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Tracing Stencils

Tracing Stencils

Purpose

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

Skills Targeted

Bilateral Hand Use Crossing Midline Eye-Hand Coordination Pre Writing Tripod Grasp Visual Motor

Materials Needed

Butcher Paper Construction Paper Finger Paint

Activity Steps

For this activity, you can use many different types of stencils to trace.

Provide the child with different stencils and have him/her trace inside or outside the stencil.

The child can also finger-paint inside these stencils.

Helpful Tip:

If the child has difficulties with bilateral hand use, you may want to tape the stencil to the surface the child works on.

Stencil Trace
Focus Skills: Bilateral Hand Use Crossing Midline Eye-Hand Coordination Pre Writing Tripod Grasp Visual Motor
Materials Used: Butcher Paper Construction Paper Finger Paint
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