1st Grade Occupational Therapy Handouts

Building Letters Counting Snap Cubes Activity for Lowercase Letters

In this hands on, multisensory activity, students won’t even realize they are learning! In this resource, they will learn letter formation by first building the letter with counting snap cubes, coloring the letter, tracing the letter, and finally, writing the letter.

Building letters with blocks is not only a fun and engaging way to learn letter formation, but students are working on foundational fine motor skills needed for writing. Students don’t have to use a pencil for writing, try broken crayons (broken crayons help promote tripod grasp pattern), q-tip painting, or fingerpaint. When writing letters for this activity, students use handwriting letter boxes to help with letter size, placement, and spacing. Perfect for pre-K and kindergarten centers, as well as OT groups, homeschool, and handwriting practice

This activity addresses:

Fine and visual motor skills

Hand strength

Visual Perception

Letter recognition

Letter formation

Included:

52 pages, TWO for each letter of the alphabet, one in color and one in black and white. This set focuses on Lowercase letters.

Spring Snap Cube Build and Write Activity

In this hands on, multisensory activity, students won’t even realize they are learning! Students can build a rainbow, bee, butterfly, chick, flower, and/or ladybug using counting snap cubes given the provided visual model.

Building with blocks is a fun and engaging way to work on foundational fine motor skills needed for writing including fine and visual motor skills, hand strength, visual perception, in hand manipulation skills, and sequencing. Students can roll dice to find out which spring picture they will be building, and after building their picture, they can write about it. Options include word copy, sentence copy, and composing sentences on their own. Perfect for pre-K, kindergarten, and first grade centers, as well as OT groups, homeschool, and handwriting practice.

This 61 page resource includes:

•Roll a Spring snap cube design- students roll the dice to find out which spring design they will be building.

•6 counting snap cube design pages- rainbow, bee, butterfly, chick, flower, ladybug

•Word copy practice- 6 pages

•Sentence copy- 24 pages- copy a nearpoint sentence about the design. Includes 2 different lines sizes and paper with and without highlights.. Students can draw their design in the designated drawing space.

•Writing paper with drawing box- 4 pages for each design. Includes 2 different lines sizes and paper with and without highlights.. Students can draw their design in the designated drawing space.

Autumn directed drawing, word copy and writing practice

Learn to draw simple fall pictures following 4-10 steps. Addresses fine and visual motor skills, visual perception, and fine motor precision for handwriting. Have students demonstrate their creativity to draw pictures and then write about them. Perfect for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade centers, as well as OT sessions, groups, homeschool lessons, sub plans, and fun home activity. Addresses foundational skills including fine and visual motor skills, visual perception, handwriting, word and sentence

copy, motor planning, creativity, and sequencing.

These are one page, No prep, print and go activities

Included: 148 total pages

17 Directed Drawing Pictures- 8 activity pages per picture

•Pumpkin 1: 5 steps

•Bear Face: 5 steps

•Scarecrow Face: 4-steps

•Pumpkin 2: 8 Steps

•Fox: 8 steps

•Squirrel 1: 8 steps

•Squirrel 2 8 steps

•Owl: 8 steps

•Racoon: 8 steps

•Apple tree: 8 steps

•Scarecrow: 8 steps

•Turkey: 8 steps

•Leaves: 8 steps

•Sunflower: 8 steps

•Acorn: 8 steps

•Corn: 8 steps

•Bear: 10 steps

8 activity pages per picture

1.Drawing steps sequenced on full page- perfect for telehealth and distance learning

2.Drawing steps with drawing space

3.Drawing steps with drawing space and word copy boxes

4.Drawing steps with drawing space and word copy 3-lines

5.Drawing steps with drawing space and nearpoint copy sentence on highlighted paper

6.Drawing steps with drawing space on highlighted paper to write sentence

7.Drawing steps with drawing space and nearpoint copy sentence on 3-lined paper

8.Drawing steps with drawing space on 3-lined paper to write sentence

8 Writing pages and 4 blank drawing pages

•Including draw and write, and adapted highlighted paper

This BUNDLE contains 2 resources:

1. Building Letters Counting Snap Cubes Activity for Uppercase Letters: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Counting-Snap-Cube-Uppercase-Letter-Build-and-Write-Printing-Practice-OT-9896256

2. Building Letters Counting Snap Cubes Activity for Lowercase Letters: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Counting-Snap-Cube-Lowercase-Letter-Build-and-Write-Printing-Practice-OT-10193694

In this hands on, multisensory activity, students won’t even realize they are learning! In this resource, they will learn letter formation by first building the letter with counting snap cubes, coloring the letter, tracing the letter, and finally, writing the letter.

Building letters with blocks is not only a fun and engaging way to learn letter formation, but students are working on foundational fine motor skills needed for writing. Students don’t have to use a pencil for writing, try broken crayons (broken crayons help promote tripod grasp pattern), q-tip painting, or fingerpaint. When writing letters for this activity, students use handwriting letter boxes to help with letter size, placement, and spacing. Perfect for pre-K and kindergarten centers, as well as OT groups, homeschool, and handwriting practice

This activity addresses:

Fine and visual motor skills

Hand strength

Visual Perception

Letter recognition

Letter formation

These 3 resources addres fine and visual motor skills, visual perception, and fine motor precision for handwriting and scissor skills. These printables are great for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade centers, as well as OT sessions, groups, homeschool lessons, sub plans, and fun home activity. Addresses foundational skills including fine and visual motor skills, visual perception, handwriting, word and sentence

RESOURCE 1: Autumn word copy and writing practice

Handwriting practice for word copy, sentence copy, and composition. Addresses fine and visual motor skills, visual perception, and fine motor precision for handwriting. Includes activities to make writing practice fun such as handwriting dice games, crack the codes, codebreaker riddles, directed drawings, color by number, roll a silly story, and roll a would you rather writing prompt,. Perfect for kindergarten and first grade centers, as well as OT sessions, groups, homeschool lessons, and fun home activity.

RESOURCE 2: AUTUMN fine motor CUTTING

Great way to work on fine motor skills and practice cutting skills in a developmental manner. Resource is in black and white so students can color pictures before cutting. Includes: paper tearing templates, snipping strips, cutting practice strips, cutting puzzles, cutting simple shapes, fall scenes, and simple crafts. Perfect for pre-K, kindergarten, and first grade centers, as well as OT sessions, groups, homeschool lessons, and fun home activity.

RESOURCE 3: Autumn directed drawing, word copy and writing practice

Learn to draw simple fall pictures following 4-10 steps.

copy, motor planning, creativity, and sequencing.

Included: 148 total pages

17 Directed Drawing Pictures- 8 activity pages per picture

RESOURCE 4: Fall Fine and Visual Motor Activities

These autumn fine motor activities are a fun way to build foundational fine motor skills for primary aged children. This resource includes printables that can be used with household and school items throughout the fall season to address fine motor coordination, hand strength and endurance, grasp, visual motor skills, bilateral coordination, visual perception, pencil control, and in hand manipulation skills. Includes tracing paths, dot games, search and find, hole punch activities, clothespin/paper clip cards, pokey art, tissue paper crumple templates, snap cube build and write, tong/tweezer activities, q-tip painting, mystery pictures, lacing cards, bingo dauber activities, simple fall crafts, dough build and write, and popsicle stick build and write. Perfect for preschool, kindergarten and first grade centers, as well as OT sessions, groups, homeschool lessons, and fun home activity.