A couple of weeks ago, my husband and I attended our kindergartner’s “Back-to-School” night. His teacher had done a wonderful job preparing her classroom along with a scavenger hunt in which the parents could learn about the various areas of the classroom and school. One of my favorite areas was the writing center where parents were encouraged to write a letter and put it in their child’s “mailbox”.
We have a similar area in our own home. It is stocked with envelopes from the dollar store, return address labels that we have received free in the mail, and small stickers to use as stamps (which we also received free in the mail). There are pencils, crayons, and various papers.
Most of the time, our children simply create an art project and place it in an envelope. Sometimes, however, they will want to write (or dictate) a note to include. Often the envelope and its contents are delivered right within our home, but we have also used a real stamp to mail letters to grandparents, uncles, aunts, and out-of-town friends.
Writing letters is a wonderful way to encourage your child’s dialogue skills. They learn the format in which letters are written, and they make the connection between spoken and written word. It is also exciting for children to receive letters so be sure to write them a letter from you, as well!
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Written by Laura on September 20, 2010
Have you ever watched amusingly as a toddler holds a crayon or pencil? The death grip that is often applied is serves the purpose, but it does not result in a great deal of accuracy. Although this is fine as very young children develop the fine motor skills, particularly the pincer grip, which allows them to hold the implement firmly in place, teaching preschool children the correct way to hold
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Written by BRWI Staff on July 7, 2010
My older son completed a preschool curriculum provided through one of the many cyber schools in Pennsylvania. Although I provided all of the instruction, the school was there as support and to provide feedback at several points throughout the year. One of the assignments that my son was to submit was an original short story. It only had to be a few sentences in length, and, as a preschooler, th
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Written by Laura on June 23, 2010
Once your preschooler is able to identify all of his letters, he is probably ready to move on to writing them. However, it may not always be easy to get your little one to write with a pencil and paper.
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Written by BRWI Staff on November 18, 2009
As children get older and begun to become more fluent writers, they will be asked to write in many different ways. They will learn how to write a letter. They will be required to complete research papers. And, they will be told to write an advertisement persuading people to buy something or join their way of thinking. One of the most challenging aspects of writing advanced pieces is considerin
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Written by BRWI Staff on October 28, 2009
When it comes to writing at this age, kids can get frustrated by sitting down and writing formally with paper and a pencil all the time. Here is a way to develop fine motor skills, writing, as well as reading and making it fun!
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Written by BRWI Staff on March 9, 2009
Vocabulary development is a building block for reading and writing. You can expand your child’s vocabulary word bank by exposing your child to the world of sensory detail. Start with the sense of smell.
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Written by BRWI Staff on February 23, 2009
