This was sent to me by our occupational therapist. I know it is a little harder to complete any of these activities at home. These are some things that will help our kids that are in therapy or if not it is still helpful for handwriting, cutting, typing, and other fine motor skills. I’ve really missed your kids..and it has only been  1 day! 🙂

Hello wonderful families!  I hope you are all staying well and healthy during this time.  I would like to provide some ideas for you all to do at home to help your amazing kiddos out while schools are closed.  Please let me know if you have any questions about any of the activities I have provided.

 

Handwriting

 

 https://www.lwtears.com/resources/top-10-classroom-downloads – Handwriting without Tears has given all families free access for 90 days to many of their worksheets.  Please look around the website for what is most appropriate for your child and download that worksheet. This is a great resource for any family.

 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rcTCNKgl_3CL1-QhfiNW03jyF–h7twd2s1PnJXNBhI/edit – This is a parent handout I have to discuss the use of the Handy Learning protocol and with various activities to promote handwriitng grasp and precision.  If you are having trouble accessing this file, let me know and I will share it with you in Google Docs.

 

Typing

 

https://www.typingclub.com/ – I use Typing Club.com with many of the students I am working on typing skills with right now.  It is great practice with an onscreen visual component for finger placement that helps improve fluency and speed during typing tasks.

 

Cutting

 

https://www.ot-mom-learning-activities.com/cutting-activities.html – There are some great ideas on this page for practicing cutting skills at home.

 

Sensory supports

 

https://www.sensorysmarts.com/sensory_diet_activities.html – Some great movement activities for sensory supports are listed on this page.  Have your child (safely) perform some of the activities listed before requiring them to sit and do any type of tabletop work.

 

https://www.gonoodle.com/ – Your kids probably know of these videos already.  These are frequently used in classrooms before instruction.  These are great songs with a lot of movement incorporated.

 

If you have any questions, I am always available via email at [email protected].  Please do not hesitate to reach out to me if you need to.

 

Thank you, 

Misty Weedon, OTA