If you're a teacher, you've seen the kiddos who need to work on their pencil grasp. Sometimes, I'm really just impressed they can write with their thumb folded across the index and middle fingers, or index fingers that wrap around the thumb and pencil. Let me tell you, it's not just their handwriting that will suffer; a wonky pencil grasp can impact their writing stamina, as it puts additional stress on their fingers. The result? They stop writing faster than they normally would, or they rush through their work so they can do it without getting fatigued.
For this week's Wednesday Giveaway, I want to share The Best Pencil Grip - ever! When I saw The Pencil Grip company at the 2015 EDExpo, I was so excited! Why? Because I thought you could only get these pencil grips through the Occupational Therapist, which is a meeting-consumed route to take in my school district.
Any experienced teacher will tell you how important it is to "fix the grip" early on, and I *know* I'm not the only one who hounds the OT for the grips. Now I know that they are available for parents, teachers, and anyone who wants to improve their grasp! If you know someone with arthritic hands, these grips can also provide support and comfort. Order The Pencil Grip Original
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There are different types of pencil grips. This one is called The Crossover.
So many choices!
Think they are just pencil grips? Think again! A safe pair scissors for young ones, ergonomic stylus for using touchscreens effectively, magnetic dry-erase markers, pencil sharpeners, and the list goes on! For a closer look at their products, visit them at www.ThePencilGrip.com. Here's a quick walk-through of their most popular items:
Ultra safe scissors are great for early learning or therapeutic settings, and yes - they really work!
Fun magnetic whiteboard erasers, because everyone needs some fun!
Pencil grips
The stylus - reduces fatigue when working on touchscreen devices
The awesome folks at The Pencil Grip want to send you a few of their popular items to try in your classroom, homeschool, office, or whatever. Use the Rafflecopter below to enter! (Giveaway ends 4/8/2015)
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The ultimate goal of literacy is to help students become life-long readers, so they can be educated citizens. The child's first and most influential teacher is their parent and/or guardian. With that in mind, it is crucial to give families the tools they need to help this child, as well as other children in the household. {Here's a link to an article from The Atlantic: How Family Game Night Makes Kids Into Better Students } I love to invite families to school for Literacy Night. I've helped organize, prepare, and lead Literacy Nights at least 8 times over the course of my teaching career, and I plan to continue this for years to come. Here are my tips for an easy and successful Literacy Night in Upper Elementary classrooms. Make and Take for Literacy Night, grades 3-5 At a recent Literacy Night at my school, the parents met in the gym to see a quick presentation about state testing. The students went to the media center to watch a video, learn how to do the Make and
When you have students who are in upper elementary classrooms reading several years below grade level, your phonics instruction needs to be systematic and focused. Today we will look at several students* reading far below grade level, and we will walk through how to address their needs. * All student names have been changed, in case you were curious.
Last week I received a copy of The Reading Game - 2nd Edition , and I have to tell you, I was pretty excited about it! I saw the game at the ED Expo 2015 in Atlanta , and I need to share the brilliance of this product with you. The Reading Game truly is a game that helps children develop confidence in reading.
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