Writing Opportunities

In Reception we have been learning the sounds which are linked to the letters of the alphabet for some time now. Although we encourage children to use these sounds to build words for their writing, it is also important that our little ones understand the importance of learning to write and the purpose can bring.

There are many different ways you can help your child at home with their writing and the first thing is to make sure they watch you writing yourself. In an age of computers and phones, it’s too easy to type a quick list on your laptop or text a reminder to someone you live with (I, myself am very guilty of this) but children need to see the important people in their lives finding writing important too.

Different ideas you can demonstrate writing various ways with your child are:

·        Lists

·        Cards

·        Letters

·        Books

·        Invitations

·        Recipes

·        Stories

The list is endless and the more you practise these different ways of writing, the better they become.

Also encourage your child to write with different things in various places. Pens, pencils, paints, chalk, on paper, on card, the pavement. This adds to the fun of writing and children will be more excited to practise.

Are there any more ways you can practise together that I haven’t mentioned? 

We would love to see some examples of you practicing writing with your child on Tapestry.

Happy Writing!