Improve pencil control and use a tripod grip

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To develop a tripod grip to improve pencil control The activities in this sheet have been contributed by an Occupational Therapist

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Section: Early Years (0-5yrs) info; Primary (5-11yrs) info

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Activity/strategy name and materials required	How to do the activity	Key principles for doing the activity and comments
Developing pencil control Graffiti Wall Large piece of paper Crayon or chalk	Stick a large piece of paper onto an open wall. Allow the child (or works well as a group activity as children will imitate each other) to go up to the wall and freely scribble onto the paper.	A vertical surface to draw on will build the child's arm and shoulder strength.
Rubbing Wax crayon Coins Letter stencils	Use wax crayons to rub over objects: coins, letter stencils, ridged cardboard etc. placed under a sheet of paper.
Hand tracing Paper short piece of crayon or chalk	Ask the child to draw around their own hands with fingers spread out and around objects, shapes, stencils, letter shapes etc.
Colouring with a short crayon Simple pictures to colour in Short pieces of chalk or crayon	Colour in pictures with large and small areas to fill in without straying over the lines and using strokes in all directions. Talk about the picture and colours used.	It is important that a short piece of chalk or crayon is used because it requires the child to use the fingertips correctly.