Backwards Day / Mirror Writing Messages
Mirror Writing Messages
Older children write names and secret messages backwards, then use mirrors to read them, exploring reflection and letter shapes.
How to run it
- Show an example of mirror writing.
- Children write their names backwards on paper.
- Hold a mirror to read the message.
- Write secret messages for a friend to decode.
- Talk about how mirrors reverse images.
You will need
- paper
- pencils
- small safety mirrors
Make it easier or harderStart with single letters for less confident writers; others can write full sentences.
SafetyUse plastic safety mirrors.
My Time Our Place · Outcome 5, Outcome 4Children explore letter forms and communicate through coded messages.
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