Nursery Rocket Launch Tracks: Pre-Writing Mats

Rocket Launch Tracks: pre-writing path mats. Two mats with four space tracks: straight, wavy, zigzag and loopy. A rocket flies to the moon, a UFO to Saturn, a shooting star to Earth and an alien to Mars. Children follow each track with a finger, a whiteboard pen or a playdough snake. These big movements build the control children need for later writing. What’s included: • Teacher guide with Development Matters links. • 2 mats with 4 space tracks. Ideas for using it: • Fly there: Trace each track with a finger. • Pen tracks: Follow the tracks with a whiteboard pen. • Playdough: Roll a playdough snake along the track. • Sky writing: Draw the track shapes in the air. Linked to Development Matters (three and four-year-olds): • Use a comfortable grip with good control when holding pens and pencils. • Use large-muscle movements to wave flags and streamers, paint and make marks. • Use a wider range of vocabulary. • Play with one or more other children, extending and elaborating play ideas. Supplied as a ready-to-print PDF (A4 landscape). Print, laminate and reuse all year.