This activity promotes fine motor skills (i.e. cutting with child-sized scissors, drawing with markers, squeezing a glue bottle, and manipulating painting utensils) involved in academics. In addition, it addresses sensory play through interaction with glue, salt, and watercolor textures. 

This activity addresses core strengthening, motor planning, and handwriting skills by having the child write letters with towels, while in tabletop position.

This activity helps to develop pre-writing skills by tracing different types of stencils.

This cold and fun activity helps in developing tripod grasp as well as sensory processing.

Promote visual motor skills and improve finger isolation. In addition, work on processing of tactile input as the child moves his fingers along the paint.

This activity develops pre-writing skills (drawing a face), imitation skills (copying from a model), fine motor skills (cutting and pincer grasp) as well as hand strength and control. Children are motivated to complete this activity and will be pleased that they have their own “pet”.

Practice imitating basic pre-writing shapes.

This activity helps in developing pre-writing and writing skills. ,, the child receives more kinesthetic feedback when drawing or writing with a chalk. Having the child lay prone on the floor helps with proximal stability and assists in strengthening the shoulder muscles.

This activity allows the child to create a unique paper texture. The goal is to promote the child’s fine motor skills and control by utilizing both hands, cutting, and painting. The use of finger paint allows the child to work on processing tactile input.

This is a fun activity for the spring, or any time of the year. The child is working on strengthening his fine motor integration skills by drawing shapes and on his cutting skills. Coloring the butterfly, decorating it, and twisting the pipe cleaners, is good for working on fine motor control and manual dexterity skills.