Writing ELG Home learning poster This poster can

Writing ELG - Home learning poster This poster can be used to support the development of writing at home, a great resource for parents. www. earlybirdyeducation. com

Include your child in daily real life writing activities such as writing birthday invitations, cards, shopping list and letters, Make writing fun! Allow children to write in salt, flour, sand using different sized paintbrushes and fingers. Why not get a paint brush and water and get your child to write as many words as they can before the sun dries up the water. Writing Children use their phonic knowledge to write words in ways which match their spoken sounds. They also write some irregular common words. They write simple sentences which can be read by themselves and others. Some words are spelt correctly and others are phonetically plausible. Why not cook together? Include your child in the whole process e. g. writing out the ingredients and going shopping, writing out the method and following the instructions. www. earlybirdyeducation. com Encourage children to take charge of their own writing. For example can you write your own shopping list for packed lunch/ t must include a drink, healthy snack and a sandwich filling. Now shop for these items so that they can see the real purpse. How about writing dinner choices for the week. Stick up on your fridge and choose one to cook together.