Category: Emergent Writing

  • Drawing a Line

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to use writing utensils and draw a line.

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Tape a piece of paper to the table and let me explore making marks with crayons.
    2. Make a vertical line on the paper
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  • Keeping Marks on the Paper

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to keep my coloring and painting on the paper to get ready to learn to write

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Tape a piece of paper to a larger piece of cardboard or a tray. Tape
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  • My Family Tree

    Your Child Will Learn

    Names and roles of family members 

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Ask your child to name as many family members as they can. Write down people’s names as your child lists them.  Include any and all people
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  • Community History Expert

    Your Child Will Learn

    More about where they live and how it has changed over time

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Together with your child, brainstorm someone you know who has lived in your community for a long time. It could
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  • Map My Day

    Your Child Will Learn

    Map making and how to get places they need to go

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Talk with your child about their schedule for tomorrow. Mention the places they need to go, and in what order.
    2. Help
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  • Heritage Tree Leaf

    Your Child Will Learn

    About their family and their family’s culture and traditions

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Talk about your family:
      • People in your family
      • Traditions in your family
      • Language(s) your family speaks
      • Culture(s) your family belongs to
      • Things your
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  • Tell Me A Story

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to tell stories.

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Work together to create about 20 “story cards” on index cards (or paper). You can make them all at once, or spread it out over several days and
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  • Say and Make Drawings

    Your Child Will Learn

    To participate in shared storytelling.

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Gather drawing and coloring materials and a large sheet of paper.
    2. Remember something that you did with your child recently. You’ll create a drawing about the event
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  • Writing About My Things

    Your Child Will Learn

    Write simple words to describe my things 

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Have your child gather 2-3 things that belong to them, like small toys and or things they take to school everyday
    2. Work with your child
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  • Funny Family Stories

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to tell a story

    Here’s What to Do

    1. This is an activity for the whole family to join in! Tell your children and family members to gather around in a circle for a funny family
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