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Drawing lets your child work on the coordination needed to hold a crayon, keep the paper still and apply enough pressure.

Fill the Tub

This fun activity will give your child a chance to practice pincer control as he pushes macaroni into the plastic lid of a container.

Marching Around the Letters

Get your child up and moving as you use music and movement to help your child practice writing letters.

My Cutting Kit

If you take the time to put together a Cutting Kit, it will encourage frequent and successful practice cutting with scissors, which will help your child develop fine motor skills for writing.

My Name!

This activity provides your child with failure-free practice in tracing her name. Writing her own name is empowering and is a step in believing she is a writer.

My Personal Cereal Book

This activity uses environmental print (words in our environment) to expose your child to print awareness.

Nuts and Bolts

In this activity, your child will practice the fine motor skills eventually needed for writing and drawing.

Sand Designs

Give your child fine motor practice in the sand with this fun, quick and simple activity.

Shaving Cream Shapes

In this activity, your child will have fun “fingerpainting” with shaving cream while learning about different shapes.

Sidewalk Writing

This activity provides a fun way for your child to practice her emerging drawing and writing skills outside.

The Write Time

This activity encourages you to start a file for your child’s writing to show progress over time.