FREEBIES! Writing Topper Crafts and Printable Handwriting Paper Gingerbread Writing Toppers and Reindeer Writing Toppers. Print, color, cut out and glue onto the printable writing paper. Three types of handwriting paper included in the file; 3 lined...
Holiday Newsletter from Jan at The Fine Motor Store. I am always excited about the holidays, snow, and fun themes for December. Reflecting on this past year, there is so much to be thankful for and I hope that my products can inspire students to still have the...
Sale on the newly updated Gingerbread Fine Motor and Writing Product Product link: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Sale-PreK-Kindergarten-First-Grade-Gingerbread-Man-Fine-Motor-and-Writing-2237247 Gingerbread theme! So much fun! This product includes...
Half Off Sale - November 1 only! Save big with the November OT half off sale! OT vendors on TPT have put 2 products at half price - November 1 only. Search TPT for #OTHalfOFFSale Direct store link is: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/The-Fine-Motor-Store...
FREE Dinosaur Printable and Warm-ups for HOW TO HOLD A PENCIL! Freebie to teach pencil grasp with the cute tiny dinosaurs. Teach a child to put a tiny space between their thumb and index finger and to hold the dots. Then teach to tuck the long finger underneath the...
Teletherapy Draw a Person with FREEBIE handwriting paper Step by step guided through using the booklet and Adobe Illustrator - I drew on illustrator and shared my screen. If you do not have a high level program like Illustrator, you can easily do this through...
Fun Way to Set Up Fine Motor Centers! This is a table from Sam’s Warehouse. My husband sawed the legs down to make it shorter, and replaced the rubber caps. Then we used footstools at each lab. The rings are gross motor rings from educational catalogs. This...
Grasp patterns are classified as static or dynamic. Children who have a static grasp, move the pencil with their wrist or arm. To have a dynamic grasp pattern, the fingers and the thumb activity work together to get dynamic movement. The optimal grasp pattern is a...
Pre-Graphomotor Skills Activities for Students with Special Needs Who Need to Improve Visual Attention to Graphomotor Activities I had a chat with a very sweet Mom yesterday, who has a child who is at the pre-graphomotor level. He has some nice skills it seems,...
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I am Jan McCleskey creator of the Fine Motor Store and owner of The Handwriting Clinic