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\n\tHandwriting is a crucial part of children’s learning in primary school. \u270d\ud83c\udffc<\/p>\n
However, handwriting is so much more than just coordinating finger movements. Do you know that your child’s handwriting performance has a lot to do with their visuospatial development and visual perception too? \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n
Today, we’ll be sharing some underlying components that affect a child’s handwriting, as well as providing home activities that you can implement at home to support your little one’s handwriting journey in a fun way. \ud83c\udf31\ud83d\udca1<\/p>\n\t
\ud83d\udccc Opposition and in-hand manipulation:<\/strong> Correlated with the ability to control angles and sizes of letters during writing.<\/p>\n \ud83e\udde9 Activity idea 1:<\/strong> Finger Roll Call<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffb Equipments:<\/strong> NA<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffb Instructions:<\/strong> Touch the tip of index to little finger one by one with the thumb of that hand as if you were doing a roll call. Make it harder by completing 2-3 rounds in a row. The movement should be smooth and\u00a0 without putting too much force on the fingers.<\/p>\n \ud83e\udde9 Activity idea 2:<\/strong> Caterpillar Climb<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffb Equipments:<\/strong> Pencil or marker (The wider in diameter the more difficult)<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffb Instructions:<\/strong> Start by holding one end of the pencil with one hand, move your fingers up bit by bit like a caterpillar climbing up a branch till you reach the other end of the pencil. Note that your wrist, elbow, and shoulder should be relaxed during the process.<\/p>\n\t \ud83d\udccc Hand strength and endurance:<\/strong> Direct correlation with the endurance of handwriting.\u00a0<\/p>\n \ud83e\udde9 Activity idea:<\/strong> Push Pin Art<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffb Equipments:<\/strong> Push pin, cork\/puzzle mat, and a printed template of any character\/shape of your choice.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffb Instructions:<\/strong> Put the template on the mat. Use a push pin to poke small holes on the outline of the picture.<\/p>\n\t \ud83d\udccc Visual perceptual skills:<\/strong> Involves the ability to differentiate, memorize, and execute with good accuracy and spacing during handwriting.<\/p>\n \ud83e\udde9 Activity idea 1:<\/strong> I Can Do The Same<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffb Equipments:<\/strong> LEGO, blocks, or tangrams<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffb Instructions:<\/strong> Build a pattern\/model with blocks\/LEGO\/tangram and encourage your child to copy what you just did. Taking turns and giving your little ones the opportunity to be the one creating the model sometimes will make the game more fun!<\/p>\n \ud83e\udde9 Activity idea 2:<\/strong> Draw the Magic Code<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffb Equipments:<\/strong> Paper and drawing materials<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffb Instructions:<\/strong> Draw 2-3 shapes on the paper, give your child 10-20 seconds to observe, then cover it. Encourage your child to draw the shapes out from their memory. Increase the level of difficulty by adding more shapes to the pattern or make shapes overlap with each other.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Handwriting is a crucial part of children’s learning in primary school. \u270d\ud83c\udffc However, handwriting is so much more than just coordinating finger movements. Do you know that your child’s handwriting performance has a lot to do with their visuospatial development and visual perception too? \ud83d\udc40 Today, we’ll be sharing some underlying components that affect a …<\/p>\n