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The Happy Handwriter Blog
3M ago
Social stories have been around since the beginning of time. Children on the laps of their parents have listened as their parents related stories that included them. Parents also included experiences and lessons they wanted their children to learn. It ...
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The Happy Handwriter Blog
3M ago
There are as many ways to teach letter formation as there are teachers. Each teacher draws on her experience and applies it into her classroom to give the children in her class the best chance of achieving success. However, we ...
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The Happy Handwriter Blog
3M ago
They say you can’t run before you can walk, and I am certain that we all agree that this is true. Just as valid is that children cannot learn to form letters and numbers before they have mastered the drawing ...
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The Happy Handwriter Blog
3M ago
If your child is struggling with poor handwriting and is referred for an occupational therapy handwriting assessment, the outcome of the assessment can show very diverse difficulties. This is because the perceptual-motor foundations of handwriting are numerous and complex. Let's ...
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The Happy Handwriter Blog
2y ago
There is no doubt that our children get caught up in the excitement of Christmas! It is also a time when many are on a school break. We can harness that excitement to keep their fine motor on track with some well-chosen fine motor Christmas activities. If we want to develop the foundations for pencil... Read more »
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The Happy Handwriter Blog
2y ago
I love fine motor groups because they offer collective motivation. We know that to develop preschool fine motor skills, our children need repetition and practise. When we are confronted with children whose fine motor skills are way behind the curve, they need a lot of repetition to improve their skills. As much as we try... Read more »
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The Happy Handwriter Blog
2y ago
Cutting assists children to develop their fine motor hand muscles for pencil control and handwriting. I believe it to be one of the most valuable pre-writing skills we have. The cutting motion develops the exact muscles and movement patterns we need for pencil grip and pencil control so it certainly deserves our attention. Once your... Read more »
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The Happy Handwriter Blog
2y ago
There is nothing like the excitement of the season to engage our children in the very activities they generally choose to avoid because they are difficult. These gorgeous skull and crossbones Halloween cutting activities are right up there with the best Halloween fine motor activities. You can grab your free download for this at the... Read more »
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The Happy Handwriter Blog
2y ago
Mark making and scribbling are our children’s first attempts at putting pen (or crayon) to paper as they begin their journey of pre-writing strokes development. From there, they need to transition to controlled replication of the basic lines, strokes and forms as their pre-writing development progresses. Pre-writing stroke development does have a typical order in... Read more »
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2y ago
Find the resources on how to improve handwriting for kids below. Scissor skills remain my all-time favourite for developing hand strength and the development of the pencil grip fingers. Working on these foundations is one of the sure ways on how to improve handwriting. Grab your panda scissor skills download here. There is little doubt... Read more »
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