The kids have been having fun feeding Munchy Ball mini fruit, and I have come up with several games for the kids to play in order to work on specific skills. I had made dice that have one of the fruit types on each side of the die so that we can roll and choose[Read More]
elementary school age
Bimanual Task Stencil Tracing on a Board
Getting both hands to work together can be fun, and if you add a vertical surface, then you are able to really get some good bimanual practice. A great way to work both hands is to trace around a stencil on a vertical chalk board or white board. You have to hold the stencil/picture up[Read More]
A smaller munchy ball pet
For some little hands, the Munchy Ball is a little too big, and a bit hard to squeeze but it works on so many great skills. I have searched for smaller balls to use, but have not had any success in finding ones that would work. When working with one of my students, I really[Read More]
Spacing Between Words
As part of writing legibility, second to recognizable letters, spacing between words is very important. If there is not a noticeable space between words that is double to triple the space between letters, then all of the words run together to make it unreadable. In the early years, kids are often taught to finger space[Read More]
Cute felt piggy bank with button slot and zipper
In my constant quest to find new and fun ways to work on fine motor skills, I made an adorable little piggy bank out of felt. He has a little slot to put money or buttons into with a zipper in the back to take the money out. The kids enjoy putting money into the[Read More]