 This artwork is by my nephew Brian and it's Spiderman! | What you think might be "chicken scratch" or scribbles is actually the beginning to writing. In this article in the Educators Voice journal: The process of drawing and writing in a series stimulates children to make connections between letters,words and visual symbols. It sparks their interest in acquiring the skills to communicate their ideas through images and words. So while you might just think its a waste of paper, its actually a stepping stone to their adventures in reading and writing! |
One way that you can keep the conversation going is to ask them to tell you a story about what is going on in the picture. Want to keep it going even further? Write down that story in nice big easy to read letters. It lets them see that 1. what they are saying is important enough to write down and 2. What they are saying can become "pictures" on paper.
Why not try and see?
Have a great safe day everyone. Try and enjoy the snow!
Why not try and see?
Have a great safe day everyone. Try and enjoy the snow!
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