Small kids at their initial stage love to move pen and pencil in to and fro or up and down positions. This way of writing is ____.

Writing is one way to communicate our ideas, feelings, and thoughts besides speaking, reading, and listening. Kids don’t start with writing letters or drawing shapes right away. Scribbling and drawing are the first steps in learning to write. They are a child's way of writing her thoughts.

Important Points

• Scribbling refers to a piece of writing or a drawing that is done in a hasty or illegible manner.
• In scribbling, small children generally move their pen and pencil into and fro or up and down positions.
• It is essential for kids to develop pre-writing skills. 
• Advantages of scribbling:
  • It helps kids to build the eye-hand coordination that is required for later writing skills. 
  • It also helps kids to develop fine motor skills required for writing, drawing, and other related skills. 

From the above, it is clear that small kids at their initial stage love to move pen and pencil into and fro or up and down positions. This way of writing is scribbling.