We have been having so much fun this week with these printable Three Little Pigs puppets! There has been lots of huffing and puffing! And wonderfully rich storytelling and sharing. Free Printable Three Little Pigs Puppets for Storytelling The Three Little Pigs is such a much loved classic tale. Children delight in this story of […]
Stamp & Spell Literacy Play
This post is by regular contributor Kylie Gardner of Octavia & Vicky. While we were on holiday recently my four year old daughter, Pebble, watched her Great Nana, Nana and cousin play Scrabble. It made me think about the neglected Scrabble box sitting in our cupboard at home and how we could use the letter […]
Fun Literacy Activity: DIY Zoo Hunt for Kids
This post is by regular contributor Kylie Gardner of Octavia & Vicky. One sunny and crisp wintery day I took my three year old daughter ‘Pebble’ on a little day out to the zoo with friends. We had taken her to the zoo once before and it was a little overwhelming – too many things […]
Popular Posts of 2011: Top Literacy Spots
The Literacy Spot series highlighted one simple idea each week for playing around with literacy with young children. And the most popular Literacy Spot posts were… Routines with Printable Picture Cards Nursery Rhymes Felt Board Stories 10 Pre-Writing Activities for Under 5s Labels Playing With Letters See the complete Literacy Spot series here or check […]
Literacy Spot #48: Letter Stamps (and Christmas Decorations!)
Most children love to stamp and letter stamps are a great addition to your writing area once your children are interested in exploring and playing with letters. Of course, you aren’t just limited to stamping on paper. Stamping on playdough, salt dough or air dry clay is lots of fun too. I like the challenge […]
Literacy Spot #44: Take a Reading Road Trip
I am taking a little time offline this week to spend with family and to try and kick the final symptoms of my recent illness. Fortunately, I have some great blogging friends who have offered to help me out with a series of fabulous guest posts 🙂 Today I am pleased to introduce Laura of […]
Literacy Spot #43: 5 Tips for Supporting Playful ‘Writers’
Kindergarteners and preschoolers often spontaneously play around with writing. Their interest is usually 90% experimentation and 10% imitation as they watch you to learn about the place and function of writing within society. It is not unusual for these early forays into the written language to include a combination of shapes, scribbles and random letters […]
Literacy Spot #41: Literacy Learning with Maps
Maps are a fun way to engage pre- and early readers with the concept that printed symbols communicate meaning. The map (whether real or homemade) provides a wonderful, hands-on, motivating context for learning. Which sort of map would your child most like to play with? Treasure maps Whether it be pirate play, exploring outer space […]
Literacy Spot #38: Literacy Links
For today’s literacy spot I thought I would share some inspiring early literacy related links from around the web! Enjoy 🙂 Young Children and Literacy Learning Developing Literacy Skills :: Irresistible Ideas for Play Based Learning They Play, But Do They Write :: Let the Children Play Early Reading and Writing Now I Know My […]
Literacy Spot #30: Felt or Flannel Board Stories
Felt boards and felt pieces are fabulous early literacy tools as they encourage children to engage with story telling – whether it be with familiar stories, such as fairy tales, or stories completely of their own making. We have a combination of commercially produced and homemade felt board pieces and often I will set up […]
