Give a Pumpkin a Haircut Craft! This is a fun activity for the Fall! Materials needed: 6-7 inch lengths of colored yarn, orange play doh, scissors, wiggly eyes, tape, glue Directions: Lay the strips of yard together and tape one end tightly. Glue the end into...
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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Tangrams are fun! Sometimes the curriculum is a little complicated, so I created this simple file that is FULL of activities for special education! The visual motor components are slightly easier, with visual cues. So easy to do! Learn about tangrams! ...
FREEBIE! Creative Idea for Draw a Person Practice! This is a wonderful idea that we use at The Handwriting Clinic to practice a “Draw a Person”. It is a FREEBIE in The Fine Motor Store!...
Why Hold Tongs Correctly? Tongs are such a GREAT way to work on the separation of the 2 sides of the hand (radial manipulation - thumb, index and long finger and ulnar stabilization = 4th and 5th fingers). They are a FUN way to work on pencil grip and readiness...
Distance Learning/Teletherapy Fine Motor Packs for Occupational Therapists and Teachers March 2020. I went on Spring Break. Came back and all the schools were shut down. I had a few kids still coming to the clinic but realized quickly, that Dallas County was going...
Differentiated Craft - Sheep Do you need an art project or craft that is easy and simple, yet works on fine motor skills? I LOVE these sponge sticks from Discount School Supply! Here is the link for the sponge sticks: ...
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I am Jan McCleskey creator of the Fine Motor Store and owner of The Handwriting Clinic