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Primary school resource pack- strategy ideas and equipment resources list
Strategy ideas for children with tactile or auditory sensitivity, for children who may be anxious and strategies for support with organising and alerting. The child with tactile sensitivity may have […]
Primary school resource pack – activity ideas
In this resource download you will find the activity sheets; Memory, Perception, Using two hands, Hand skills, Letter formation, Body awareness and co-ordination, Ball skills and Balance. Choose the sheet […]
Pre-writing
Handwriting is a complex skill that is learnt throughout a child’s development. From beginning to scribble as a young infant, to developing legible handwriting by the age of 7 years […]
Pre-writing workbook
Instructions for using this booklet This booklet is designed to help your child develop the skills needed for writing. All letters are made up of shapes which need to be […]
Positions for hand activities
There are a variety of positions that can make learning fun and help develop the stability we need for everyday activities. One of the best positions to work in when […]
Pencil grasp
One of the most crucial elements of an effective pencil grasp is that it is dynamic. This means that most of the movements for writing come from the thumb, using […]
How to help your child pack their school bag
As children grow older, they must take increased responsibility for their belongings. They need to forward plan for their school day, and use strategies to remember to pack their belongings […]
Focus, attention and concentration
Some children find it difficult to sustain their attention particularly to a given task. This can be due to frustration, and/or sensory sensitivities or underlying anxiety. Monitoring their behaviour can often be helpful to […]
Fidgeting is OK
Just as our eyes and ears send information about what we see and hear to the brain, parts of our muscles, tendons, joints and ligaments sense the position of our […]
Drawing skills – drawing a person
Drawing a person What is it? Your child draws a person with head, facial features, body, arms, legs, feet and hands. All body parts are positioned correctly in relation to […]