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Writing and Pre-writing Skill Development
Pre-writing Shapes
Letters
Numbers
Below are ways you can get your child involved in fine motor strengthening activities and creative ways to engage your child in writing.
Cooking
Cooking gives parents and their children a way to engage in fun learning experiences and allows the kiddo to contribute to family chores.
While cooking you can talk about the ingredients that you are using. You can allow your child the opportunity to touch it and talk about what it feels like. Is it Slimy? Sticky? Wet? Dry? Talk about what it smells like? Sour? Sweet? Spicy?
If you are baking with your child, they can bake their letters, numbers or prewriting shapes. This also works on finger dexterity as your child tries to manipulate the dough to form the correct letter, number or prewriting shape.
Play Dough
Students can form all of their shapes, numbers and pre-writing shapes with Play Dough. Play dough can also be used to play fine motor strengthening games such as hiding the beads in the Play Dough and then having your student find and pull out the beads.
Shaving Cream
Shaving cream is a really fun way to have your student engage in writing activities.
Exploring Outside
Take your student outside and play. This has so many benefits for your child and works on those much needed gross motor skills. While you're outside make letters, numbers or prewriting shapes with sticks. Or use a stick to form your letters, numbers or prewriting shapes in the dirt.
How am I feeling?
We are all swarmed with lots of emotions during these times. Here is a list of different strategies to use at home.
When I am in the Green Zone I may be feeling.....
Good Ready to Learn Focused Calm Happy Safe
When I am in the Yellow Zone I may be feeling.....
Frustrated Worried Confused Starting to Loose Control of My Body Scared Uncomfortable Excited
When I am in the yellow zone I can use my strategies. I can.....
Take Deep Breaths Take a Break Go to my quiet corner Draw Take a break
Animal Walks Wrap Up In A Blanket Fidget Talk to an adult
When I am in the Blue Zone I may be feeling......
Sad Sick Tired Bored
When I am in the blue zone I can use my strategies. I can...
Take a Break Go to my quiet corner Talk to an adult Listen to music Take a walk
Belly Breathing
When I am in the Red Zone I may be feeling
Mean Mad Angry Aggressive Out of Control Elated
When I am in the blue Zone I can use my strategies. I can....
Talk to an adult Go to my quiet corner Take a walk Take a Break
Write Down My Feelings Squeeze an object