Re: fine motor

[Guest guest]

Penny,

First of all, remember in the big scheme of things, writing might not be the be

all end all for your child. Alot of people have success using keyboarding

instead of pen and paper.

To teach him what to do with your worksheets, you might want to introduce them

using something other than a crayon. Some suggestions might include: putting a

sticker on the correct answer, using finger paints and having him touch the

correct answer leaving a mark on it, or a rubber stamp.

Good luck

julie

[Guest guest]

Penny,

You asked:

I'm trying to develop worksheets for my son to do simple matching or the same.

I would start with a simple worksheet. Just have 2 or 4 items on the

worksheet. Pick 4 different things from 4 different categories like dog,

cookie, ball, truck. Then just hand him the work sheet (put it in a sheet

protector) and ask him mark the dog. Let him just scribble on it and be

done with it. The goal is independent marking behavior. A dot should be

fine. He will most likely do a scribble motion. Let that be

great. Build his confidence with a simple mark. You can use this same

worksheet and ask questions RFFC questions. Mark the animal, mark the one

you eat, mark the one that bounces.

Then make the worksheet be a matching one. Were there are four things on

the page and he has to draw a line between two items that match. And at

first you can have

dog dog

cookie cookie

and he has to just draw a line to match the exact picture straight across.

Then go to

dog cookie

cookie dog

where the line is diagonal.

You can do associations this way.

socks fork

knife shoes

I like these association worksheets. Where you don't have to give an

instruction other than draw a line to match. This way the child can pick

what he draws a line to first. Some kids like this independence and

control over their work. Then you can work up to a worksheet with 8 items.

Some Worksheet Tips

1. Don't stress marking perfection. It will come with practice

2. Use sheet protectors and wipe off markers.

3. Use reinforcing pictures on the worksheet, like toys, books, food