INCREDIBLE!! TRULY AMAZING!! LUV IT!!!
Welcome to my on-going series:
"Fine Motor leads to Fine Arts!"
How much do you LUV that painting?
Look at the others on display.
Here are six incredible pieces of Fine Art that I snapped up just yesterday at my local, FL VPK program!
It's so exciting to have regular invitations to visit outstanding programs working with children.
Wearing my 'music-lady' hat, I'm on a mission to share what I see on my Author/Illustrator travels.
These studies in symmetry by 5 year old students truly take-the-cake!!
You remember: you fold the paper, put paint 'blops' onto one half the page and then carefully PRESS onto the other side. Open up: VOILA!!!! This time there was a string involved as well.
We were up in Ohio this time last week and I got to document all sorts of fingers at work as part of the church's family festivities surrounding a monumental Easter Egg Hunt. They had happy fine-motor stations scattered all about! Wee little young fingers.
It's so exciting to have regular invitations to visit outstanding programs working with children.
Wearing my 'music-lady' hat, I'm on a mission to share what I see on my Author/Illustrator travels.
These studies in symmetry by 5 year old students truly take-the-cake!!
You remember: you fold the paper, put paint 'blops' onto one half the page and then carefully PRESS onto the other side. Open up: VOILA!!!! This time there was a string involved as well.
We were up in Ohio this time last week and I got to document all sorts of fingers at work as part of the church's family festivities surrounding a monumental Easter Egg Hunt. They had happy fine-motor stations scattered all about! Wee little young fingers.
Part of the 'trick' of creating fine motor fun, is having great media!
Elementary aged fingers:
WonderBoy, kindergarten fingers that I LOVE:
You gotta know that I can never resist a 'rainbow' in my travels. This finished work was hanging on the wall. I can just picture the preschool child coloring and singing and singing and coloring!! How happy those little brain dendrites are when we mix together a couple of different 'modalities' in our work with children.
If you're new to my ongoing series, you may be wondering why my fascination with fine motor work..... I've explained my bias in an earlier installment. I was commissioned by Zaner-Bloser to create a recording of original songs, for their work in supporting young children in creating fluent handwriting.
One of the biggest challenges to creating fine motor development is the 'issue' of TIME. Prioritizing effort.
In my association with ZB I have learned much about the connection between capable fine motor work (handwriting) and outcomes on testing and creative writing.
In packing my suitcase to fly to Arkansas in the morning [I get to deliver the keynote to the Early Childhood Education conference there on Saturday!!!!!] I uncovered my copy of "Handwriting Research: A Guide to Curriculum Planning" cultivated by ZB. So I will now be including some quick factoids assembled there for your contemplation.
If this issue (fine motor) is near and dear to your heart, please check out the first 8 installments for other inspiration. The earlier articles are found by clicking right here. As always, I am incredibly grateful to those of you who are able to 'pin' images to your collections.
-- Debbie --
My efforts are paying off!! I have garnered the attention of the amazing blog, "Craft Corners" and they have awarded me recognition!!! I look forward to support from their amazing corner in the future!
One of the biggest challenges to creating fine motor development is the 'issue' of TIME. Prioritizing effort.
In my association with ZB I have learned much about the connection between capable fine motor work (handwriting) and outcomes on testing and creative writing.
In packing my suitcase to fly to Arkansas in the morning [I get to deliver the keynote to the Early Childhood Education conference there on Saturday!!!!!] I uncovered my copy of "Handwriting Research: A Guide to Curriculum Planning" cultivated by ZB. So I will now be including some quick factoids assembled there for your contemplation.
If this issue (fine motor) is near and dear to your heart, please check out the first 8 installments for other inspiration. The earlier articles are found by clicking right here. As always, I am incredibly grateful to those of you who are able to 'pin' images to your collections.
-- Debbie --
My efforts are paying off!! I have garnered the attention of the amazing blog, "Craft Corners" and they have awarded me recognition!!! I look forward to support from their amazing corner in the future!
I really love that you let the children experiment with the dot paint. That looks fun and their work is beautiful! I absolutely love how many different things there are to look at on each of your blog posts!
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Sea Bear's Kindergarten
Oh, Christina -- my favorite Sea-Bear!!! Thanks so much for your supportive comment. I LUV LUV LUV looking for images to share + its so much fun to see what's happening in the schools I visit.
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Debbie
I hope you had a wonderful time speaking! I love that you have handwriting song.
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