Comments on: Sensory Alphabet Activities

By: Allison McDonald

Allison McDonald — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 14:30:25 +0000

In reply to Laura. Great tip!

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 00:06:42 +0000

In reply to Lizzie Ater. Shaving cream is great! If a child has sensory issues I put the shaving cream in a ziplock bag and tape it up. that way they can still trace letters but there is no mess!

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By: Steph

Steph — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:13:41 +0000

Hi! Great ideas! The link between large movements and fine motor is due to the way children develop. Babies start to develop head down and from inside to outside. So head control happens before pushing up on arms and pushing up on arms has to come before crawling etc. This also means that the gross motor skills must develop to provide a good base for fine motor skills. A child must have shoulder and arm strength before hand strength will develop. Fine motor skills also refer to motor planning which is organizing the gross motor movements. For example, the child must be able to physically move the puzzle pieces before he can plan how to organize and then go ahead and move them how he wants them. I hope this makes sense! Ask your therapists about it and they will give you more detail! 🙂

By: Lizzie Ater

Lizzie Ater — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:50:40 +0000

Another great sensory activity is using shaving cream to write letters in! It also smells nice!