Add Laughter to Your Handwriting Practice

Add Laughter to Your Handwriting Practice

Here are some FUN free decoding jokes to add laughter to your handwriting practice!  This activity was created by Thia Triggs, school based Occupational Therapist, and is part of the complete Decoding Jokes packet here.

Not only does this activity provide handwriting practice, it also encourages:

• Executive function and problem-solving skills.
• Visual perceptual skills including visual discrimination, and visual memory.
• Gaze shift -needed for reading, copying from the board, and getting information from the environment.
• Attention and focus.
• Pragmatic language skills.
• Auditory skills of listening and memory.
• Group skills: cooperation, communication, and visual perceptual skills.

DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE SAMPLE DECODING PAGES

Check out the complete Decoding Jokes packet.

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Free Handwriting and Yoga Story App

Here are a few free app suggestions for pediatric OTs and PTs for 8/12/16.  This week there is a pretty simple and straightforward handwriting app and an app that adds some physical activity to a child’s day – my favorite when kids are moving instead of just hunched over their devices.  (This post does include affiliate links).   So here we go:

This handwriting app is Intro to Letters, by Montessorium. It has nice, clean lines and an uncluttered background. The bonus to this app is you can record your own voice for the letters.

Yuvi – Story Aerobics for Kids includes one free video (9 minutes long) where Yuvi goes on an adventure in Africa where he has to squat down, balance and more to find hidden balls.  This app is a nice way to sneak in some fun exercise in a small space.

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