Category: Mark Making

  • 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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  • Match and Model Letters

    Your Child Will Learn

    To notice how letters are written and re-create letters with clay.

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Select a place with a flat surface. Set out modeling clay, play dough, or air-dry clay (see below for homemade play
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  • Paint Your Letter

    Your Child Will Learn

    To write the first letter of their name.

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Spread out newspaper or a tablecloth, and set up large pieces of paper to paint on. Put a small amount of non-toxic paint in
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  • Our Family Names

    Your Child Will Learn

    To write more uppercase letters of the alphabet.

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Ask your child to choose types of drawing and coloring materials for this activity; some examples include crayons, markers, color pencils, or paint.
    2. Ask
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