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Early Years Parent Education Sheets and Downloads – Semester 1
This booklet outlines key information to be provided to parents, caregivers and the wider community within semester one. Children benefit when home and school work together. To support this, PLD offers an extensive range of parent milestone information sheets and videos. These resources are ideal to be disseminated to parents and the wider community through […]
This booklet outlines key information to be provided to parents, caregivers and the wider community within semester one. Children benefit when home and school work
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Am I ready to handwrite? A3 Poster
Am I ready to handwrite is a poster providing solid introduction to the beginning of handwriting
Ideal for student and teacher reference, this poster is designed to provide explicit instruction on the following: Letter formation and size Letter placement Reminders of
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The Development of Appropriate Pencil Grip and Drawing Skills – Ages 1 – 6
These milestone and information sheets identify the age-related milestones for hand function, pencil grip (grasp) and drawing skills in children aged 1 to 6 years. They present images of good and NOT good pencil grip and also outline hints for making a good pencil grip easier.
When children first begin to draw using crayons, pencils or brushes they use a dagger grasp. In a natural developmental sequence, they will hold the
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Which Paper and Pencils to use with Early Writers?
A fact sheet which identifies a methodical stage-based sequence to identifying the types of paper and pencils to use with early writers.
This download includes: Paper choice guide Which pencils to choose 24mm spaced lined paper template 18mm spaced lined paper template 24mm dotted thirds template 24mm
Getting Ready for Writing (Pre-writing patterns) Factsheet
A downloadable factsheet which identifies the six basic (Pre-writing) patterns that form the basis of all alphabet letters.
Throughout the early years, children are encouraged to participate in a range of fine motor activities that develop:
- their manipulative skills
- a dominant hand
- the ability to use both hands together
In conjunction with the above motor activities, introducing pre-writing patterns aids the smooth transition to writing alphabet letters.
Pre-writing Patterns presents a simple, systematic and fun approach for teaching the foundation skills that are necessary for fluent handwriting. It outlines six basic movements that are essential for children to learn the prewriting patterns used to make pictures and then combined to make letters and numbers. It is through the systematic rehearsal of a movement (with eyes closed and eyes open) that a child is able to develop a kinaesthetic memory. We can think of this as an internal memory that allows the child’s actions (when making patterns) to be automatic.
Six basic patterns form the basis of all alphabet letters.
- sideways, sideways, left to right
- tall lines and short lines
- circles, drawn forwards and backwards
- zig zags
- up and overs
- down and unders/down, back and unders
This download outlines how PLD programs link to the ACARA National Curriculum year level content descriptions.
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