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Writing Knowledge - Different forms of Writing
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Writing KnowledgeLabel objects
Play a game with body parts: “Where is your nose?”, “Where is your arm?”
Talk about what your child is doing: “Destiny is on the swing”
Label pictures in magazines and books
Talk about why you write
Tell your child that you need to write for grocery lists, thank you notes, birthday cards, and notes to a family member.
Have writing material ready
Find a box and fill it with crayons, pencils, markers, pens, lined paper, plain white paper, construction paper, scrap paper and books.
Share writing with your child
Whenever you need to write a grocery list, have your child help you think of a list and then show them as you write the words.
Have your child “play write” while you write
If you need to write a letter to a friend, have your child “write” using the same format. Even if they are scribbles, a child can see that the format is one word is at the beginning of a letter with a comma!