Thanksgiving Prewriting Strokes

$5.00

Prewriting strokes made playful: a Thanksgiving journey that builds the hand control behind letters and numbers.

What’s inside

  • 23 pages: how-to page, 18 stroke pages, a fade-away practice page, a progress tracker and a “Great job!” certificate page
  • Every core stroke: lines down and across, circles, slants, bumps, waves, zigzags, loops and spirals
  • Turkeys, acorns and pies to trace to, from acorn drops to pie swirls
  • A “When each stroke develops” age guide for grown-ups
  • Trace, dot-to-dot, then try it alone: the lines fade away page

Skills it builds

  • Prewriting strokes
  • Pencil control
  • Eye-hand coordination

How to use

Print and laminate the pages (or slip them into sheet protectors). Warm up big first: trace each path in the air, in sand or on a window. Then trace with a dry-erase marker, wipe and go again. Prep time: 3 minutes.

You’ll need

Crayons, a pencil or dry-erase markers. Laminator or sheet protectors optional.

From a pediatric OT

Made by Ms. Aviv, a licensed pediatric occupational therapist, and used with real kids before it reaches you. Print-ready PDF on US Letter (prints on A4 with “fit to page”).

Prewriting strokes made playful: a Thanksgiving journey that builds the hand control behind letters and numbers.

What’s inside

  • 23 pages: how-to page, 18 stroke pages, a fade-away practice page, a progress tracker and a “Great job!” certificate page
  • Every core stroke: lines down and across, circles, slants, bumps, waves, zigzags, loops and spirals
  • Turkeys, acorns and pies to trace to, from acorn drops to pie swirls
  • A “When each stroke develops” age guide for grown-ups
  • Trace, dot-to-dot, then try it alone: the lines fade away page

Skills it builds

  • Prewriting strokes
  • Pencil control
  • Eye-hand coordination

How to use

Print and laminate the pages (or slip them into sheet protectors). Warm up big first: trace each path in the air, in sand or on a window. Then trace with a dry-erase marker, wipe and go again. Prep time: 3 minutes.

You’ll need

Crayons, a pencil or dry-erase markers. Laminator or sheet protectors optional.

From a pediatric OT

Made by Ms. Aviv, a licensed pediatric occupational therapist, and used with real kids before it reaches you. Print-ready PDF on US Letter (prints on A4 with “fit to page”).