Summer Writing
10/08/10
Three easy activities build writing skills now and prepare your child for school this fall.
• pad of paper
• markers
• paintbrush or craft sticks
• water or ice cubes
1. Travel Reporter.
Whether you’re heading to the beach or the backyard, bring along a pad and markers for your child to record the experience. Remember, her first step in writing is drawing what she sees!
2. Water Writing. A refreshing way to write is with a paintbrush and water or an ice cube with a craft stick handle. Your child can make letters, words, and pictures by moving the ice cube along a paved surface. Then, she can watch as her writing dries and disappears.
3. Sticks and Stones. Give your child a stick, and the beach or sandbox suddenly becomes a huge writing pad! She’ll enjoy drawing and writing in the sand or earth with sticks or stones — and erasing her work before starting all over again.
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• provides practice with letters
• increases familiarity with the purposes of writing
• supports basic writing skills
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