Resources
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Popular Learning Websites
Popular Learning Websites
National Library of Visual Mathematics GoNoodle
SoftSchools National Geographic Kids
Wide Open School, a collection of resources curated and vetted by Common Sense Media
How to Help with Handwriting
How to Help with Handwriting
The ability to cut on a line predicts a child's ability to trace or draw a line, a task necessary for neat handwriting.
Bilateral coordination skills (two-handed coordination)
Visual motor skills (eye-hand coordination)
Fine motor skills (separation of hand, finger dexterity)
Here are some fine motor development activities to help strengthen muscles needed for learning to write:
Here are some fine motor development activities to help strengthen muscles needed for learning to write:
- Using a spray bottle to water plants
- Practice grabbing and holding small items with tweezers or tongs
- Using a paper punch
- String pasta or cereal onto yarn
- Cut and make a mosaic from thick paper
- Create eye-dropper art on coffee filters with food coloring and water
- Playing with thick putty or clay, like Crazy Aaron's Thinking Putty (sold at Target)
- Paint or draw on vertical surfaces like an easel