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Log Slice Mark Making – Outdoor-Inspired Early Writing Resource for Early Years / PS1

This flexible, hands-on resource is perfect for Early Years and PS1 learners, whether you’re in a classroom, forest school, home setting, or childminding environment. It’s designed to support early writing, fine motor development, and playful exploration – all through a nature-inspired approach that ties in beautifully with the Welsh Curriculum.

You’ll get:

5 A4 printable pages of log slice designs, each filled with different dotted or lined mark making patterns – ready for tracing, drawing, and embellishing.
A selection of descriptive outdoor-themed words to cut out and use for decorating your space or inspiring discussion and vocabulary building.
Use with chalk, crayons, natural materials, or mark making tools to explore shapes, lines, pre-writing skills and language, all while connecting with the outdoors.
These work brilliantly in outdoor settings, tuff trays, nature tables, or small group mark making tasks – and can be reused again and again across seasons and topics.

Links beautifully with AoLEs:

Mathematics & Numeracy
Health and Wellbeing
Language, Literacy & Communication

If you use this resource, I’d absolutely love to see it in action. Tag me on Instagram: @tufftraysandtinkering
I’m also happy to take requests—just drop me a message!
Thanks so much for supporting my little corner of creativity