My little boy needs extra help when it comes to handwriting. Lately we’ve been working on strengthening his fingers and hands so that he’ll have the control and body awareness he needs to control a pencil. This is a quick little activity that hardly takes any set up. This post contains affiliate links for your […]
Children’s Books about the Christmas Story
Last year I totally dropped the ball in the Christmas book department. We went to the library the Monday after Thanksgiving, ready to fill our bags with good reads. Instead, we found every Christmas book checked out except a questionable chewed on board book. Yuck! This year, I’ve learned my lesson. In fact, I kept […]
Another Simple Tool for Developing a Better Pencil Grasp
When I think about educating my son at home, the area I am most concerned about is handwriting. I’m not looking for gorgeous cursive or anything like that. You see, my son has sensory processing disorder, which, for him, effects his awareness of his body. Imagine trying to write letters when you can’t really tell […]
Kid-Made Thanksgiving Placemats
I can’t believe Thanksgiving will be upon us in less than a week! We’re so blessed to be able to celebrate with family and I wanted the boys to have a part in setting a harvest-y mood. These kid-made Thanksgiving placemats are quite simple to make yet look adorable! We’re even using them as a banner […]
Teamwork Drawing Activity for Preschoolers
Does your child seem discouraged about their ability to draw? My son tends to shrink back from drawing opportunities. He usually states that he can’t draw a certain object and asks me to do it for him. I know his sensory processing disorder effects his body awareness, hence, his writing and drawing. But it just […]
Children’s Books about Careers
I love doing preschool unit studies with my sons. But sometimes I have a hard time coming up with a topic of study that will hold their attention. I decided to do a unit about different careers so I could discover their individual interests. Here’s a list of our favorite children’s books about careers. This post contains affiliate […]
Learning the Shapes of Letters with Manipulatives
My three year old has an aversion to putting pen to paper. Even making an “X” takes an exceptional amount of concentration. He has Sensory Processing Disorder which, believe it or not, effects his ability to write and draw. I can’t believe we’re already at the point of tears and we’ve barely even started this […]
Handwriting with Shaving Cream and a Mirror
Lately I’ve been realizing how extremely resistant my son is to anything even remotely related to handwriting. He has been getting therapy for Sensory Processing Disorder and the Occupational Therapist has been working with him to draw a circle (not his typical spiral) and make a “criss cross”. Call me oblivious, but I was shocked that […]
Letter Tracing
I’ve been in the camp that thinks formal schooling has been pushed too early onto little kids. So I’ve got to admit that I haven’t given Loopy many opportunities to do letter tracing. This post may contain links that help support my family. Read more here. After starting Occupational Therapy, I’ve been made aware of […]
Letter Hopscotch
Time for another installment of “Serious” Fun Saturdays! Loopy has been very interested in “reading” books on his own. He knows almost all his letters and sounds, but Upper and Lowercase letters still mess him up. Loopy came up with this great game for learning about letters, using a common kitchen utensil. […]