Comments on: How To Create A Preschool Writing Box http://planningwithkids.com/2008/06/05/how-to-create-a-preschool-writing-box/ THOUGHTS AND IDEAS ON MAKING FAMILY LIFE SIMPLE AND FUN Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:08:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: anju http://planningwithkids.com/2008/06/05/how-to-create-a-preschool-writing-box/#comment-3173 anju Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:52:03 +0000 http://planningwithkids.com/?p=201#comment-3173 MY 3 YEAR OLD SON IS NOT INTERESTED IN WRITING AND HIS TEACHER SAID THAT HE NEEDS TO PRACTICE A LOT WITH WRITING. HE MAKES DIRTY COLOURING2. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME HOW AS A MOTHER I CAN HELP MY SON TO IMPROVE. MY 3 YEAR OLD SON IS NOT INTERESTED IN WRITING AND HIS TEACHER SAID THAT HE NEEDS TO PRACTICE A LOT WITH WRITING. HE MAKES DIRTY COLOURING2. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME HOW AS A MOTHER I CAN HELP MY SON TO IMPROVE.

]]> By: Carnival of Family Life: “Welcome, Summer!” Edition | Colloquium http://planningwithkids.com/2008/06/05/how-to-create-a-preschool-writing-box/#comment-1115 Carnival of Family Life: “Welcome, Summer!” Edition | Colloquium Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:12:46 +0000 http://planningwithkids.com/?p=201#comment-1115 [...] presents How To Create A Preschool Writing Box posted at Planning with Kids, saying, “A simple way to foster a preschooler’s desire to [...] [...] presents How To Create A Preschool Writing Box posted at Planning with Kids, saying, “A simple way to foster a preschooler’s desire to [...]

]]> By: Kin http://planningwithkids.com/2008/06/05/how-to-create-a-preschool-writing-box/#comment-916 Kin Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:41:26 +0000 http://planningwithkids.com/?p=201#comment-916 I had a similar thing last year for M&M, but variety is always good. Since M&M has had a year of practice, after school went back I picked up cheap from the newsagent some handwriting books that are state specific for her to practice in. I also bought (but could easily make my own) laminated sheets so she can practice and practice, but wipe clean the laminate when she's done. It works a treat and Kiki is now using them as her practice sheets, as M&M has moved on to a reading/writing workbook (which she loves!) I find in pre-school children these things last well, and a $5 investment at the beginning of the year easily lasts all year (as her attention peaks and wanes) and I don't have sheets of paper all over the house. Kins last blog post..<a href="http://www.kinshome.net/2008/06/walking-or-not.html" rel="nofollow">Walking. Or not.</a> I had a similar thing last year for M&M, but variety is always good.

Since M&M has had a year of practice, after school went back I picked up cheap from the newsagent some handwriting books that are state specific for her to practice in.

I also bought (but could easily make my own) laminated sheets so she can practice and practice, but wipe clean the laminate when she’s done. It works a treat and Kiki is now using them as her practice sheets, as M&M has moved on to a reading/writing workbook (which she loves!)

I find in pre-school children these things last well, and a $5 investment at the beginning of the year easily lasts all year (as her attention peaks and wanes) and I don’t have sheets of paper all over the house.

Kins last blog post..Walking. Or not.

]]> By: jessica http://planningwithkids.com/2008/06/05/how-to-create-a-preschool-writing-box/#comment-891 jessica Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:11:08 +0000 http://planningwithkids.com/?p=201#comment-891 Love the writing box idea! My oldest daughter is 4 going on 5 this year. I am homeschooling her so I love reading great ideas! My daughter does like to write letters, but I mostly encourage drawing pictures to help develop the fine motor skill of writing. Like you said, all letters are straight or curved lines and so is drawing. Another tip that I heard is to have your child practice drawing circles in a counter-clockwise direction all over a page since that is the direction letters are drawn. :) Happy writing! jessicas last blog post..<a href="http://seedling-sugarnspiceneverythingnice.blogspot.com/2008/06/meal-plan-monday.html" rel="nofollow">Meal Plan Monday</a> Love the writing box idea! My oldest daughter is 4 going on 5 this year. I am homeschooling her so I love reading great ideas! My daughter does like to write letters, but I mostly encourage drawing pictures to help develop the fine motor skill of writing. Like you said, all letters are straight or curved lines and so is drawing.

Another tip that I heard is to have your child practice drawing circles in a counter-clockwise direction all over a page since that is the direction letters are drawn. :) Happy writing!

jessicas last blog post..Meal Plan Monday

]]> By: PlanningQueen http://planningwithkids.com/2008/06/05/how-to-create-a-preschool-writing-box/#comment-877 PlanningQueen Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:19:38 +0000 http://planningwithkids.com/?p=201#comment-877 Thanks Journeyer. I did a similar thing to you with my second child and then worked this system out. Parenting is a constant learning curve for me! Thanks Journeyer. I did a similar thing to you with my second child and then worked this system out. Parenting is a constant learning curve for me!

]]> By: Journeyer http://planningwithkids.com/2008/06/05/how-to-create-a-preschool-writing-box/#comment-875 Journeyer Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:22:36 +0000 http://planningwithkids.com/?p=201#comment-875 These are great! Thanks PlanningQueen. My daughter is also in 4yo kinder. She is soooo keen to learn to write, so I made her a sheet of the Victorian Cursive Script alphabet to copy. She gets a bit frustrated with it though. After reading your post I think it was probably a bit too advanced for her. This is perfect :-) Journeyers last blog post..<a href="http://journeyerschronicles.com/2008/06/04/aspirations-of-a-rural-life/" rel="nofollow">Aspirations of a rural life</a> These are great! Thanks PlanningQueen. My daughter is also in 4yo kinder. She is soooo keen to learn to write, so I made her a sheet of the Victorian Cursive Script alphabet to copy. She gets a bit frustrated with it though. After reading your post I think it was probably a bit too advanced for her. This is perfect :-)
Journeyers last blog post..Aspirations of a rural life

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