Today the Levana children painted on mural paper, working together as we continue to explore the story of creation. Working on a large vertical surface encourages the use of broad, sweeping strokes; this contributes to postural and shoulder stability and helps to develop stability in wrist extension. These are all important pre-writing activities that later assist the child with pencil and other small-motor tasks. We also do it for the sheer joy of painting!
I was presenting a class on school blogging at a conference this afternoon when up popped this post. One of the participants in the class asked me to read it aloud, and I did. What perfect timing! I had just talked about how to share the developmental aspects of children's growth and how we support them as teachers. This post was the perfect example of how to do that. Thanks for your excellent timing and excellent post!
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