To enhance awareness of letter formation and encourage experimentation with writing and pen grip I put some Autumn objects together in a sensory tray. We used salt that was coloured with icing gels in several Autumn Colours together with some sticks, conkers and some of the Autumn leaves that the children had collected with several familiar letters written on them.
The children studied the leaves and picked out the sounds they could recognised. We had fun practising the sounds and doing the related actions. The children then used the sticks to make marks in the sand, attempting to draw some of the letters and talking about their shapes.
The autumn items such as conkers and pine cones enabled discussion, not only of Autumn, but also of the sounds that the children could hear in these words. This activity enhances both literacy skills through sound recognition and practising letter formation through to physical development with the use of fine motor skills and exploration of senses.
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