The "50 Fantastic Ideas" series is filled with fun, innovative, skill-based activities for early childhood educators, which can be used with children aged 0-5 years. Each activity includes step-by-step instructions, a list of necessary resources, and a detailed explanation of the skills children will learn.
Creative, simple, and highly effective, this series is essential for any preschool environment. Children have a natural attraction to mark-making. Long before holding a pencil or brush, they experiment with various forms of mark-making using hands, fingers, toes, etc., as well as different objects they encounter in everyday life.
To help children become truly confident and capable in mark-making, we must provide numerous opportunities with a variety of exciting mark-making resources in many different conditions. Alistair Bryce-Clegg has gathered a whole range of ideas for different mark-making tools, as well as for many substances and surfaces on which children can make marks.
Some ideas will support children in creating their own 'masterpieces', while others will encourage them to make marks alongside other children in groups. As with all of Alistair's ideas, 'child engagement' is at the top of his priority list, because when children are involved, they make the greatest progress on the path to writing and have more fun!
Pages: 64, Year of Publication: 0901, Dimensions: 17x17cm
