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These low prep and engaging task cards are a great way to practice identifying and matching emotions. Great for younger students, special eductation, students working on fine motor skills; and nonverbal students. Students will identify the emotion on the top of the task card and find the corresponding emotion. They can clip a clothes pin on the emotion or circle it with a dry erase marker. 

Resource also includes emotion mats. Students will get to practice drawing in the different emotions. Each mat provides an example of how they can draw the emotions-perfect for those still struggling or who need an extra assist. Great for 1:1, small groups, centers, quiet work, etc.

Emotions included: 

Angry 

Bored 

Crying 

Happy 

Kissing 

Sad

Scared

Sick

Silly

Surprised

Tired

Worried

Resource comes in colored and black/white versions. 

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Discover the joy of learning with our Farm-Themed Fun Bundle! Perfect for preschoolers, early elementary students, and homeschoolers, this bundle is packed with engaging activities that make learning fun and interactive.

Contents:

• Farm-Themed Lacing Cards: Develop fine motor skills with 18 different farm items. Available in one per page or two per page, each card features designated places for hole punching and lacing.
• Farm Cut and Paste Crafts: Enhance cutting skills with various farm objects outlined for easy cutting. Perfect for craft time!
• Bump It Dice Game: Make multiplication fun with this exciting game! Roll the dice, multiply the numbers, and bump your opponent off the hay bales. Great for practicing multiplication up to 12.
• Farm-Themed Clip Cards: Engage students with a farm themed clip cards. Each card has a farm object for the to count and then pick the correct number using a form of manipulative. Great for fine motor skills!

Why You’ll Love This Product:

• Teachers: Save time with ready-to-use activities that align with learning goals. Perfect for centers, small groups, or independent practice.
• Students: Enjoy interactive and hands-on activities that make learning math and language arts concepts enjoyable. The variety of activities caters to different learning styles and keeps students engaged.
• Parents and Homeschoolers: Provide your children with high-quality, educational activities that are fun and easy to use. Ideal for supplementing homeschool curricula or enhancing after-school learning.

Who This Product Is For:

1. Preschool Teachers: Perfect for introducing basic math and fine motor skills in a fun, farm-themed setting.
2. Kindergarten Teachers: Great for reinforcing math and language arts concepts with interactive activities.
3. 1st Grade Teachers: Use the multiplication game and write the room activities to challenge and engage students.
4. Homeschooling Parents: An excellent addition to your home education resources, providing a variety of activities to suit different learning needs.
5. Daycare Providers: Keep children entertained and learning with hands-on activities that build essential skills.

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⭐ Back to School Lacing Cards

⭐ Summer Lacing Cards

⭐ Rainy Bump It Dice Game, Addition up to 20

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Engage your preschoolers and kindergarteners with this Woodland Animals Bundle, packed with punched lacing cards, cut and paste crafts, and a fun write-the-room activity to enhance fine motor skills and learning!

Contents:
Discover a world of woodland creatures with this versatile Woodland Animals Bundle! Inside, you'll find 12 lacing cards featuring adorable woodland animals, perfect for developing fine motor skills as students lace through the punched holes. The bundle also includes 12 cut and paste crafts, where each animal is divided into pieces for students to cut out along the dotted lines and glue back together, fostering creativity and scissor skills. To top it off, the write-the-room activity encourages students to hunt for 12 hidden woodland animal images around the classroom, which they can record on one of the included sheets—making learning interactive and exciting!

Why You'll Love This Product:
Teachers will love the Woodland Animals Bundle for its ability to combine fun and education effortlessly. The lacing cards are a wonderful way to practice hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills. The cut and paste crafts not only enhance scissor skills but also encourage creativity as students assemble their woodland friends. The write-the-room activity keeps students engaged and moving while reinforcing vocabulary and writing skills. Plus, all activities are print-ready, making preparation a breeze!

Who This Product Is For:

• Preschool and kindergarten teachers looking to enhance fine motor skills with engaging activities.
• Homeschooling parents who want hands-on learning resources that are fun and educational.
• Daycare providers seeking themed activities that develop essential skills in young children.
• After-school programs in need of creative, skill-building activities for young learners.
• Summer school educators searching for interactive, easy-to-prepare activities that keep students learning during the break.

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⭐ *Growing Bundle* Write the Room bundle, Holidays, animals, counting

⭐ I SPY/ Count and Graph Bundle

⭐ Scissors Skills Bundle, Fine Motor Skills for Early Learners

Bring the ocean to life in your classroom with this engaging Ocean Themed Bundle! Packed with activities that build fine motor skills, reading, writing, and vocabulary, this bundle is a treasure trove for early learners.

Contents:
This Ocean Themed Bundle includes four exciting activities, each designed to promote hands-on learning while keeping students engaged with ocean-themed fun:

1. Write the Room: Students will search the room for 12 ocean-themed images and record their findings on one of four tracking sheets. Two options are available for early learners with images and two with primary lines for more advanced learners.
2. Lacing Cards: Featuring ocean animals, these lacing cards have easy-to-punch holes for students to thread a string or lace through, building their fine motor skills.
3. Cut and Paste Crafts: Students will cut out pieces of ocean-themed objects and glue them together, creating fun crafts while improving their scissor and gluing skills.
4. Play Dough Mats: Each mat displays an ocean object that students will replicate using play dough, with an "I Can" statement at the bottom to encourage skill-building.
5. Three Part Cards Sorting Activity: There are two forms of flashcards included students will match. One card has the image and name on it and then other form of card has the image on one part and the name on a separate part.

How the Product is Used:
Teachers can easily prepare these activities by printing each component on 8.5x11 sheets. For the Write the Room activity, the images are placed around the room for students to find and identify. The Lacing Cards just need their holes punched for threading. The Cut and Paste Crafts are printed and ready to be cut out and assembled by students. Finally, the Play Dough Mats invite students to mold ocean objects with play dough, encouraging creativity and fine motor practice.

Why You’ll Love This Product:
This Ocean Themed Bundle is a go-to resource for teachers looking to combine fine motor skill development with engaging, hands-on learning. Each activity is not only fun but educational, helping students improve their reading, writing, and vocabulary while also reinforcing their motor skills. With ocean-themed visuals, this bundle keeps students motivated, while the variety of activities means it can be used across different centers or lessons. It’s a perfect addition for classrooms that want to dive deep into ocean-themed units!

Features:

• Write the Room activity with 12 ocean-themed images and 4 tracking sheets.
• Lacing Cards featuring ocean animals with easy-punch holes.
• Cut and Paste Crafts that feature ocean objects for cutting and assembling.
• Play Dough Mats with ocean-themed objects and “I Can” statements for modeling.
• 8.5x11 inch pages for easy preparation and use.
• Focuses on building fine motor skills, reading, writing, and vocabulary.

How This Product Can Be Used in the Classroom or Other Educational Settings:

1. Ocean-themed unit study: This bundle complements lessons about marine life and ocean ecosystems, providing hands-on activities that reinforce content.
2. Fine motor centers: Perfect for use in fine motor skills stations or centers, allowing students to practice cutting, lacing, and molding.
3. Writing and vocabulary development: The Write the Room and Play Dough Mats help students strengthen their vocabulary, reading, and writing skills.
4. Indoor recess or sensory play: The play dough mats and lacing cards can be used for indoor recess or calming sensory activities.
5. Early finisher activities: Keep students engaged with these fun, independent tasks when they finish other work early.

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⭐ Clip Cards Bundle, Counting 0-10 or 0-20

⭐ Scissors Skills Bundle, Fine Motor Skills for Early Learners

⭐ Lacing Cards Bundle, Fine Motor Skills for Preschoolers GROWING BUNDLE

Engage your students with delightful spring-themed cut and paste crafts! Perfect for hands-on learning and creativity.

Contents:

Welcome to a world of vibrant spring imagery! Inside this resource, you'll discover 13 charming cut and paste crafts featuring adorable spring-inspired images. From chirpy chicks to blooming flowers, buzzing bees to cozy birdhouses, each craft is designed to spark imagination and fine motor skills in your students. With black lines guiding the cutting process and a clear image to aim for, these crafts make for an engaging and rewarding activity for learners of all levels.

Why You'll Love This Product: As a teacher, you'll appreciate the versatility and educational value of these spring cut and paste crafts. Not only do they offer a fun break from traditional worksheets, but they also promote important skills such as hand-eye coordination, scissor proficiency, and following instructions. Plus, with options available in both color and black and white, you can tailor the experience to suit your classroom needs. Watch as your students eagerly dive into each craft, their excitement palpable as they bring each spring scene to life with their own hands.

For students, these crafts offer a delightful way to celebrate the season and express their creativity. As they cut and paste, they'll develop fine motor skills and spatial awareness while reveling in the joy of creation. Whether they're crafting a cheerful chick or a colorful bouquet of flowers, each completed project will fill them with a sense of accomplishment and pride.

Who This Product is For:

1. Elementary school teachers looking for engaging spring-themed activities to enhance their curriculum.
2. Homeschooling parents seeking hands-on learning experiences for their children.
3. Special education teachers aiming to reinforce fine motor skills in a fun and interactive way.
4. After-school program coordinators in search of creative arts and crafts projects.
5. Early childhood educators wanting to incorporate seasonal themes into their lesson plans.

Other Related Products that May Interest You:

⭐ Spring Write the Room, Kindergarten Center Activity

⭐ St. Patrick's Day Bump Dice Game, Multiplication up to 12

⭐ St. Patrick's Day Write the Room Kindergarten Center Activity

⭐ Easter Bump Dice Game, Multiplication up to 12

⭐ Easter Counting 0-11 Write the Room, Kindergarten Center Activity

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Whether you're looking for time-saving resources or exciting activities, this bundle has it all! Packed with interactive worksheets, crafts, games and fun activities, students will explore the unique characteristics of each season while boosting their basic skills. Perfect for fall, spring, summer, and winter-themed lessons, this bundle will have your little learners excited to discover the changing seasons all year long!

Perfect for any preschool or Pre-K classroom, this bundle will help your students explore the four seasons of the Year in a way that’s both educational and fun!

Activities included in this printable Bundle:

- Four Seasons Sorting

- Four Seasons Clip Cards

- Four Seasons Dress Up

- Months and Seasons of the Year

- Four Seasons Tree Craft

- Four Seasons Foldable Craft

- Four Seasons Wheel

- Four Seasons Flip Book

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This Bundle of #7 different fall-themed file folder games will keep your young learners busy all season long! There is a variety of fall-themed games. Some of them being...Apples, Leaves, Pumpkins, Turkeys and so much more. Below is a list of the file folder games included and a little more info on each one.

1. Apple Count & Match Game: This activity is perfect for learning numbers as well as practicing one-to-one correspondence. The #2 pages that you attach to the file folder have baskets with numbers 1-10 on them. There are also #2 pages of apple flashcards. Each flashcard has different amounts of apples 1-10 on them. Have your students count the number of apples on each flashcard and then match it to the correct number basket.

2. Leaf-Themed Shape Matching Game: There are #10 different shapes included in this activity. The #2 pages that you attach to the file folder have dots in the middle of each shape where you can attach a velcro dot to it. You can then attach a velcro dot to the opposite side of the leaf flashcards in order to make the matching process easier. This is a great activity for your young learners to practice matching and saying their shapes.

3. Fall Leaf Color Matching Game: This game is a fun color-matching activity for your little learners. Each leaf is a different color. Have your students practice saying and matching each color together.

4. Pumpkin Letter Match Game: This activity has both Uppercase and lowercase letters and is a perfect activity for your young learners to practice matching the correct letters together. You should attach the #2 pages of pumpkins (Uppercase letters) to the file folder and then cut out the #1 page of pumpkin seeds (lowercase letters). I would attach a velcro dot at the top of each pumpkin and then on the back of each pumpkin seed in order to make the letter matching process easier for your students.

- Turkey Shape & Color Matching Game: This game is a perfect way to incorporate shape and color matching practice in a fun hands on way. There is #2 pages with #5 different shapes/colors on them. You will attach these #2 pages to the file folder and then cut out the #10 different turkey shape/color flashcards with the borders around each one. Your students will practice identifying and matching each shape/color together.

- Turkey Count & Match: This game is a great way for your students to practice one-to-one correspondence as well as number recognition. You will attach the turkey pages with numbers 1-10 on them to the file folder. Once that is done cut out and laminate the turkeys with different amounts of dots on them. These will be the number flashcards. Your students will count how many dots are on each flashcard and then attach it to the correct number on the file folder game.

- Pumpkin Pie Letter Match Game: This game is a fun way to incorporate Uppercase & lowercase letter matching practice. You will attach the Uppercase Letters (Pumpkin Pies) to the file folder and then cut out the whip cream (lowercase letters). Your students will have fun putting "whip cream" on each slice of pumpkin pie while matching the correct Uppercase and lowercase letters together.

I hope you and your students love this bundle of resources as much as I enjoyed creating them. Please let me know if you have any questions and/or comments!

Looking to equip students with the essential skills for success in school and life? Our ever-growing Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Book Bundle is the answer! ✨

This curated collection of captivating books tackles a wide range of social-emotional topics, including:

• Self-Esteem: Foster a healthy self-image and build unshakeable confidence.
• Resilience: Teach students to bounce back from challenges and develop grit.
• Empathy: Cultivate compassion and understanding for others' perspectives.
• Mindfulness: Equip students with tools to manage emotions, focus attention, and reduce stress.

Perfect for Educators and Parents:

• Classroom Must-Have: Foster a positive learning environment that prioritizes emotional well-being.
• Home Library Essential: Nurture emotional intelligence and social skills through engaging stories.
• Teacher-Approved: Aligned with CASEL's five core SEL competencies.

Investment in the Future:

• Academic Success: Studies show strong social-emotional skills lead to improved academic performance.
• Personal Growth: Empower students to navigate challenges, build healthy relationships, and thrive.
• Lifelong Impact: Equip students with essential tools for a bright and fulfilling future.

Don't wait! Get the SEL Book Bundle today and watch your students blossom into well-rounded, emotionally intelligent individuals.

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Looking for fun and engaging morning activities for kindergartners to practice the alphabet?

This Paperless Morning Work has 26 videos, one for each letter of the alphabet. Each video has five parts: the letter in capital and lowercase, a word that starts with the letter, a short video of the word, a writing practice question, and a word exploration question.

This journal is perfect for classrooms, providing a daily morning activity that helps children learn and practice the alphabet in an engaging way. It keeps students focused and ready to start their day with a fun and educational routine. The journal can also be used in literacy centers or for home learning to reinforce letter recognition and writing skills.

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Thanksgiving Day is right around the corner! Special education teachers, take advantage of these NO PREP file folder games for your small group math centers and independent work stations. These 7 activities are perfect for that short holiday week right before everyone goes on break! This bundle includes a Thanksgiving social story, practice for number identification, addition, subtraction and counting within 20!

• Pumpkin Pie Addition and Subtraction File Folder Game
• Thanksgiving Number to Number Match File Folder Game
• Thanksgiving Turkey Tablet Subtraction
• Thanksgiving Turkey Tablet Addition
• Thanksgiving Dinner Count File Folder Game

Download 6 ready made file folder games as well as a special BONUS Thanksgiving Day Social Story to share with your students.

Dive into the world of fractions with our engaging "Fraction Fun Bundle," a digital resource comprising four exciting file folder games featuring delectable chocolate and pizza-themed game pieces. Designed to captivate young learners, this bundle is the perfect addition to your math resources, offering both fun and educational value.

Key Features:

• 4 fraction-themed file folder games
• Entertaining chocolate and pizza game pieces
• Suitable for small group math activities and independent work stations
• Versatile resource for year-round use
• Ideal for learners in special education classrooms, MD, and Autism units

Whether you're reinforcing fraction concepts, engaging in hands-on learning, or looking for resources to support learners in special education settings, this bundle has you covered. The chocolate and pizza theme adds an extra layer of excitement, making fractions more accessible and enjoyable for students.

Transform your math lessons into a delightful fraction-filled adventure! Download our "Fraction Fun Bundle" today and watch as your students grasp fractions with enthusiasm and understanding. Perfect for special education classrooms, MD, and Autism units, this resource is sure to become a staple in your teaching toolkit.

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What a unique twist on task cards! Each task card has a mini word search with four words related to beginning skills for young children. (Shapes, Colors, Seasons, Calendar Skills, Numbers, and Emotions)

Laminate this set to make it Reusable and Erasable.

Visual-Audio Cards

2 Decks✏️

⭐Each card includes a funny sound, an audio to each word, an image to represent the verb.

⭐At the end students can respond to self-check cards that ask about the verbs.

⭐This is a great visual and it's interactive!

I created these to help my son with Autism in learning verbs. He is extremely visual. This set includes 2 Decks of verbs.

Here is the list of verbs that are represented:

to stretch

to pet the dog

to eat an apple

wash your face

to wave

brush my teeth

watch tv

take a bath

eat breakfast

dress oneself

study

leave the house

comb hair

to dance

to choose

make a sandcastle

wash the dog

pour juice

to cry

feed the chicks

cover your eyes

to choose

go up ladder

Deck 2:

reading

get out

go to sleep

clean up

walking the dog

Chop

rake

drop off

drinking

to write

to talk

to think

get in

hanging up

turn off

running

giving a gift

swimming

standing

cooking

clapping

trying on

turning on

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Brick Building letters activity for Upper and 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 letters with bricks, coloring the block letter, tracing the letter, and then writing the letter.

Building letters with building bricks 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

Fine motor coordination

Visual Perception

Letter recognition

Letter formation

Included:

52 pages, one for each letter of the alphabet. This 2 resource bundle includes both UPPERCASE and LOWERCASE letters.

This BUNDLE includes 3 resources

Uppercase Build and write letters dough activity https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Uppercase-alphabet-dough-letter-build-and-write-printing-practice-Fine-Motor-OT-10094413

Lowercase Build and write letters dough activity https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Lowercase-alphabet-dough-letter-build-and-write-printing-practice-Fine-Motor-OT-10105392

Dough number build and write printing practice- Fine Motor OT

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In this hands on, multisensory activity, students won’t even realize they are learning! In these resources, they will learn letter formation by first building the letter or numbers with doh or putty, tracing the letter, and then writing the letter.

Building letters and numbers with putty and dough is not only a fun and engaging way to learn letter and number 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 and numbers for this activity, students use handwriting letter boxes with starting point to help with letter and number 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

Fine Motor Coordination

Bilateral Coordination

Visual Perception

Letter and number Recognition

Letter and number Formation

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

Spring One Page Color, Cut, and Paste Craft Activity Bundle

This bundle includes 2 of my spring craftivity resources. Students will love creating these adorable Spring crafts! These are one-page crafts using simple shapes and thicker lines making it easier for little hands to cut. Each craft has 3-9 shapes to color, cut out, and put together given model. After making their craft, students can write about it! Perfect for pre-K, kindergarten, and first grade centers, as well as OT sessions, groups, homeschool lessons, and fun home activity.

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

Download Includes:

Resource 1: Spring One Page Color, Cut, and Paste Fine Motor Craft Part 1

10 pages, one for each picture: Bunny, Bear, Chick, Turtle, Lady Bug, Beaver, Pig, Cat, Bee, and Butterfly

Resource 2: Spring One Page Color, Cut, and Paste Fine Motor Craft Part 2

8 pages, one for each picture: Frog, Mouse, Chick, Duck, Ladybug, Butterfly, Bunny, and Bee

2 handwriting pages with space to draw and paste activity.

Directions

•First students color shapes, then cut them out, and then glue together using the model

•Activity can be extended by incorporating a writing activity using the craft.

Description

These hands on autumn fine and visual motor activities are a fun way to build foundational fine motor skills for primary aged children. Includes printables that can be used with household and school manipulatives including hole punch, tongs, tweezers, clothespins, dough, paper clips, counting snap cubes, popsicle sticks, stickers, q-tips, toothpicks, thumbtacks, etc. 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. Perfect for pre-K, kindergarten and first grade centers, task boxes, bins, as well as OT sessions, groups, homeschool lessons, and fun home activity.

Included in this 135 page resource:

Tracing paths: 14 pages total- 8 pages bw and 6 pages color

Dot games: 2 pages

Search and Find: 1 page

Mystery pictures: 2 pages with answer key, totaling 4 pages

Pumpkin fine motor precision dice game: 1 page bw

Simple fall crafts/tissue paper crumple: 14 pages

Sunflower paper plate craft: 1 page

Tong/tweezer activity pages: 10 pages total- 5 bw and 6 color

Clothespin/paperclip punch cards: 10 pages total- 5 bw and 5 color

Hole punching activities: 18 pages total- 12 bw and 6 color

Lacing cards: 4 pages (2 bw and 2 color)

Bingo dauber activities: 5 pages bw

Play dough build and write: 14 pages- 2 roll activity sheets; 6 pages bw, 6 pages color

Q-tip painting: 8 pages- 4 bw and 4 color

Snap cube build and write: 2 dice roll activity sheets; , 7 pages color

Popsicle stick build and write: 8 pages- 4 bw and 4 color

Pokey pictures: 6 pages

Using this hands on, multisensory activity, students won’t even realize they are learning their letters! In this resource, they will learn letter formation by first building the letters, coloring the letters and pictures, tracing the letter, and writing the letter.

This 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

Fine motor strength and precision

Fine Motor Coordination

Hand strength

Visual Perception

Letter recognition

Letter formation

Included:

78 pages, three for each letter of the alphabet. This set focuses on UPPERCASE letters.

Each uppercase letter has 3 pages:

1. Circle Letter Page:

Build the letter using:

•Bingo Dauber

•Stamps

•Stickers

•Playdough

•Q-tip Painting

•Pipecleaners

•Wiki Stix

•Crumple tissue paper into balls and glue

•Placing pom poms with tongs

•Buttons/pennies

•Wherever your imagination takes you!!

2. Letter Search and Find and Coloring Page:

Color letter and corresponding picture using

•Broken crayons (to promote tripod grasp)

•Finger paint

•Q-tip Painting

•Wherever your imagination takes you!!

Search and find letter using

•Broken crayons (to promote tripod grasp)

•Finger paint

•Q-tip Painting

•Bingo dauber

•Stamp

•Stickers

Placing small pom poms using tongs

3. Trace and Write Page

•Color picture

•Have student first trace over letter with finger. Make sure formation is correct.

•Trace

•Copy letter in letter box

•Write letter on line

Spring Fine Motor Paper Plate Craft Activities

Fun way to work on fine motor and sequencing skills! Following step by step instructions, create adorable color, cut, and paste spring crafts (sheep, frog, butterfly, turtle, ladybug, chick) using provided templates and everyday household materials including paper plates, tissue paper, and cotton balls. Perfect for pre-k, kindergarten, and first grade centers, bulletin boards, as well as OT sessions, groups, homeschool lessons, and a fun home activity.

Each craft is 1-2 pages

This 9 page resource includes:

•7 paper plate crafts: follow step by step directions to create paper plate sheep, frog, butterfly, turtle, ladybug (2 pages), and chick (2 pages) using paper plate and the provided template!