Did you know that every
time your child scribbles, that’s the beginning of learning to
write? Those little squiggles and lines will turn into letters, words, and
stories one day! Here are some great tools that will give your child
the opportunity to explore and develop small motor skills.
*Note! Monitor
the use of these materials and set rules and limits to where and when they can
be used.
1. Keep pencils, pens,
crayons, colored pencils, notepads, paper, spiral notebooks, and so forth in a
basket or old briefcase. Encourage your child to play with these
items inside at a table or outside at a picnic bench.
2. Make play dough, tape,
water colors, a hole punch, safety scissors, washable markers, construction paper,
stickers and other art media available to your child. (This would actually
be a better birthday gift than a toy!) You might want to store these
in a plastic tub or backpack to make them convenient to get out and clean
up.
3. Value your child’s work
by framing it or hanging it on the refrigerator.
4. All children enjoy
drawing with chalk on the sidewalk. Or you could place a chalkboard
in your garage or basement.
5. Save forms from magazines
or junk mail for children to write on.
6. A magic slate, dry erase
board, seasonal pencil, note cards, and other props will engage your child in
writing.
Happy
writing!
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