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...
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...
FALL THEMED Directed Draw and Differentiated Writing Activities for Kindergarten First Grade Special Education and Occupational Therapy Directed draw activities with differentiated writing for special education or Kindergarten through 1st grade. Picture word...
Apple Fine Motor Centers VIDEO This is a video that will inspire awesome fine motor centers that are perfect for occupational therapy, preschool, pre-K, kindergarten and special education. All activities promote a tripod grasp can developmental fine motor skills!...
Fall Fine Motor NO PREP worksheets COLORS THEME No prep worksheets to practice fine motor and handwriting with differentiated activities. Fall themed worksheets. Perfect for preschool - Kindergarten or Special education. Practice reading, tracing and copying color...
Jack-o-lantern Craft,Halloween craft
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...
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...
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I am Jan McCleskey creator of the Fine Motor Store and owner of The Handwriting Clinic