You will not see this anywhere else! Kids are different than they were 20 years ago, and times have changed. To capture their interest can be a challenge so we are meeting it by creating new ways of building writing skills that tickle the mind....
Some therapist's find it effective to go over the rules with their students prior to writing. Developing good writing habits will have long term benefits. Share tools you use with the team and receive more points! Download PDF for Handwriting Rules...
You can increase difficulty with this coloring task by giving specific directions (written or auditory depending on what skills you are targeting) such as "color each star or word a different color" or " place stripes on 5 letters". Download PDF for Always Do Your Best...
The blank spaces at the bottom allow kids to be rewarded by drawing or coloring in the space. Getting used to how diagonal lines look is also important, so have fun building skills. Download PDF for Triangle Shape writing Paper...
This tool assists with the introduction to letter writing. Several versions are included to insure success with this tool. Feel free to personalize it for each kid. Download PDF for Dear Santa, Please bring me...
This tool assists with; letter size awareness, visual planning, fine motor coordination/control and is fun to do. It is wonderful what a happy symbol and a simple pink line can do. Download PDF for Write a word in each heart...
The hand drawn hearts let kids know that they can draw them too. The more we draw, the better we get. Cognitive, social, and writing skills combine to make this a nice tool. Share some of the tools you have created and together we can make...
This is even better when combined with the trees activity. You can color and cut out the character and place him on a picture with striped tree trunks. That way you get and many fine motor skills in as possible. Download PDF for Dr. Seuss: Write for...
Drop letter goals are very frequent and this tool helps build skills needed for drop letter awareness. The colorful southwest inspired border helps make it feel fresh. Kids can try drawing it on the back for additional skill practice. Download PDF for Critical Thinking: letters tall...
This is one of the first tools that we ever came up with for kids. They write their name on the line and then the therapist gets to choose how many items they want the child to copy from the assortment above. Kids get to...