Boundary Line Bookmark

This bookmark, made of laminated construction paper, provides a visual and tactile cue to attend to the bottom boundary line. Lower case letters that drop below the bottom boundary line can be made in the cutout part of the bookmark. 

Snap tape

I purchased several yards of snap tape on eBay and hemmed them on a sewing machine to prevent fraying. I use them to work on goals for fasteners and for finger strengthening. These metal snaps require a lot of pressure, but snap tape is also available with plastic snaps, which would be easier to fasten.

White Squares on Black Background

 

Handwriting without Tears uses grey block paper as a part of their writing program. For many of the kids I work with who have autism, grey block paper does not provide enough of a contrast for them to see the borders of the squares when writing letters. With a Photoshop-type program, I have created a white squares on white background. I use dry erase crayons and a reusable pocket called the Write and Wipe Pocket (available at Lakeshore Learning) as it provides a lot of resistance when writing and saves on paper. I also sometimes use blue painter's tape to provide a tactile cue for stopping at boundary lines.

Here is an updated version of this paper if you want to try it out - click here (and click a second time on the image to enlarge it) to view a larger version you can print.

Paw Pad

Sandpaper provides tactile cue to encourage forearm stabilization on writing surface. Made with glitter glue and a sheet of forearm. It is still drying here in this photo.

Paper Tearing Rainbow

Great for bilateral hand use and strengthening. Child tears little pieces off to glue on the rainbow.

Phone Book Cars

These cars are made from small and large phone books wrapped in paper and covered in packing tape. Great for "heavy work".

Testing 1 2 3! Hello World, etc.