Please sponsor our Little Learners across at Playspace Ashington for our Sponsored 'Mega Mark Make!'. During Children's Activities Week, the children in each of our classes will take part in a sponsored mark make! Our Little Learners will have 5 minutes to make as many marks as they can with a variety of resources such as paint, pens, crayons, chalk, messy play and more!! So please sponsor your little one here!

We will then be taking a photo of the end result from each class to show you all :-)

In addition to our sponsored mark make, we will have flying themed activities and messy play trays in our classes during the week! Children (and adults!) can also come in flying fancy dress if they wish! #watchmefly

What is Mark Making?

Mark making is the first step towards writing!

When your child starts to make scribbles, patterns and shapes, this is ‘mark making’. It is the first step towards writing. Your child explores, experiments and expresses themselves through the marks they make. They begin to assign meaning to their marks, which leads to creativity and exploration.

Exploring different textures, materials and grabbing various apparatus will help your child get ready for writing. Encouraging your child to use their hands, fingers, feet and toes to make marks will strengthen their core muscles and develop their gross and fine motor skills. These skills are vital for holding and controlling a pencil and letter and number formation.

What is Children's Activities Week?

In classes all over the country thousands of people come together to take part in fun activities to help raise awareness and fundraise to help disabled children.Since its inception Children's Activities Week has raised over £200,000 and helped provide life-changing support for autistic and disabled children all over the UK through the charity, Caudwell Children.