Apple Fine Motor Lab Ideas for September These apple labs are perfect for fine motor and writing centers in September! Read below to see what fine motor skills the labs work on. You can set up your own creative labs with the container labels. We put the labs on...
Draw a Scarecrow Pastel Technique Sooo many of my craft projects involve pastel crayons. I think I love how you can blend colors so well with the pastels. At my clinic, the students draw fun art projects, and then write about the projects using differentiated...
What is my absolute favorite fine motor activity? Pokey Dots! We put a TIP grip on a corn cob holder (one prong cut off) and poke away! This works so well on promoting a tripod grasp. It also works on strengthening the flexor pollicus longus muscle. What is that?!...
Preschool Lion Craft - SO proud of these 3 preschoolers who took my Sensory Motor ABC class. This was last Spring. I love the lion craft with the neon colors in the main. The lion face was already cut out, but the preschoolers cut the strips of the neon paper and...
Handwriting Practice Worksheets for Kindergarten - First Grade: We use the First Strokes Programs to teach handwriting. However for daily practice and generalization for writing sentences, these worksheets are perfect! The sentences use high frequency sightwords...
Handwriting Practice Worksheets for Special Education or Preschool/Pre-K Need a quick no prep file for practicing handwriting while incorporating high frequency sightwords? The Special Education Handwriting Worksheets file is 230 pages. No complicated handwriting...
So cool! Kids love it! Here is the video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB5x4XvaZj8 Materials: small cups eyedroppers baking soda Biocolor paint from www.DiscountSchoolSupply.com vinegar paper plate Directions: 1. Place baking powder into a small 2 oz cup or...
This video shows how to set up fine motor labs with our Pumpkin themed fine motor centers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gztXGIHM9Y&t=20s Here is the link to the Pumpkin Themed Fine Motor Labs:...
This is Jerry, an OT student that was on fieldwork at The Handwriting Clinic. Jerry humored us by being a Handwriting Clinic student for a session to show off fine motor activities and multi-sensory handwriting! Cameo appearance from Sam the therapy dog. The fine...
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I am Jan McCleskey creator of the Fine Motor Store and owner of The Handwriting Clinic