Writing
Pencil Grip At St Luke's we work a lot on holding the pencil correctly if physically possible, but to do that we have to work on fine motor skills and muscle memory. So if children can be given fun activities which involve manipulating small items this will go along way to developing their writing skills. Use puzzles, lego, get them to screw bottle tops on and off, anything that will give that pincer grip we need to hold a pencil.
.Here are some videos to show things that can be used to improve fine motor skills
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Writing Practice Here are some downloadable sheets that children can trace over to improve their pencil control
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Fun Writing Activities
Squishy Bags All you need to make these awesome sensory bags is resealable zipper storage bags, flour, water, and food colouring. Kids can use cotton swabs or their finger to draw shapes, lines, and letters on the bag.
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Shaving Foam Squirt some shaving foam into a tray and write with fingers, sticks, spoons.
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Bubble wrap Write on some bubble wrap with a marker and get your child to pop the bubbles along the lines.
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Playdoh and straws Draw some letters in the playdoh, cut up some straws and let your child push them into the playdoh following the lines.
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Lego letters get your child to make letters from lego, duplo or any other building toy, great for letter recognition and improving fine motor skills
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Play dough is a great resource for developing fine motor skills and for use in pre-writing activities. It's easy to make too, ideal for you and your children to do, check out this video.
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