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Ready, Set, Write

When children are ready for pencil and paper, introduce them in a fun an exploratory way.  No ditto sheets here!!! It is important to provide a variety of tools and allow the children to explore in these open-ended activities.

Write the Room
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  • All you need is a colorful clipboard and a variety of writing instruments.  Children can roam around indoors and out writing and drawing what they see. Add some sunglasses for extra fun!

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Special Delivery
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  • Visit your local Pizza Restaurant and ask for a few small pizza boxes.
  • Attach brads to the bottom flaps to keep the box folded together.  This will ensure that the top flap stays up when open.
  • Add stickers with the alphabet, numbers, shapes, words, colors, etc. 
  • Keep an assortment of paper, crayons, markers, and pencils inside.
  • Children enjoy using this box as a little office to draw and write.
  • If you can make a class set, this would be a great place to keep the children's materials organized or collect their drawings throughout the year.     

 

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Tech Savvy
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  • Ready or not, technology such as computers and iPads are here and children already know more than we think.  There should always be a good balance between active physical play and time on a device.  We still want children to build, manipulate and create with their hands, but the reality is that they also need to learn to use technology in appropriate ways.  When using technology in the classroom, make it purposeful and engaging for the children.  Explore a multitude of applications for children to practice skills.  My favorite is abcmouse.com
Choose Your Weapon
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  • Children should be given a variety of writing instruments to use in every writing activity.  A variety of paper is also necessary to keep children excited about creating their masterpieces. 
  • Research has shown that Golf Pencils are the preferred pencil choice of most preschoolers and Kinder Kids because they fit perfectly in tiny hands. 
Michelangelo
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  • Here is a spin on writing that I have used for years in my Kindergarten and TK classroom.  
  • Tape large pieces of construction paper underneath children's tables.  
  • Children lay on their back under the table to write and draw on the paper.
  • Bonus History Lesson: Teach them about the famous Italian sculptor and painter Michelangelo.  Explain how he created works of art, especially how he painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling while laying on his back.  Incorporate a photo of the chapel in the lesson.  This challenges children's motor skills by writing in a different way, while learning something about history.
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