Here are some of my favourites. Click on the title or the photo for links directly to the relevant website. Get those printer ink cartridges ready! Pre-writing skills
I hope you have enjoyed the first "Freebie Friday". Future categories will include cutting skills, drawing and games. What are your favourite websites for "free" printables?
Do you have a child who is learning their "sight words" for school? Once children begin school (Kindergarten in NSW or Reception/Prep/Pre-Primary/Foundation Year depending on where you live) then reading becomes a priority. Most schools use the Dolch sight words as a part of their literacy program. The Dolch sight word list contains 220 most frequently encountered words in children’s literature. The Dolch sight word list is widely used as a teaching tool for reading, writing and spelling. Many of the Dolch word list cannot be “sounded out” and must be learned by sight, which is why the list is often referred to as “Dolch’ Sight Word List”. Dolch excluded nouns from his main list. As an OT, I like to work with teachers and parents. Since learning sight words is a priority in the early school years, I have developed these worksheets to be used with children as they also learn their sight words. I always check with parents and teachers as to what a student is "up to" as my goal is not usually the reading aspect but the writing component of this activity. This “Box Writing” set of worksheets includes each of the Dolch sight words (ie. 220 words), the box shape outlines for each word and space for writing the word. There are 31 pages included in this set of worksheets. You can purchase this set of worksheets from the Your Kids OT shop. These worksheets may be laminated for durability and used with a dry-erase marker. They then may be used multiple times with one child or with numerous children. Here is sample of the worksheets.  Sample of the Dolch Sight Words "Box Writing" worksheets. “Box Writing” may be used to encourage the development of several skills -
I have also developed a second set of worksheets "Dolch Sight Word Box Writing Match and Write". This set of worksheets encourages your child to match the boxed shaped words with a list of sight words and write them in the appropriate boxes. There are 31 pages in this set of worksheets and you may purchase them from theYour Kids OT shop. Here is a sample of the worksheets.  Sample of the Dolch Sight Word Box Writing Match and Write Worksheets. Try these worksheets today! Please take time to browse my other products in the shop. Thanks for your continued support.
 Threading is a fun way for kids to use their two hands together. Older babies and toddlers love to post things into various containers. As they develop skills in posting, they hold onto the container with one hand and post with other hand. Gradually, toddlers are able to manipulate smaller objects and put them into smaller holes. This is a precursor to threading. Threading requires coordination of two hands together. That is, bilateral coordination. One hand holds the "string" and the other hand holds the "bead". The "bead" hand needs to be held steady as the "string" hand moves to thread. The child then needs to be able to grab onto the string as it pokes through the bead with the hand which was holding the bead. There are so many objects that can be threaded (anything with a hole) and there are many things that these objects can be threaded onto (ok...that is really obvious). However, there are ways to help a child to develop threading skills depending on the objects used as the "string" and "bead". Here is a an example of how you can progress a child who is developing skills in threading. Ages are approximate and may vary for different children.
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About me...Hi, I'm Cindy ... an Occupational Therapist who enjoys working creatively with children. We work on client-centred principles of respect, connection, regulation before expectation, meeting sensory needs, active engagement and participation, Read more about me here. 
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