Holding a pencil:
• Pinch pencil with thumb and index finger - We have found the Stetro Grips
• Activities to help: simple puzzles with knobs, playdough, picking up small toys, holding small balls, tearing paper, picking up items with tweezers, and any other fine motor activity that requires a child to use his fingers to grip.
• Here's a suggestion by Preschool Mama that I found online: "Place a piece of sponge in her palm, and let her close her ring finger and little finger around it. Now, let her use only the thumb, forefinger and middle finger to hold the pencil. Having to hold the piece of sponge with the last two fingers will make her hold the pencil tightly with the first three."
Handwriting Tips:
- Learning to Write - Read this page for ideas of how to help your child learn to write letters and numbers
- Children learn to draw by copying. Start with lines and progress to simple shapes.
- Mazes and Dot-to-Dot worksheets help in pencil control
- Play “Draw What I Draw” – have your child draw what you draw and then reverse. Keep shapes very simple.
- Give your child different shaped objects to draw around. You can also make these out of cardboard.
- We have enjoyed the How to Draw books - read more here.
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