Secret Message
Purpose:
This activity addresses core strengthening, motor planning, and handwriting skills by having the child write letters with towels, while in tabletop position.
Skills: Core Strength(?) Strengthening of the muscles that work on stabilizing the entire body. Some of these muscles include the abdominal muscles, pelvic muscles, low-mid back muscles, and the hip muscles., Motor Planning(?) Motor planning is the ability to assess a motor activity, plan and organize how to carry out that motor activity, and finally implement motor skills to achieve that motor activity.
Motor planning leads to the ability to carry out a motor skill automatically after enough practice., Pre Writing
Challenge your child’s core muscles by having them maintain a tabletop positioning (on their hands and knees).
Place a hand towel under their hands (or have them hold onto it), then have the child write out letters and words with their arm movements.
Guess their message by watching what they spell out with their towel.
Increase the challenge by:
- Using their non-dominant hand.
- Using their feet.
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