to create a picture that will mysteriously become visible at the end. The one helping here must do a little homework on their own first to make sure the colored in boxes will actually create a picture. The student can also be instructed (verbally or with written cues) to draw shapes, lines, letters, etc. in certain boxes or at the intersection of certain lines (e.g. put a yellow circle in box A-1, or draw a tree at line F-7 or similar). This helps to follow written instructions, draw a specific shape, and locate the correct space on the graph paper. Be creative and make it fun!įinally, it would be an injustice to graph paper if I didn’t mention the use it can play in creating letter boxes for a box and dot handwriting task. Your student may already be familiar with this through OT sessions. Graph lines can be used to outline the space in which a letter sits, using one single box for lower case letters. Upper case letters and lower case tall letters: (t, d, f, h, k, l, b) will need to include the box ON TOP to make it a one wide by a 2 tall defined space. Lower case letters that are descending below the line, or tail letters (q, y, p, g, j) must include the box BELOW, making it also a one wide by 2 space, but the box on bottom goes below the line on which the letters are written. Making up a “key” of words, or a game, have the student place the letters in the proper defined word space that has letter boxes outlined or maybe even just the word outlined. This may be a fun way to practice spelling words. If nothing else, you can always use graph paper to practice cutting on the lines, creating a colored picture, making paper air planes, or crumpling into a ball to play a game. I’m sure your student can think of many non-traditional things to do with it on his/her own! Graph paper is one style of cutting paper with a graded resistance we talk about in our scissor skills crash course. If you don’t have graph paper on hand, below are resources I have found which may be helpful. The Handwriting Book is a comprehensive resource created by experienced pediatric OTs and PTs.
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