Why should children write and draw with chalk?
Writing and drawing with chalk can help children work on fine motor skills such as developing an appropriate pencil grasp pattern, eye hand coordination, fine motor control, manipulation and increasing hand strength. The use of chalk allows children to develop fine motor skills while also participating in fun activities that target important developmental skills!
1) The Classic Hop Scotch
What does this activity work on?
Jumping
Hopping
Coordination
Balance
Motor Planning
Number Recognition
Visual Motor Skills
2) Sensory Obstacle Course
What does this activity work on?
Proprioceptive input
Vestibular input
Body/Spatial Awareness
Balance
Coordination
Following Directions/Sequencing
3) Self-Portraits & Drawing Parts of the Body
Tip: Ask the child to lay flat on the black top and instruct them to remain as still as possible. You can trace around their body or they can trace around yours! Once the outline has been made, the child can decorate the outlined body or body parts!
What does this activity work on?
Body awareness
Impulse control
Visual perceptual motor skills
Fine motor skills
4) Twister
What does this activity work on?
Color matching
Right vs Left discrimination
Balance
Coordination
Motor Planning
Hand Eye-Coordination
Whole body strengthening
5) Target Toss
What does this activity work on?
Visual Perceptual Motor Skills
Hand-Eye Coordination
Motor Planning
Balance
Aim & Throw Skills
Tip: If you don't have bean bags to use at home, try using water balloons to toss as an alternative!
6) Tic Tac Toe
What skills does this activity work on?
Social Skills (following directions, taking turns, winning and losing)
Executive Functioning skills (planning, organizing, sequencing)
Pre-writing, shape, or letter formation
Visual tracking/Visual perceptual skills
Fine motor development
Tip: You can substitute the “X’s” and “O’s” with any letters, shapes, numbers or even pre-writing strokes such as (vertical, horizontal, or diagonal lines) to work on the areas your child needs more practice with!
7) Alphabet Ladder
What skills does this activity work on?
Visual perceptual motor skills
Upper case and lower case letter matching/recognition
Upper body range of motion and strengthening
8) Stained Glass Art
What does this activity work on?
Fine motor development
Coloring skills
Boundary recognition
Tip: If you have a wooden fence at home, you can tape on the painter's tape to the fence to have your child work on a vertical surface for development of wrist extension!
9) Learn and Spray
What does this activity work on?
Fine motor strengthening
Finger Isolation
Number, letter, shape recognition
Squatting
Hand-Eye Coordination
Tip: Draw out any type of shapes, numbers, or letters that your child is having difficulty with and fill a spray bottle with water for them to make the object "disappear".
10) Color Scavenger Hunt
What does this activity work on?
Color recognition
Visual scanning
Coloring skills
Drawing circles
Tip: Incorporate team work into the activity by having your child work in teams/partners during the scavenger hunt find the items!
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The content in this blog should not be used in place of medical advice/treatment and is solely for informational purposes. All activities/exercises posted in this blog should be performed with adult supervision, caution, and at your own risk. Big Leaps, LLC is not responsible for any injury while performing an activity/exercise that has been posted on this blog. If you have any information on the content of our blog, feel free to contact us at info@bigleapsct.com.
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