The following activities provide a holistic approach, promoting cognitive, social, and emotional development in the early stages of a child’s life. Berry Sorting and Counting After berry picking, engage children in a sorting and counting activity. Sort the berries by color or size, and count how many are in each category. This hands-on experience Read More
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Books About Early Writing
Little Red Writing by Joan Holub (Preschool, School Age) This fractured fairy tale is filled with wordplay and puns while also teaching story structure. We might think we know what happens in this tale, but we’d better make sure to stay on the story path, so we don’t get lost. ▸ Get it at the Library Read More
Ways to Build Early Writing Skills
Reinforcing pre-writing skills can be (and might already be) part of you child’s every day. Have pencils, washable markers, chalk, crayons, and paper where your child can reach it. If you can, have a child sized table for writing and art projects. Talk about the shapes of letters. Practice drawing shapes Encourage your child to Read More
Early Writing
It can be surprising the first time you see your child trying to scribble to imitate how adults write. Scribbling is one pre-writing skill that prepares for your child to learn how to formally write. Generally, children progress through drawing and scribbling before they are able to write strings of letters and made up words. Read More
