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Razzle Dazzle Ideas for
Small Motor Skills and Writing
Happy Hands ~ Small Motor Activities
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interest in writing; sequence |
| Materials: |
copies of cartoon frames (make your own or use the one you can download), pencils, colored pencils, pens. Check the Downloads link at the left. |
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Begin by offering children cartoon frames with 2 sections. Ask them to think of a story and draw the beginning and end of it. Next, give them 3 frames for drawing the beginning, middle and end. Finally, offer frames with 2, 3, and 4 sections.
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Explain how cartoonists use “bubbles” to let you know what the
characters are saying. Encourage the children to add dialogue
bubbles to their cartoons. |
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| Skills: |
descriptive writing |
| Materials: |
magazines, paper, pencil, scissors, glue |
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Each child takes a section of the newspaper and highlights ten words (or letters) they can read. Next, ask them to write the words (or letters) on a sheet of paper. |
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Write what you could see, hear, smell, taste, or touch in
the picture.
Ask children to write what the people in the picture are saying.
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| Skills: |
high frequency words; letter recognition; writing |
| Materials: |
newspaper, highlighter, paper, pencils |
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Write lowercase letters on puzzle pieces and corresponding
uppercase letters on the matching part of the frame. Children
match letters to complete the puzzle. |
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Have them make a collage of words they can read from a
grocery store sales flyer. |
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| Skills: |
high frequency words; writing |
| Materials: |
paper, crayons, colored markers, colored pencils |
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Write high frequency words on the paper with a marker. (Use large print.) Children take the colored markers and crayons and trace around the outside of the words with different colors to create a “rainbow.” |
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| Skills: |
writing letters; words; numerals |
| Materials: |
small wipe-off board or white plastic plate, dry erase marker, old sock, index cards |
| Directions: |
Write letters, words, or whatever skill you want to reinforce on the index cards. Children choose cards and practice writing the information on the wipe-off board. |
| Hint! |
You can make inexpensive wipe-off boards by purchasing shower board at a building supply store. Ask them (nicely) and they will
cut it into individual sections for you. |
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| Skills: |
motivation to write and read |
| Materials: |
paper, white crayon, water soluble markers |
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Write “secret messages” or special words on the paper with the white crayon. Children choose a paper and color over it with a marker. The crayon will resist the color and the message will appear. Can they read the message? |
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Let children write secret messages or draw pictures with a
white crayon. Exchange papers with a friend and color over
the entire page with a marker. |
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