1. Physical development for writing

2. Proprioception – how are your limbs orientated in space
Core strength
Proprioception – how are your limbs orientated in space

3. Vestibular system –coordinating movement with balance
Core strength
Vestibular system –coordinating movement with balance

4. At School… Yoga PE programme from NHS handbook Swimming
‘Lie down’ learning
Increased opportunities for writing/ reading on floor
Reduced insistence on ‘sitting up / sitting still’
Balance / spinning toys
Trim trail, caterpillar tunnel , fort

5. At home…. Crawling Rolling Spinning Swinging Monkey bars Climbing
Bikes and scooters
Swimming
Lying on tummy
Rough and tumble

6. Steps to holding a pencil
Shoulder pivot
Elbow pivot
Wrist pivot
Pencil grip

7. Shoulder Pivot Large movements from the shoulder
Painting with water on walls
Chalk circles
Large paper and pens on floor or wall
Light sabres, swords
Brooms, mops
Window cleaning

8. Elbow pivot Hammering Scrubbing brushes Sponges Pom poms Ribbons
Sawing
Dustpan and brush

9. Wrist pivot Colouring Whisking Stirring Squeezing Fishing Digging
Write dance

10. Pencil grip Playdough Cooking –rubbing in, kneeding
Threading- cheerios on spaghetti ?
Lego and other small construction
Tiddlywinks
Dealing playing cards
Anything small and fiddly

11. Physical Early learning Goal
Children show good control and co-ordination in large and small movements. They move confidently in a range of ways, safely negotiating space. They handle equipment and tools effectively, including pencils for writing.

12. The writing Early Learning Goal
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.

13. Sentences
Give lots of reasons to write –cards, letters, diaries, lists, messages, invitations, notes
Give lots of paper- notebooks, reuse envelopes, cereal packets, old cards,

14. Phonics
new sounds
Keep on practising
Saying, reading, writing

15. Start to read on sight and spell
High frequency words
Spelling homework
Words in phonic pack
Start to read on sight and spell