Michele Schwartz, MS, OTR/L
Pre-writing activities for preschool are crucial for developing writing readiness and can make the transition to writing less frustrating and more successful.
Play dough cookies: Form the play dough into a ball and have your child push the pennies into the playdough to hide them.
Golf tees in styrofoam with a play hammer.
Writing in the air: promotes gross motor skills, imitation skills, and pre-strokes..
Writing in Different Sensory Mediums: sand or salt trays, shaving cream, whipped cream, or pudding.
Water with a Paintbrush on a Chalkboard
Form Letters with Playdough
Pipe Cleaner Letter Formation