The founder of Playapy is a published author and occupational therapist with 20 years of experience with children with a special interest in fine motor and handwriting skills.
Uppercase letters are put into groups based on similar letter formation. Groups include: Clocks, Hats, Hooks, Ears, Slides, and Trees. These printables are part of the workbook Treasure C.H.E.S.T.: A Smart Guide to Printing Uppercase Letters.
Heads, Tummies, & Tails: A Smart Guide to Printing Lowercase Letters
Creative Child Magazine's Book of the Year for Educational Activity Books 2013!
Play a game of Monkey See, Monkey Do with a clever mascot. Printing lowercase letters in groups called Heads, Tummies, and Tails makes learning letter formation and alignment fun and simple.
This 64-page workbook includes:
• Practice pages for each letter sectioned into groups based on alignment
• Activity pages for extra practice and comprehe
Treasure C.H.E.S.T.: A Smart Guide to Printing Uppercase Letters
Creative Child Magazine's Book of the Year for Educational Activity Books 2013!
Dive your hands into the Treasure C.H.E.S.T. and see what objects are there to discover. Printing uppercase letters in groups called Clocks, Hats, Hooks, Ears, Slides, and Trees makes learning letter formation and directionality fun and simple.
This 64-page workbook includes:
• Practice pages for each letter sectioned into groups based on formati
A set of 4 Zoom Game slideshows plus 4 additional one-page game reference sheets. Check out the 10 Christmas Zoom Games video on YouTube using this link. https://youtu.be/KJSSMl5d2kQ 4 Slideshow Games... Carol King - Song Memory Game - 20+ slides for identifying Christmas Carol titles by song lyrics Christmas Mashed Consonants - Christmas Spelling Game - 40+ slides for identifying Christmas words missing vowels Christmas Pictograms - Cognitive Thinking Game - 20+ slides for identifying Christmas
Five slideshow games Three 1-2 page slides A whole lot of fun! These are great for classroom community, Fun Fridays, parties, and learning activities. All games are shared in PDF format. Watch the YouTube video that explains each game in a little more detail. Use this link! https://youtu.be/Bl_3yAzK6rw
This is a visual memory game identifying missing toys from a set of 9 classic toys underneath the Christmas tree. This slide presentation includes 22 slides where a player studies the toys and then identifies the missing toy in the following slides. The slides include the answers on the following page to encourage understanding and visual memory skills.
This is a slideshow of 20 Easter-themed words. There are 20 slides with scrambled letters. Then the next 20 slides contain the answers. Forward each slide at your pace and have participants guess the word. Then see how many are correct when completed.
4 pages of Activities related to rockets: Color Me Rocket Shapes Rocket Draw Me Rocket Rocket Vocab List Additional Links for activities: How to Make a Straw Rocket- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTd2f59TSVo How to Make a Paper Roll Rocket- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1rBJrRiADM 10 Rocket Activities Video from Playapy- https://youtu.be/OyXb3a-QPIM
Cognitive Thinking Game - 20+ slides for identifying Christmas words using icons Check out the 10 Christmas Zoom Games video on YouTube using this link. https://youtu.be/KJSSMl5d2kQ
Three hidden picture word games featuring a snowman and penguin plus a fun movement game featuring a Yeti. *Poetic Penguin *Sneaky Snowman *Sneaky Snowman 2 *Yoga Yeti
This set of 10 leaves can be used for multiple purposes. They are perfect to practicing motor accuracy gluing on the lines and adding string, spaghetti, pipe cleaners, or other craft materials. You can also use them for cutting practice. The 10 leaves are diverse in complexity and can be used for various age groups. View following video on YouTube for a demonstration and samples. https://youtu.be/xSMKELVeT-k
Set of 5 scissor cutting practice sheets. Use the action words to encourage the correct speed and force for cutting. Chomps for cutting long & straight lines. Chirps for cutting short or curved lines. Pages include: long straight lines, large square (right-handed), large square (left-handed), large circle, and zig-zags. Watch video on YouTube for more details: https://youtu.be/35BPjuPQE4M
A 3-step hidden picture virtual game where 10 common icons are partially released in three steps. "Can you guess within 3 steps what the sneaky snowman is hiding?" Watch the video version online at https://youtu.be/FoDl2DhCQa0 beginning 1/7/21.
The founder of Playapy is a published author and occupational therapist with 20 years of experience with children with a special interest in fine motor and handwriting skills.
Teaching style
Simple effective techniques which include the use of visual and auditory cues without creating distractions.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Creative Child Magazine 2013 Book of the Year Award in the category of Educational Activity Book
My own education history
Master of Occupational Therapy
Additional biographical information
Amy Baez, Founder of Playapy, is an occupational therapist and the author of two handwriting workbooks: Treasure C.H.E.S.T. and Heads, Tummies, & Tails. The books are simple guides to uppercase and lowercase printing.
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