Handwriting

9. Tic Tac Toe

With this this tic tac toe game we use small words with at least 3 letters with one of the letters being a "tall" letter (t, b, h, and etc.) or a "descending" letter (g, j, p, and etc.). No capital letters are allowed; only lowercase letters. We are working on size and alignment of lowercase letters. I also tell my friends that if they do not form a letter correctly, I will erase the word, take their spot, and then take my turn. I never really do that, but I make a big excited deal out of being able to do that. This causes them to make the corrections quickly. I would keep a good eraser close by. I have used a dry erase board, paper, or writing on a vertical surface for this activity. This game was completed on my window (put a poster board on the outside of the window so that you could see the markers better). You can write on a window with a dry erase marker or regular washable markers. It wipes away easily.

10. No Monsters Allowed

This game is designed to promote automaticity of size and alignment of lowercase letters. I give a topic and then form words with empty blocks that designate whether the letters are "tall", "small" or "descending". No capital letters are allowed, therefore NO names, states, holidays, and etc. If letters are incorrect or formed incorrectly a monster body part is formed. I do tell my friends when they get a monster body part because of an incorrectly formed letter and they have the opportunity to write it again, although I do NOT erase the monster body part. There is NO guessing of the word allowed until only one empty letter space is left. If they start guessing the word, I just remind them that it is too early and that you need more letters. This can be done on paper, dry erase board, or on a vertical surface. This is completed on my window with use of markers (dry erase markers can be used also) and my friend wrote his letter guesses on a separate dry erase board. Washable markers and dry erase markers are easy to wipe off of the window. I have a piece of poster board taped to the outside of the window just so that the marker would show up better for the picture.

11. Please Don't Crash My Car

This can be completed on paper, dry erase board, or on a vertical surface. This was completed with markers on my window. I taped a poster board on the outside of the window so that I could take a better picture of it. Dry erase markers or washable markers can be used on a window and easily wipe off. This activity is designed to work on visual planning and letter formation. I make a road and we drive the car with lines, shapes, or letters. When my friends go out side of the lines when a letter is not a "tall" (t, d, h, and etc) or "descending" (g, p, j, and etc.) letter, it is a "crash". We work hard to beat our score with having a lower number of crashes. We make it fun by making car/truck noises and drawing a variety of different vehicles (monster trucks are a popular choice).

12. "Dig in the Dirt" lowercase letters with Ms. Burt

13. "Tall" lowercase letters with Ms. Burt

14. Lowercase letters the same as Uppercase with Ms. Burt

15. Lowercase "e" with Ms. Burt

16. Numbers with Ms. Burt

17. Lowercase letters not using tri-lined paper with Ms. Burt

18. Practicing spacing with letter and words with Ms. Burt

19. HWT Capital Letter and Number Formation Language

20. Number Hunt

You can practice writing numbers in a variety of fun ways and this can be done with or without a number model

With a model - the child is given a number line as a visual reference for formations

Without a model - The child needs to remember the number formation from memory

21. Letter Sort: Tall, Short, Hang Down

For this activity use the categories below (tall, short, and hang down) to sort the lowercase letters of the alphabet into the correct pile. You can either print these pictures at home or write your own on a 3 pieces of paper. For letters you could use magnetic letters, letter tiles, or write your own on small pieces of paper. Remember tall letters touch to top line (sky line), short letters go between the sky and grass lines, and hang down letters go under the grass line. To check your work use the Fundations alphabet visuals #3 above.

24. Uppercase & Lowercase Letter Activities

For both activities, first write all the uppercase letters and lowercase letters on small pieces of paper.

25. Uppercase & Lowercase Letters in sentences with Ms. Burt

26. While You Have Been Home...

For these worksheets think back on the time you have been home. You can choose one of the following to complete, How I am Feeling or Interview Your Parents. There is a version with and without lines. If you cannot print out these worksheets to complete that is okay! Just get your own piece of paper and write the answers on the lines. Please feel free to share your work with your OT. We would love to see how you are doing.

27. Play Dough Alphabet Practice with Miss Riel

In this video you will learn how to use play dough to practice writing letters. Your OT can help tell you which letters are the best for you to work on!

28. Letter Mazes

Create letter mazes so your child can practice proper letter formations in a fun way. You can even add Pac Man dots to "eat" along the path.

29. Rainbow Letters

This is a great way to practice letter formations with repetition. Draw a large letter on paper and have your child choose a certain number of markers/crayons/colored pencils before starting so they know how many times they will need to trace the letter. (ex: choose 5 colors and trace 5 times) Trace the letter with the different chosen colors to create a "rainbow letter".

32. Color Write

Provide your child a list of the letters or words you want them to practice writing. Have your child then pick three different colors and write each letter/word in each color. You can use either paper provided (with or without lines) to help with letter proper formations.

33. Roll and Write

Write the letter or word you want your child to practice writing in the first row so they have an example. Have your child then roll a dice and write the letter or word that is written under that number. If you do not have dice handy you can also write the numbers on pieces of paper and have your child pick one paper/number at time.

34. Letter Detective

This is a fun way to practice letter and number formation. What you will need is palydough or putty and 2 surfaces such as dry erase boards/paper plates/cookie sheets/upside down puzzle boards/etc. One person will make the letter or number on the moveable surface and the other person will have to use their fingers to figure out what letter or number was made. The "detective" is not allowed to use their eyes; only their fingers. This activity works on letter formation, fine motor control, and tactile discrimination. Have fun!!