Mark Making
Mark making is the earliest stages of writing. It is a form of communication which all humans do and have done since the dawn of our development! Cave paintings are just this - communicating through marks. It is when children realise that they have agency with their mark making - they can effect change and that people respond to it. It can be given as a gift and makes people smile and almost uniformly gets a positive response! This is part of understanding that you can communicate through marks and writing. These guides and resources encourage the development of mark making.
Blossom Guides that Promote Mark Making
The Blossom Guide to The Importance of Drawing - A guide which helps parents understand how important drawing is and how it helps children communicate.
The Blossom Guide to Name Writing - Why the marks that make their name are so important and help the development of reading and writing.
Ten Minutes Together with a Mark Making Focus
Let’s Make Sand Foam - How to make sand foam and use it to make marks and shapes!
Let’s Practise Name Writing - Activities that practise mark making and name writing.