ONLINE VIDEO COURSE
Pre-writing Development for Preschool Children.
With NZ Crayons
This webinar explores how to build early writing readiness through engaging play and curriculum-based activities, while also tracing the developmental journey of writing—from early mark-making to confident composition—highlighting the physical and cognitive growth that supports each stage of learning.
Content by: Amanda of NZ Crayons.
Co-author & Presenter: Vanessa Henry
Content by: Amanda of NZ Crayons.
Co-author & Presenter: Vanessa Henry
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About the course
This two-part webinar begins by examining how to nurture the foundational skills and physical readiness children need for writing.
In the first module, we’ll explore how playful, hands-on experiences and intentional curriculum design can support fine motor control, coordination, and the pre-writing abilities that set tamariki up for success.
The second module takes us through the developmental stages of writing—from the earliest marks and scribbles to fluent, confident composition—highlighting the key physical, cognitive, and creative milestones that shape each step of the journey.
In the first module, we’ll explore how playful, hands-on experiences and intentional curriculum design can support fine motor control, coordination, and the pre-writing abilities that set tamariki up for success.
The second module takes us through the developmental stages of writing—from the earliest marks and scribbles to fluent, confident composition—highlighting the key physical, cognitive, and creative milestones that shape each step of the journey.
Course Lessons
AMANDA - NZ CRAYONS
While Amanda has decades of experience in science, innovation and technology she has found herself on the outskirts of Tauranga as a crayon factory owner.
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The Retsol brand of crayons has been around since after WW2 when disabled returned soldiers (Ret – Sol) made crayons in bullet moulds. She and her husband continue to make giant and standard size industrial and education crayons for New Zealand Australian customers but in the last year Amanda has turned her interests to crayons for pre-schoolers.
Her own children are now young men so its been with interest and concern that she has seen how gross and fine motor skill development is changing how young children enter school and how it effects their literacy skills.
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VANESSA HENRY
With 30 years of knowledge and experience in Early Childhood Education (ECE), Vanessa's career has encompassed roles both internationally and within New Zealand.
She has worked with all age groups in various teaching and leadership positions, including centre manager roles and as an operations manager for preschool chains. Vanessa possesses a diverse range of strengths and expertise, particularly in ECE compliance, design, licensing, curriculum development, policies and procedures, internal evaluation, mentoring, and team management.
She has a keen eye for detail and enjoys supporting others to succeed through audits, guidance, and training. Vanessa is deeply passionate about providing high-quality ECE and leads with a child-centered approach.
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