Overview

The Mark Makers is a unique early writing program for under 5’s devised by qualified teacher and director of Little Learners UK & Little Messy Learners Australia, Rachel Fay. As a teacher, Rachel noticed that more children were starting school every year without the skills needed to hold a pencil and were often scared of writing. She knew this needed to change and wanted to create a fun way of learning to write prior to starting school. It is our view that the more that children have fun mark making and developing their motor skills, the more prepared and confident they will be when it comes to writing at school. In our pre-writing programme, our four Mark Maker characters represent the main marks that help to make up all letters, numbers, shapes and patterns: a straight line, curve, circle and a zig-zag. Lionel the soldier, Archie the rainbow, Swirlo the magic pot and Ziggy the monster. Once a child can make each of the 4 marks represented by our characters, then they are well on their way to writing! The programme is easy to follow and can be differentiated within the age range of 5 month to 5 years, although the programme has been adapted to older children and those with additional needs. The Mark Makers book range is currently available to purchase through Eduk8 Worldwide and can also be purchased through the Little Learners website, Amazon, ebay and other online retailers.