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Handwriting Pressure Practice

Getting your students to apply the correct amount of handwriting pressure when writing or drawing can be a struggle sometimes. It can also result in ripped paper, broken pencils, frustrated kids, or illegible writing. Children may need practice to learn how to apply the right amount of pressure when writing. Try this FREE Handwriting Pressure practice activity that you can download at the bottom of the post.

Getting your students to apply the correct amount of handwriting pressure when writing can be a struggle sometimes. Try this free activity.

How Does the Handwriting Pressure Download Work?

Want to get started right away to practice the right amount of pencil pressure?

  1. Sign up to download the freebie at the bottom of the post.
  2. Download and print or view the activity on your screen (use a app to mark up the screen like Kami).
  3. Follow the steps to shade in the animals correctly.

This type of hands on learning helps to practice visual motor skills. All important skills for reading, writing and more!

The animals included are a pig, a giraffe and a cat. The object is to shade the animals on the right exactly like the animals on the left. Encourage the students to press harder for the darker shades and lighter for the lighter shapes.

When is a Good Time to Use the Handwriting Pressure Practice Free Printable?

This is a super fun activity for:

  • any animal loving children
  • early finishers
  • carry over activity at home for when children unplug
  • art class
  • fine motor station
  • zoo themed activity
  • Occupational therapy session
  • indoor recess

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Pencil Grasp Interventions digital download was created by Thia Triggs, OTR.  She reports that as a school-based Occupational Therapist, the most frequent issue teachers ask her about is pencil grasp. “Is this grasp OK?”, “What should I do about this grasp?” “Should I give my student a pencil gripper?” “What pencil gripper should I use?”.  

Fading Alphabet includes worksheets that gradually increase in visual motor difficulty while decreasing visual input for letter formation. There are 26 double lined worksheets for boxed capital letters and 26 double lined lowercase letters (Handwriting with Tears style) OR Fading Alphabet – 26 Uppercase Letters and 26 Lowercase Letters Dotted Lined worksheets (Zaner-Bloser style).  This download is great for push in therapy, therapy homework or consultation services in the classroom.  

The HUGE, no prep, Directed Drawing Activities and Writing for Kids, digital download is all set to go! Created by a school-based Occupational Therapist, this is the packet you need to work visual motor skills with directed drawings and differentiated handwriting space FOR ALL YEAR LONG!

Missing Monsters – This download is a collection of 10 different symmetrical pictures to complete.  Each picture can be completed four different ways:

  1. Color in the symmetrical monster
  2. Shade in the symmetrical monsters on both sides
  3. Finish drawing the missing symmetrical parts of the monster
  4. Finish drawing the other half of the symmetrical monster

Download Your FREE Handwriting Pressure Printable Here

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Clip art created by Maria Sergeevna used under a Shutterstock license.

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