session 2 covers the letters I, O, S and the numbers 1 and 4. With more letters, we can make more interesting words. It’s divided into copying segments: T, E, A, N, I, O, S, 1, 4 (five times each) TON, TIN, TIE, TOE, NO, NOT, NOTE, IT, AT, ONE, NEAT, NET, NIT,

Note: In the official CWOPS Beginner Book, session 1 covers the letters A, E, N and T. It’s divided into copying segments: T, E, A, N (five times each) TEA, TEE, EAT, ATE, AT, TAT, TEEN, NEAT, TEN, NET, TAN, EAT AT, TEN, ATE AT, TEN, AT TEE. And sending segments: TEA, TEN, NET, TEE,