on March 13th, 2012%
Art for kids can be hands on fun with the simplest of ingredients. My girls find it so hard to resist putting their hands in the paint, so why not encourage it and let them enjoy some sensory play. Try these suggestions to add in some maths and literacy play too. Read more »
on October 29th, 2011%
I have a wonderful project to share with you today which combines literacy and art ideas to create magical Incy Wincy books.
We’ve been at the GobbleDEEbook Children’s Literature Festival in Chester this week, having a fabulous time. One of the workshops we attended was run by Becky Adams, an artist who explores the links between narratives and textiles. She guided a room full of children and parents through the workshop, resulting in everyone producing their very own, unique Incy Wincy book.
How to make an Incy Wincy book Read more »
on October 5th, 2011%
As we encourage our children to begin writing, does it matter what the medium is? Do they need to put pencil to paper or should we be offering more modern options, if that’s what they’re more interested in?
As well as setting up lots of invitations to write using our easel, B’s been enjoying using a laptop to write some stories. She sees a whole world of difference between a sheet of paper and a screen. Although using the laptop gives no opportunity for practicing handwriting or pencil grip, it can entice reluctant writers to dream up a story, have a try at spelling and structure sentences.
How to use a laptop for literacy Read more »
on September 21st, 2011%
Promoting literacy with comics
Our easel is becoming the hub of writing, drawing and mark making in our house. Located in the kitchen the kids can’t miss it and stocked with interesting pens and pencils, it’s just so tempting to pick one up and have a go?
Sometimes a blank canvass can be off putting, especially for reluctant writers, so I’ve been setting up invitations to write, which the children have been finding irresistible. This week we’ve been writing and drawing our own comic strips. Read more »
on September 12th, 2011%
Literacy and maps
We’ve been using our easel to try out lots of literacy ideas recently and our latest one was to try out a pirate map.
Our easel is set up in the kitchen where the children can’t help but notice it and has lots of fun pens and pencils with it for them to use. Every week or so I’ve been setting up an invitation to write on it – something I think might act as springboard into some writing or conversation or storytelling.
This week I drew the basic outline of a pirate map, just enough detail for the children to get a clue about where we might be heading, but with plenty of scope for them to make it their own. And look what happened… Read more »
on September 1st, 2011%
I’ve written before about making writing irresistible so children are encouraged to pick up a pencil and start writing and in my last post this week from the Just So Festival I thought you’d like to see their wonderful way to invite all the children to send someone a letter: a pixie post office provided by the FairyLand Trust.
Which child wouldn’t want to pop inside this tent to discover what was on offer inside? Read more »
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