Today the children were showing an interest in the different cars ,trucks and trains in the Discovery room. We decided to collect some items to see if there were different to do with the cars.
We collected:
- “A big, massive piece of paper”
- Scissors
- sticky tape
- Pens
We taped the paper to the floor but the children also wanted to tape the pens to the cars to see what would happen to them.
” The train drawed a line and then a circle”
They realised when they moved the trains and cars on the paper, the pens were leaving a trail behind them.
The children noticed that by using different sized pens that the marks were different sizes.
“It looks like my dads map of Scotland, with all the lines on it”
Mark making is an important step in a child’s journey in learning to write. This allows them to practice holding a pencil and learning to control their marks. This improves their fine motor skills and helps to develop their hand- eye coordination.
Mark making can also encourage creativity by giving the opportunity to communicate through drawing and using their marks to tell a story.
” My truck is going to follow the track to find the other cars”
