At Parkgate, we have embarked on a journey. After attending CPD with Greg Bottrill, we decided to switch up our approach to early writing. Enter Scribble it, Drawing Club and Curious Quests. The information below can be found through the following link...https://www.canigoandplaynow.com/

Young children need to feel three things when they write and mark make: joy, purpose and magic. The Message Centre delivers all three of these in bucketloads. A simple rebrand of writing, messaging offers both children and adults a delight in what might otherwise be a struggle. When messaging takes off, the phrase ‘reluctant writers’ goes out the window! Children want to message – they love its simplicity and its warmth.

Scribble It is about a culture of of adventure in co-play, adult and children marvelling together, exploring and playing in the World of Good Things. Scribble it shows children how scribbles can have magic properties as part of the joy of play and being together.

Drawing Club is a true adventure and perfect for Reception and Year 1.Based around the Golden Blend of picture books, tales and animations, it involves a short period of Time Together as a whole class followed by time with children exploring their ideas and creativity that can be adapted to how you believe is best.

Drawing Club puts the adults, the creative teacher, back at the centre of your teaching - no scheme, no syllabus, no set texts, but freedom to adventure with the concept and bring yourself and the world of story to life.
 

Immerse children in the world of story and show them the joy of who you are  Share a treasure trove of vocabulary with children to open up the playground of language to them Give yourself the opportunity to create a library of progress that can be astonishing Develop children’s creativity and imagination to show them that they are extraordinary  Give your children age-appropriate practice that is highly engaging and grounds children in the joy of book snuggling.

The Curious Quests is an immersive adventure into story, poetry, make-believe and giving children a childhood that brims with endless possibilities to invent, imagine and story dream.

To go on the Curious Quests with your children you must have a full understanding of Drawing Club. The Curious Quests combines short carpet sessions, group work and children exploring open-ended resources such as junk modelling, construction, playdough, role play and if possible, being outside. If you don't have 'continuous provision' like this then you can't go on the The Curious Quests. 

You will have abundant opportunities to show children the joy of SPAG and apply their phonic understanding too, though The Curious Quests does not tell you what to teach and when - that is down to you and your knowledge of your children and the curriculum. The Curious Quests, just like Drawing Club is more like an open-ended landscape to adventure in.