Salt Tray Writing Activity | Pre - Writing Skills Activities for Children | Tracing Alphabets.

Salt Tray Writing Activity | Pre - Writing Skills Activities for Children | Tracing Alphabets.

Make a salt writing tray for handwriting practice.
Handwriting is a big skill, but it’s a skill we often lose sight of as parents. It seems like such a basic skill and one we would anticipate kids will pick up quickly given enough chances to draw, write, and color.

But that’s not the case. Handwriting takes time.Handwriting is a MASSIVE SKILL.
A giant developmental milestone with countless skills preceding it that took years to develop. If we considered handwriting with the same reverence we do walking, we’d be able to see all the key benchmarks kids meet on their way to handwriting.

Using a salt writing tray is a great way to support handwriting development.

We don’t need to rush kids into pencils.
A lot of handwriting happens BEFORE actually writing. Seems counter-intuitive but again: think walking. A lot of the skills needed to walk aren’t actually walking (ie: pulling to stand, balance).
Pencil grip skills will come later. Letter formation will come later. Right now, we have to focus on those pulling up and sitting up skills. There’s no sense rushing them down the path of a skill they aren’t ready for yet.

The goal of this activity is NOT letter formation.
It’s to build hand strength…

…to build muscle memory

…to build pre-writing skills

Salt writing trays give kids a chance to practice some of these key handwriting skills WITHOUT the added pressure of a pencil grip.

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