Why mark making is so important in Early Childhood plus launching a new ebook, Make Your Mark, full of ideas and resources to help educators and parents alike promote and encourage mark making by the youngest of children.
Developmentally, the skill of writing begins with mark making.
Learning to write is a skill that requires time, opportunity, practice and encouragement. Mark making helps young children to make sense of their world but also opens them up to the realisation that marks and symbols can carry meaning that can be understood by others, allowing them to express their emotions and thoughts through a means other than verbal communication for the first time.
Educators working in the Early Years can help promote mark making many ways and it does not just have to involve just pen and paper! Inviting mark making can be much more creative than that giving children a chance to explore different media and materials as they play and create.
Not sure of where to start or just looking for some new ideas to try?
My new book, Make Your Mark, brings you 30+ projects that will help children develop a love of writing, creative storytelling, self-confidence and compassion. Through play, art, language, and writing this book will help your child make their mark on this world and discover themselves.
WHAT YOU'LL GET FROM THIS BOOK
- Activities to get your child started with the important basics
Developing the skills to literally make their mark, first with fingers, and later with pens, pencils and paint brushes.
- Fun ideas that will help your child develop their fine motor strength and dexterity.
Ideas for finger gyms, easel activities and first mark making activities with sticks, play dough and shaving foam.
- Inspirational writing trays that encourage children to use all their senses to build skills.
- Great ideas to delight in imagination and storytelling.
Ideas that feels like - and are! - play based, not school work helping your child develop their language, vocabulary and fluency through story mats, small worlds, comics, journals, role play, outdoor adventures, and art.
- Activities that support your child in understanding themselves and others.
Promoting early self-reflection through interviews, self-portraits, collaborative art, and collaborative projects.
- Build a sense on community and citizenship
Helping your child see that everyone can make their mark on their community and the environment. We show you how to extend the idea of our self out into the world, and consider how we are part of a community. With accessible and achievable projects we’ll inspire your child to make their mark through environmental citizenship and acts of kindness.
Also included - six sets of printables for you to download, including pattern writing cards, a 'my favourite things' photo book, 'all about me' interview sheets, pretend play post office accessories, and comic book and gracious giving printables.
Here's you sneak peek inside Make Your Mark!
Make Your Mark will help you take the simple act of sharing stories and stretch it to help your child their confidence, compassion and caring.
US $14.99
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You can buy the ebook wherever you are in the world. You pay via PayPal, which will take care of any currency conversion for you. The ebook costs US$ 14.99.
*You can buy the ebook now, on any device, and then download it when you are ready. Depending on the apps you have installed and your operating system, you might be able to download the ebook on your mobile device. However if you have any doubts or problems, I recommend you use a computer to download the book and then share it to your mobile devices. You will be sent download instructions when your purchase the ebook.
*You can buy the ebook now, on any device, and then download it when you are ready. Depending on the apps you have installed and your operating system, you might be able to download the ebook on your mobile device. However if you have any doubts or problems, I recommend you use a computer to download the book and then share it to your mobile devices. You will be sent download instructions when your purchase the ebook.
The Make Your Mark ebook is published and sold by Cathy James at NurtureStore.co.uk. Please direct any customer service queries regarding purchases of the ebook to support@nurturestore.co.uk or refer to the NurtureStore FAQ.
The Make Your Mark ebook is protected under copyright © 2016. All rights reserved.