Bring excitement and magic to your mark-making area with this multi-sensory pre-writing resource! Designed specifically for EYFS and Preschool classrooms, this continuous provision enhancement helps young learners build core pencil control, fine motor strength, and hand-eye coordination through hands-on play.
Children select a pre-writing pattern disc and copy the lines into a sensory tray filled with black sand or rice—revealing a vibrant rainbow background underneath as they trace!
Ideal to use along a Bonfire night or Diwali celebration.
📄 12 Printable Pre-Writing Pattern Discs: Features key early writing strokes (lines, zig-zags, waves, spirals, and loops).
🌈 2 Rainbow Tray Backgrounds: Formatted to fit standard A4 sensory trays.
Physical Development: Fine Motor Skills — Holds a pencil/tool effectively or uses fingers to form marks; develops hand strength and control.
Communication & Language: Uses descriptive vocabulary when exploring patterns and colours.
Expressive Arts & Design: Explores different textures, materials, and mark-making techniques.
Print & Laminate: Print the rainbow sheets and pattern discs (laminating ensures long-lasting classroom use).
Prepare the Tray: Place a rainbow sheet at the bottom of an A4 tray and cover with a thin layer of black sand, black rice, or black salt.
Provision Setup: Place the 12 pattern discs alongside the tray in your mark-making or fine-motor area.
Play & Learn: Invite children to pick a disc and draw the matching pattern to reveal the hidden rainbow!
Use fine paintbrushes, wooden styluses, or simple finger-tracing
🏷️ Created by Mrs W | EYFS Preschool Teacher
Tag your setups on Instagram: @mrsw.preschool.eyfs
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