The Play Based OT/Handwriting Foundations: A Parent’s Guide to Strong Hands & Confident Writing

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Handwriting Foundations: A Parent's Guide to Strong Hands and Confident Writing

  • Course
  • 19 Lessons

✏️ Help your child build strong fine motor and handwriting skills through play! This step-by-step course by occupational therapist Amanda Bennett, MOT, OTR/L, teaches parents how to improve letter formation, spacing, and control in just 10 minutes a day. Includes video lessons, printable activities, progress trackers, and easy home strategies to boost confidence and writing success.

Contents

✏️ Welcome to Handwriting Foundations!

Turn handwriting struggles into confidence in just 10 minutes a day! This step-by-step course teaches parents how to build fine motor skills, strengthen hands, and master letter formation through fun, play-based OT strategies.

The course includes:

  • video lessons + pdfs

  • 40+ printable handwriting practice pages & checklist

  • fine motor activity cards

  • Fine Motor progress tracker

  • Fine Motor Milestone Checklists

  • OT Approved Materials List

  • OT Phone Consult- call with Amanda Bennett, pediatric occupational therapist

  • daily routine planner

  • and more!

Everything you need to help your child build confidence, independence, and handwriting success.

Fine Motor Foundations – Starter Supply List.pdf

📘 Module 1: Understanding Fine Motor Skills

✨ Lesson Objective

Start your journey by learning the exact building blocks kids need before handwriting ever begins. You’ll discover how to track progress, identify delays early, and confidently support your child from day one.

Includes:

  • Lesson on Fine Motor Skills and Milestones

  • Fine motor milestone checklist

  • Printable skill tracker to celebrate small wins & track progress

Fine Motor Milestones Tracker.pdf
ThePlayBasedOT_FineMotorProgressTracker.pdf

📘Module 2: Strength, Stability & Readiness

If writing feels frustrating, this is where the transformation starts. Build your child’s core, shoulder, and hand strength through simple, play-based activities that make posture, control, and grasp second nature — no expensive tools needed.

Build the strength and stability their body needs for writing success with fun, effective activities that feel like play.

Includes:

  • Lesson on core strength, posture, and grasp

  • Daily warm-up printable activities

  • Demonstration video of 4–5 key strength-building exercises

Easy Prep Activities.mp4
Daily Fine Motor Warm-Ups.pdf

📘 Module 3: Building Skills Through Play

👋 Welcome to Module 3! Now that you understand the foundations of fine motor skills and how to build strength and readiness, it’s time for the fun part — learning through play.

Therapy doesn’t have to look like work — and this module proves it. These 20+ play-based activities sneak in powerful skill-building while keeping kids engaged and excited to learn.

Includes:

  • 20+ activity video lesson +pdf copy

  • Printable fine motor activity cards

  • Bonus: Dollar Tree materials checklist

20+ Play-Based.mp4
20+ Fine Motor Activities Presentation (PDF format).pdf
Fine Motor Activity Cards.pdf
Dollar Tree Fine Motor Materials List.pdf

📘 Module 4: Handwriting Foundations

This is where messy, frustrating handwriting becomes clear and confident. Learn how to teach proper letter formation, spacing, and alignment with OT-designed strategies and printable practice sheets.

Includes:

  • Video lesson on handwriting foundations + pdf copy

  • 19-page handwriting foundations workbook (uppercase, lowercase, and pre-writing)

  • 25-page handwriting helper practice workbook- (OT designed Letter Formation, Tracing, & Copying Practice Sheets + OT Tips)

  • Video lesson on adaptive tools and visual supports + pdf copy

  • Handwriting Checklist + Visual Supports & Adaptive Tools list with Amazon links

Handwriting Visual Supports & Adaptive Tools.mp4
Visual Supports and Adaptive Tools Presentation (PDF format).pdf
Handwriting Checklist + List of Tools with Amazon Links.pdf
Handwriting Foundations Workbook.pdf
Handwriting Helper Workbook.pdf

Module 5: Creating Consistent Progress

Progress happens with consistency — and this module shows you how. Build an easy, 10-minute daily routine, track growth, and learn how to keep your child improving without overwhelm.

Includes:

  • Lesson on building daily routines

  • Daily Fine Motor Routine Planner & Weekly Progress Tracker

  • Bonus Lesson: When to seek an OT referral

By now, you’ve learned how to build fine motor strength, improve coordination, support handwriting, and use play to make learning fun. In this final module, we’re going to talk about the most important piece of all — how to keep progress going long term.

Daily Fine Motor Routine & Progress Tracker.pdf
When to Consider an OT Referral

📘 Module 6: Putting It All Together

Wrap everything up with clarity and confidence. Celebrate your child’s growth, plan next steps, and know exactly how to keep supporting them long after the course ends.

Includes:

  • Course wrap-up lesson

  • “Next Steps” Checklist pdf

  • OT Phone Consult- schedule a call with Amanda Bennett, pediatric occupational therapist

  • Certificate of completion

Next Steps Checklist.pdf
OT Phone Consult
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