Encourage Writing – Sensory Motor activities

*Disclaimer: These ideas are not totally my own. I have been given some resources by the Occupational Therapists at my child’s school to help with his handwriting at home, unfortunately not all came with sources attached. I’m simply sharing these ideas in hopes that by seeing how they are helping my child they can help you or encourage you to seek help if you feel it is needed for your child.

For the past several Mondays I’ve been posting about the materials/ideas sent home by the Occupational Therapists at 6 year old Cutie Pie’s school to help with his handwriting here at home.

Today I’ll be sharing some items from their list of Sensory-Motor activities:

• Play in wet sand (bury and find objects)
• Fingerpaint
• Trace sandpaper letters
• Practice air writing
• Practice writing on a vertical surface, like an easel or in shaving cream on the tub wall
• Wheelbarrow walking
• Crab walk/Bear Walk
• Blow and pop bubbles (use fingers only or clapping hands)
• Ball games

As you can tell a lot of these games increase coordination at the gross motor level, but all contribute to the overall coordination of a child’s body, including the finer movements like forming a pincer grasp.

If you like this, you might want to check out other Encouraging Writing posts for more ideas!

Some Simple Ideas to Encourage Writing
Encourage Writing – Fine Motor Activities
Encourage Writing – Fine Motor Activities We Like
Encourage Writing – Fine Motor Visual Activities
Encourage Writing – Fine Motor Visual Activities We Like
Encourage Writing – Prayer Box (or a great idea for a visual wish list)