Newspapers get tossed in the garbage daily, here's some GREAT ideas for play:
Open up newspaper into squares. Scatter squares all over the room. Have child lead from square to square.
Rip newspaper into basic shapes.
Cut out pictures or coupons from the newspaper.
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Trace Your Feet!
Foot Prints
Materials:
Drawing paper
Crayon, colored pencils, markers
Glitter Glue
Activity:
Stabilize white paper on flat surface.
Trace feet on white paper using crayons
Add glitter glue for “painted toes”
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This is just one example of the great ideas from one of my books!!
Paint the Driveway - Pre-Writing Fun!
Get some buckets of water and paint brushes!
Use the paintbrushes (focusing on an appropriate grasping pattern and control) to paint the side walk!!
For more GREAT fine motor ideas:
Check out
http://www.purpletoesbooks.com
OR
AMAZON
SUPER Fun fine motor activities created by an OT!!!
Fine Motor Practice for Prewriting
Prewriting... So IMPORTANT
Prewriting is the starter skills to writing letters. When I work with my students, I remind families WHY I work so hard on fine motor practice and prewriting tasks. Prewriting strokes arrive in the following order... just like baby teeth!!
Vertical line (top to bottom)
Horizontal line (left to right)
Circle
Cross (top to bottom, left to right)
X (left to right, right to left - start at the top)
To incorporate fine motor practice, consider checking out the following book:
Fine Motor Items for Play (OT)
Fine Motor Items for Daily Practice (teacher)
Fine Motor Daily Practice (parent)
PurpleToesBooks
OR
AMAZON
Prewriting is the starter skills to writing letters. When I work with my students, I remind families WHY I work so hard on fine motor practice and prewriting tasks. Prewriting strokes arrive in the following order... just like baby teeth!!
Vertical line (top to bottom)
Horizontal line (left to right)
Circle
Cross (top to bottom, left to right)
X (left to right, right to left - start at the top)
To incorporate fine motor practice, consider checking out the following book:
Fine Motor Items for Play (OT)
Fine Motor Items for Daily Practice (teacher)
Fine Motor Daily Practice (parent)
PurpleToesBooks
OR
AMAZON
FREE FINE MOTOR RESOURCES
Free FINE MOTOR RESOURCES!
Answer some of your fine motor questions with these free resources from Purple Toes Books!!!
Also, check out the GREAT resource books available for you and your child!
ENJOY!
Keep your eyes peeled.. they will be posted soon!
Purple Toes BooksAnswer some of your fine motor questions with these free resources from Purple Toes Books!!!
Also, check out the GREAT resource books available for you and your child!
ENJOY!
Keep your eyes peeled.. they will be posted soon!
Required Handwriting Skills
The skill of handwriting requires several underlying skills before a student can effectively write. Below are the skills needed for handwriting:
Body & Spatial Awareness
Laterality
Directionality
Visual Perception
Visual Motor Integration
Postural Stability
In Hand Manipulation
Hand Separation
Hand Strength
Movement & Position Awareness
Motor Planning
Ocular Motor Control
Bilateral Integration
Eye Hand Coordination
Sensory Integration
Tactile Discrimination
Memory
Attention
Orientation to Letters
Sequencing
Body & Spatial Awareness
Laterality
Directionality
Visual Perception
Visual Motor Integration
Postural Stability
In Hand Manipulation
Hand Separation
Hand Strength
Movement & Position Awareness
Motor Planning
Ocular Motor Control
Bilateral Integration
Eye Hand Coordination
Sensory Integration
Tactile Discrimination
Memory
Attention
Orientation to Letters
Sequencing
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