Noodle Writing

Pasta is an excellent tactile manipulative for little ones. You can find Pasta in all different sizes, shapes, textures and colors. One of my family’s favorite activities is Noodle Writing. With Noodle Writing, you use pasta right out of your pantry to create shapes, letters, and words. Pasta is the perfect tool because it come curved and straight varieties. Try Noodle Writing with your little one and make learning Super Fun!!!!!

What You Need:

• Penne Pasta (for straight lines)
• Elbow Pasta (for curved lines)
• White School Glue
• Construction Paper

What To Do:

1. Write your shape, letter, word on a piece of construction paper. Make sure make your shapes and letters large enough to give your little one ample space to place several pieces of pasta. Also if writing a word, make sure you give enough space between letters, to avoid crowding once your little one glues the pasta to the paper. Remember when writing proper nouns, such as your child’s name, start with a capital letter and make the remaining letters lowercase.
   
   
   
2. Before you begin, go over the shape, word letter with your little one. Trace it with your finger. Then have your little one do the same.  
3. Next model the use of the penne pasta for the straight lines and the elbow pasta for the curved lines. Have your little one try it a couple of times before adding the glue. 
4. Now, you are ready to use the glue. With your little one, squeeze the glue while following the line for your shape, letter, or word. Once the glue is down, add your pasta. Place the penne pasta on the straight lines and the elbow pasta on the curved lines.

Your little one will love this activity so much that it will asked for by name, like in my house. Keep plenty of pasta in the pantry because you will soon have an entire gallery of Noodle Writing!!!! Enjoy!!!!

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Noodle Name Writing