Gross motor involves using whole body movements. It is vital for children to develop strength, balance and co-ordination in order to comfortably write for longer periods of time. 

Fine Motor activities are very important way in supporting children to develop the dexterity and skills they need to be able to write. Here are some fine motor activty ideas that you can use.

Here are some activities to support children getting ready to write! Use these videos to help children with their pencil grip. 

Our letters are grouped into families because they all have the same family feature. This means they are all formed using the same initial movement. See the letter families below and have a practice at home! 

Once children can form the lower case letter they wull learn to form capital letters. Once agin they are all grouped by the movements children need to be able to write them. These include straight lines, curves or slides.