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Tricks of the trade Comes included in MissMancy’s Handwriting Starter Kit. Available for purchase on this site. We always want children to keep their pencils and crayons in the webspace (the area created between the thumb and index finger). You will find that many like to keep the pencil straight up (perpendicular to the paper).
Great Grippers It’s normal for young children to use a fisted grasp on crayons (A,B on figure) however we want to make sure that they progress from holding a crayon in their palm to holding it with their fingers. An efficient grasp is one where the thumb and index finger create a circular webspace. This
Start with Stability In therapy we talk about the 90-90-90 rule. This means that when seated at a desk, we want to ensure the following: Feet flat on the floor 90 degrees at ankles Knees bent at 90 degrees Hips at 90 degrees The top of the desk should be approximately 2 inches above the
Get a Grip on Pencil Grasps I realize through my career in pediatrics that more and more children are referred to OT for poor handwriting. I truly believe that this is created in part by society’s haste to begin an academic curriculum earlier than the normal development of children’s fine motor skills. We overlook the
You Will Need: Many pop tubes Available for purchase at MissMancy’s AMAZON Shop The Activities: 1-Pull open pop tubes at shoulder level or overhead and then spinning it around in a circle like a lasso (makes a cool sound and is great for shoulder strength) 2-Race: Who can close all the pop tubes as fast
You will need: Large Push Pins Cork board Rubber bands MATCHING Worksheet You can purchase this activity exclusively on MissMancy’s Shop The Activity: This is a wonderful way to work on different concepts while working on fingers/thumb strength and arch formation of the hand. I created a worksheet to match the picture to the first
