Literary development in the preschool years depends upon curriculum that includes lesson plans emphasizing language and literacy experiences.  According to Strickland and Morrow in Beginning Reading and Writing, children’s early writing begins with the realization that oral language can be written down.
There are several types of activities that support language and literacy goals. Â Daily story time activities and book talks introduce children to rich language and the storytelling experience. Interactive book talks promote responsive communication. Language games allow children to develop phonetic awareness. These language games include finger plays, chants, and rhymes. Writing activities create wonderful opportunities for activities that involve scribbling, pretend writing, and story dictation. Â Here are some very inexpensive writing activities for daycare.
My Favorite Purple Thing
Materials: Construction paper, black marker, crayons, colored pencils, paint
Discussion Starters: What things can you think of that are purple? What is your favorite purple thing? Can you draw a picture of something purple? Tell me all about it. What does it look like? What does it do?
Instructions: Encourage children to draw, paint, or color a picture of something purple on the top half of a piece of construction paper. Next encourage the children to describe their purple item. Write the description on the bottom half of the construction paper.
How Plants Grow
Materials: Construction paper, black marker, crayons, colored pencils, paint
Discussion Starters: Can you tell me how a seed grow into a plant? I’m going to write your story on this paper. Can you draw a picture of how seeds grow?
Instructions: Encourage children to dictate their understanding of the process of how a seed grows and write it on the bottom of the construction paper. Ask them to illustrate their ideas.
P is for Pony
Materials: Poster Board (or flannel board), pictures of ponies, pictures of and upper and lower case Ps (or flannel cut outs), whiteboard or chalkboard, chalk.
Instructions: Create a P is for pony poster board or flannel board. The board should show the letter P in upper and lower case and pictures of ponies. Let children practice making the P sound and writing the letter P in upper and lower case on the whiteboard or chalkboard.
Discussion Starters: This is the letter P. P is for pony. This is how the letter P sounds. Can you make the letter P? What other things begin with the letter P sound? Can you draw the letter P on the chalkboard?
F is for Flower
Materials: Poster Board (or flannel board), pictures of flowers and upper and lower case Fs (or flannel cut outs), whiteboard or chalkboard, chalk.
Discussion Starters: This is the letter F. F is for flower. This is how the letter F sounds. Can you make the letter F? What other things being with the letter F sound? Can you draw the letter F on the chalkboard?
Instructions: Create an F is for flower poster board or flannel board. The board should show the letter F in upper and lower case and pictures of flowers. Let children practice making the F sounds and writing the letter F in upper and lower case on the whiteboard or chalkboard.
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