Over the next few months we will focus on our writing area and children\u2019s creative writing in nursery. We are going to look at how our children currently use our writing resources and consult with them to make improvements.<\/p>\n
We encourage our children to mark-make. Mark-making activities enable children to express their thoughts, feelings and ideas using various tools such as fingers, pens, paintbrushes, crayons \u2013 we also explore ways to mark-make with textures and other materials such as mud, sand and dough. Mark-making supports children\u2019s fine motor skills development, encourages creativity and imagination and is a great stepping stone to writing.<\/p>\n
Click on the link for more information and to watch a short interesting video clip –Professor Cathy Nutbrown, Head of the School of Education at the University of Sheffield describes the link between schemas, children understanding movement, their mark-making activities and learning to write. It is very interesting and worth a look! Please leave any comments below.<\/em><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/cbeebies\/grownups\/schemas<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Over the next few months we will focus on our writing area and children\u2019s creative writing in nursery. We are going to look at how our children currently use our writing resources and consult with them to make improvements. We … Continue reading