early education / addysg gynnar exploring mark making september 2013

Early Education / Addysg Gynnar

Exploring Mark MakingSeptember 2013

Early Education / Addysg Gynnar

Aim:To explore how children

develop mark making skills and look at practical ways to facilitate this in

your setting.

Exploring Mark MakingEdrych ar Greu Marciau

Exploring Mark MakingEdrych ar greu Marciau

• Provide an overview of the developmental stages of Mark Making in order to inform next steps.

• Role of the adult in supporting children to become confident Mark Makers.

• Explore Mark Making opportunities through practical workshop.

• Gwenfro Playgroup- one setting’s approach to Mark making.

• Plenary


What does a child need to become a confident and successful Mark Maker?

Balance, breadth and depth of indoors outdoor experiences

Body StrengthPosture

Hand/Eye Coordination

Time Space

PractiseConsolidatio

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Physical skills: Gross motor skills

Fine motor skills

Development of physical skills linked with:PerceptionVisual skillsCognitive skillsSpatial relationships

Motivation

OracyChildren need to be

able to communicate to make purposeful

marks


Self esteem, Self Motivation and a Sense of Well Being.

The developmental stages of mark

making•Generally, children follow a similar sequence in their development •Knowledge of this sequence enables us to provide appropriate opportunities to help each child progress


Early writing begins when babies explore

making their own marks on surfaces.

Jam, chocolate, milk… on a table… or on

themselves!



At their earliest stages children are already…

• Exploring a wide range of media with fingers and palms of hands, including food and drink

• Gripping objects using the palm of their hands • Beginning to use finger and thumb in a pincer

movement to pick up small objects


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At the next stage the child….• Holds a pencil/crayon in the palm of the hand in a fist like grip • Makes early attempts at mark making which feature lots of random marks, ’scribbles’ • Is usually unable to distinguish between his/her writing or picture•May even be looking elsewhere whilst mark making


At this stage…

• The joy is in the movement for the child

• No need to assign meaning to the end product

• The child needs to repeat this many times in many different contexts

Next you may observe the child…• Holding the pencil/crayon in a pincer grip between the thumb and index finger • Making a definite attempt to make individual marks • Attempting to close shapes; these shapes are often circular

After plenty of practice these marks become representative


At the next stage the child…

• Copies adults and makes marks going across the page; these are often zigzags and wavy lines

• Has a clearer idea of the marks he/she wants to make

• May still use either hand for writing



The child will move on to…•Making individual marks and using some letters from own name to communicate a message •Beginning to understand that drawing and writing are different •Beginning to assign meaning to their marks

In time, the child progresses on to…•Forming familiar letter like shapes and symbols•‘Writing’ left to right •Becoming aware that writing conveys meaning and may ‘read’ own writing•Showing increasing interest in writing own name



Each stage of children’s mark making is important and needs to be valued.

The child needs time and freedom to explore and develop at their own pace.

Every child is unique.


The Role of the Adult

What is your role in creating confident mark makers?


Mark Making Friendly Environment

Adults Modelling Mark Making



Observe and Listen to children as they Mark Make

Movement of a Wasp Jumping


Writing for a Purpose


Celebrating Children’s Mark Making


The role of the adult in creating confident

mark makers.

Environment Maintaining resources

Role model

Listen to/support children

Use language to facilitate mark

making

Train children to use and look

after tools/resources

Create context and purpose for

writing Celebrate children’s work

Make observations and plan next steps


Workshop

• The workshop is next door in room 1

• You have 40 minutes to explore – when we ring the bell please return to this room

• You are welcome to take photographs

• Help yourselves to water and juice

• Feel free to take notes, however, each setting will be given a CD-Rom with ideas sheets included

Exploring Mark MakingEdrych ar greu Marciau

• Provide an overview of the developmental stages of Mark Making in order to inform next steps.

• Role of the adult in supporting children to become confident Mark Makers.

• Explore Mark Making opportunities through practical workshop.

• Gwenfro Playgroup- one setting’s approach to Mark making.

• Plenary

early education / addysg gynnar exploring mark making september 2013

Documents

mark making

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writing exploring mark

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representative exploring

childrens mark

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