Childhoods
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Writing patterns
Introduction | Social events | Political events | Special events | Personal and cultural identity | Hermannsberg and Aurukun school
School and family life | Writing patterns | Fingerpainting | Observations of daily life | 'Reach for the apple' | Frances Derham
Frances Derham believed that fingerpainting - a technique developed by Ruth Faison Shaw in America in 1932 – was an important avenue of expression for a child, combining rhythmic movements, tactile connections and particular opportunities for children to experience colour mixing.
