Early writing for a stubborn ds 4

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My ds is 4 and due to start school in September. He is incredibly strong willed as is recognised by family and preschool, and very determined. He is also bright, loves stories, books, lego and climbing. He has good strength from lego and can open any lid, packet or box so I'm not asking for help with strengthening.

The difficulty is he has no interest in mark making, letters or writing. He does not do table top activities as it means being directed by someone else, but he will spend hours pursuing his own interests and using his imagination which is excellent. He will take small instructions in bursts if he's interested, e.g. baking and lego.

How can I get him ready for this at school? It will be a shock having to sit and write on demand so any advice on fostering an interest or familiarity would be much appreciated

I wouldn't worry too much. My DS was exactly the same and was writing within weeks of being at school, literally weeks.

Trying to get him to write was obviously not making him happy so we concentrated on things he did like. They're so young when they start school or just seems a shame to make them unhappy before they go.

I'd concentrate on other skills that will help him at school like wiping his own bottom, using a knife and fork, putting on his shoes and coat and wiping his nose

Thanks tinymouse.
Maybe more of what he likes is a good idea. It might help indirectly.
He's quite good at that sort of thing due to being so strong willed and independent. Can go to toilet, open his lunch box, coat on etc.
It's more any formal directed learning so I was trying to prepare him with that. He just walks off if he's not interested. Hit and miss at preschool too

Ds was the same. He wasn't much keener at school, and now doing A-levels he types all he can.

What I did find was the Nintendo Dsi was good. He was writing messages to his sisters at a point he would not have dreamt on putting pen to paper.

It's really good that he's mastered the other things.

If he's not taking part in group sessions at Preschool and he's strong willed, I'd just do the 4 year Social & Emotional Ages & Stages, just to check hes ok as he is