{"id":1195,"date":"2020-10-14T16:10:07","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T20:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lillyl\/?p=1195"},"modified":"2020-10-14T16:09:06","modified_gmt":"2020-10-14T20:09:06","slug":"writing-wednesday-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lillyl\/2020\/10\/14\/writing-wednesday-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcTdkLzy-nyxr4C6oB_ru6-6opgNAR28ERNKnA&amp;usqp=CAU\" alt=\"Child Writing Clipart - Kids Writing Clip Art , Free Transparent Clipart -  ClipartKey\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some fun ways for our children to practice writing without picking up a traditional pencil!  It doesn&#8217;t feel like work for our kids and the kids usually love these alternatives because it feels like play!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Rainbow Write: Write their name\/words several times in different colors of the rainbow.<\/li><li>Markers and Highlighters: Trace and write words using highlighters and markers.  Kids love to trace and use bright colors!<\/li><li> Use Q-tips:  Trace numbers\/letters\/words with paint using Q-tips.<\/li><li>Chalkboard or dry erase board:  I prefer using a chalkboard with our children as it provides more sensory feedback than using the dry erase board.  On the chalkboard, the student can write numbers\/letters\/words.  Then they can use a small wet sponge to trace the letters and wash (erase) them away.<\/li><li> Finger paint:  Most kids love to finger paint.  I know it can be messy, but the kids love the sensory play and its a great way to practice numbers\/letters\/words, especially if the student has trouble grasping a writing utensil.<\/li><li>  Salt or sand tray:  Put salt or sand on a cookie sheet and have the child write numbers\/letters\/words in it.<\/li><li> Watercolors:  Trace and write numbers\/letters\/words using a paintbrush with watercolors.<\/li><li>Shaving cream:  Children also love to practice writing using shaving cream.  You can keep the shaving cream contained by putting it on a tray or cookie sheet if you don&#8217;t like to clean up a bigger area.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Have Fun and Happy Writing!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some fun ways for our children to practice writing without picking up a traditional pencil! It doesn&#8217;t feel like work for our kids and the kids usually love these alternatives because it feels like play! Rainbow Write: Write their name\/words several times in different colors of the rainbow. Markers and Highlighters: Trace and&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lillyl\/2020\/10\/14\/writing-wednesday-11\/\">&raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1565,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lillyl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lillyl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lillyl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lillyl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1565"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lillyl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1195"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lillyl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1195\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1198,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lillyl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1195\/revisions\/1198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lillyl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lillyl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lillyl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}