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8. Write the first two letters of your name 
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First milestone: children can use the muscles in their hands and arms to make big movements and bring together hand and eye movements to fix on and make contact with objects. 
Children will increasingly become confident in engaging in activities such as: throwing and catching balls, pushing the wagon, exploring a musical instrument, playdough and paint. ​​
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As children build up their large and fine motor skills they engage in activities for a longer period of time. They can grasp objects and can focus on what they are doing e.g. hold arms out and wait to catch a ball, thread beads on to a piece of string or build a stable tower of up to 10 blocks etc. 
Where children need individualised and additional help, this will be offered promptly. Help includes: individualised support from key person; small group work; individual meetings with parents to map a way forward. ​
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Second milestone: Children can make random marks with their fingers and some tools. Children will engage in a variety of ways to make marks e.g.  making marks in dough/clay/sand,  holding a paint brush to make marks or  using chalk on the ground in the garden  etc. 
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As children become more confident in making marks they begin to talk about their marks with others and give meaning to these e.g. “That’s mummy” or “It’s a dinosaur.” 
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Third milestone: as children’s mark making develops they make more small controlled movements and can draw lines and circles. They can distinguish between these marks e.g. ‘line, circle, zig zag’ etc. They begin to use anticlockwise movements and retrace vertical lines. Children are familiar with language of directionality such as ‘up, down, round and round.’
(forward and backwards) 
Children can find their name card and are able to look at it when attempting to write their name. 
As children use their name cards repeatedly and becoming familiar with the RWI formation sheet they become more confident in attempting to form letters. Some children will begin to form recognisable letters. 
Final milestone: children hold their pen or pencil with a comfortable grip. They write their first two letters of their name clearly and with correct directionality.
or  (They write a few letters in their name that they recognise first then they will be able to write the rest of their names with practice.) ​
Rachel Keeling Nursery School
​Bullard's Place, Morpeth Street, London, E2 0PS
Tel: 020 89805856
Email: [email protected]
Rachel Keeling and Children's House Nursery School Federation
  • Home
    • Welcome
    • Location
    • Contact us
  • News
    • Learning Blog
    • Newsletters
    • Term dates
    • Amalgamation News
    • Learning Blog Archive
  • Our School
    • Our Mission Statement
    • Our Values
    • Our Staff
    • Our Self Evaluation Form
    • Our School Development Plan
    • Our History
    • Our Garden
    • Our Films
    • Our Policies & Risk Assessments
  • Information
    • Admissions
    • Benchmarking
    • Curriculum & Goals >
      • Settle in and become a confident learner
      • Follow a recipe to make playdough
      • Make a model at the woodwork table
      • Ride a bicycle
      • Create your own rhythmic patterns and respond to music
      • Create shades of colour using powder paints and palette
      • Make up your own stories
      • Write the first two letters of your name
    • Risk Assessment
    • Health and Hygiene
    • Early Help
    • Early Years Pupil Premium
    • GDPR
    • Health Guidance/Viruses
    • Lunchtime
    • OFSTED
    • Places for 3 & 4 year olds
    • Safeguarding Summary
    • Special Educational Needs and Disability
  • Families
    • Cycle Sisters
    • Children and Family Centres
    • Food Bank
    • Head Lice
    • What our community thinks
    • Working Together
  • Outreach
    • Articles, Research & Conferences
    • Our Outreach Work
    • Resources >
      • Design Project
      • RKNS shopping
      • Learning Journeys
      • Special Books
      • RKNS using film
      • SEND/Inclusion
  • Governors
    • Who Are Our Governors?
    • What Do Governors Do?
    • Governor Attendance
  • Learning
    • Curriculum >
      • Personal, Social & Emotional Development
      • Physical Development
      • Communication and Language
      • Literacy
      • Mathematics
      • Understanding the World
      • Expressive Arts and Design
    • Learning Gallery >
      • Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening
      • Performing and Playing Music
      • Learning Outside
      • Taking Risks and Being Independent
      • Being Creative
      • Showing Curiousity
      • Designing and Building
      • Cooking
      • Our Shoppers
      • Bike It
      • Science
      • Independent Projects
      • Research Projects
      • Friendships
      • Sustainability
  • Home Learning
    • Learning with Rachel Keeling Staff >
      • Stories with Staff
      • Numbers and Counting
      • Busy in the Kitchen
      • Sing-along Songs
      • Experiments
      • Letters and Sounds
      • Gardening
      • Keep Moving
      • Exploration and Games
    • 52 Things To Do
    • Learning at Home
    • Talking to Children about Coronavirus
    • Music at Home
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