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Writing/Classroom Tools

This section offers a varied but selected grouping of items for developing and improving the classroom skills of handwriting and cutting. There are positional aides, special and unique pens, pencils, pencil grips, crayons, markers, writing papers, instructional materials and fun activity-based items!

Fine Motor Development Kit
Warning - Choking Hazard.  Not for children under 3 years old.
By Mary Benbow, OTR & Zaner-Bloser
Mary Benbow has extensively published and lectured on the hand and development of fine motor skills and writing. She now has written a teachers guide. It includes a functional overview of the hand; what to look for and why it’s important and 25 different activities to do to help develop weak areas. And best of all, all the materials needed for the activities are included - all in one convenient kit!

Easy to understand, simple to do activities that really can make a difference in hand development and handwriting! Great for a learning “center” in the classroom or as a handwriting treatment program. It’s also ideal for parents to use as a hand development home program.

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Fine Motor Development Kit -Teachers Book Only $17.95 W5562 Quantity   
Fine Motor Development Kit -Teachers Book & Materials $135.95 W5561 Quantity   
Hand Development Kit
$75.95
W6740
Warning - Choking Hazard.  Not for children under 3 years old.
We have put together, (at your request) a collection of our favorite and most versatile materials for hand skill development. Provides enough materials for working with groups of children or to stock a fine motor work station. Also a great initial purchase when starting or updating a department, clinic, or therapy bag! Costs 10% less as a kit then when ordered as separate items! Comes packaged in our on the go Tote bag.

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Rub-N-Color
$19.95
W7880
Warning - Choking Hazard.  Not for children under 3 years old.
Amazing new paper technology lets you color and/or create your own colorful works of art by simply rubbing the paper with the edge of any implement. No residue is produced as you rub. Comes with a plastic stylus for outlining, a brushlike tool for producing a stenciled effect, and a craft stick for filling in large areas. A fingernail or coin will also work well. Set comes with a large assortment of specially treated paper including, 2 coloring books, loads of book-marks and blank pages, with and without borders. Definitely enough materials to split between 2 or 3 people. Also includes some stencils and a textured rubbing sheet to help create wondrous effects. Successful, motivating way to work on hand skills, pencil control, hand and finger strength and stability and upper extremity endurance.

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Handwriting Without Tears - PRESCHOOL Print materials
This newer addition to the HWTears curriculum is for 4 year olds and other students at a preschool level. It uses coloring, drawing, singing and counting to build handwriting and school readiness.

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Get Set For School™ Sing Along CD $16.50 W1573 Quantity   
Get Set for School Pre-K Workbook™ $9.95 W1570 Quantity   
PFOT: HWTears Preschool Set $75.95 W6070 Quantity   
Pre-K Teachers Guide $9.95 W1570TG Quantity   
Roll-A-Dough Letters™ $21.95 W1577 Quantity   
Stamp and See Screen™ $17.50 W1575 Quantity   
Handwriting Without Tears - Print Workbooks and Guides
Developed by Jan Olson, OTR this program is the culmination of years of research and experience into the acquisition of handwriting and how best and most simply to teach this complex skill to children of all ages and abilities. Using a multi-sensory approach with tactile, kinesthetic, auditory, positional and spatial cues as well as manipulatives and special 2-line paper to simplify letter placement on the line, HWT is an easy to use and highly successful program.

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Letters and Numbers for Me Workbook (Grade K) $9.95 W1598 Quantity   
Letters and Numbers For Me - Teachers Guide $9.95 W1598TG Quantity   
My Printing Book (Grade 1) $9.95 W1597 Quantity   
My Printing Book – Grade 1 Teachers Guide $9.95 W1597TG Quantity   
Printing Power Workbook (Grade 2) $9.95 W1596 Quantity   
Printing Power – Grade 2 Teachers Guide $9.95 W1596TG Quantity   
NEW Can Do Print – Grade 5 $9.50 W2780 Quantity   
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Get Set For School™ Sing Along CD
$16.50
W1573
These 24 original songs will have preschoolers singing, tapping and dancing as they learn letters, numbers, counting, shapes and so much more. The songs on the CD are fully integrated into the curriculum and provide a delightful way to reinforce movement patterns and learning.

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Mat for Wood Pieces
$5.50
W1574
8 ½ x 11” blue foam mat used with the wood pieces to practice forming capital letters. Yellow smile face in upper left corner helps orient children spatially so formation is learned in the correct sequence and orientation. Try making “mat man”!

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Economy Capital Letter Wood Pieces Set
$29.95
W1222
Set of wooden pieces in big and little straight and curved lines. Use as first step in teaching size, shape and formation of letters.

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Handwriting without Tears - Print Learning Materials
These are the hands-on materials needed for the HWTears printing program.

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Capital Letter Wood Pieces Set $37.95 W1590 Quantity   
Economy Capital Letter Wood Pieces Set $29.95 W1222 Quantity   
Capital Letter Cards For Wood Pieces $12.95 W1595 Quantity   
Mat for Wood Pieces $5.50 W1574 Quantity   
Roll-A-Dough Letters™ $21.95 W1577 Quantity   
Stamp and See Screen™ $17.50 W1575 Quantity   
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Handwriting Without Tears - CURSIVE materials
Developed by Jan Olson, OTR this program is the culmination of years of research and experience into the acquisition of handwriting and how best and most simply to teach this complex skill to children of all ages and abilities. Using a multi-sensory approach with tactile, kinesthetic, auditory, positional and spatial cues as well as manipulatives and special 2-line paper to simplify letter placement on the line, HWT is an easy to use and highly successful program.

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Cursive Teacher’s Guide $9.50 W1591 Quantity   
Cursive Handwriting Workbook (Grade 3 ) $9.95 W1593 Quantity   
Cursive Success Workbook (Grade 3+) $9.95 W1592 Quantity   
HWTears - Can do Cursive Workbook $9.95 W2190 Quantity   
PFOT Cursive Handwriting Set $40.95 W1580 Quantity   
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Handwriting Without Tears Value Sets
PFOT offers 4 different sets of Handwriting without tears products, grouped together by need and offered at a discounted price.

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PFOT: HWTears Preschool Set $75.95 W6070 Quantity   
PFOT: Intro to HWTears Print Set $61.95 W1582 Quantity   
PFOT Printing for Grades 1 and 2 Set $40.95 W1581 Quantity   
PFOT Cursive Handwriting Set $40.95 W1580 Quantity   
Handwriting Without Tears (HWTears)- Double Line Paper
This special 2-line paper was developed to simplify letter placement on the line, as part of the handwriting without tears program. HWTears is an easy to use and highly successful program. Packs are in 100 or 500 sheets. 3 widths to choose from- wide(K-1st grades),regular (2nd-3rd grade) or narrow (4th- higher).

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HWTears- Wide Double Lined Paper (100 sheets) $6.50 W1588 Quantity   
HWTears- Wide Double Lined Paper (500 sheets) $20.50 W1587 Quantity   
HWTears- Regular Double Line Paper (100 sheets) $6.50 W1586 Quantity   
HWTears- Regular Double Line Paper (500 sheets) $20.50 W1585 Quantity   
HWTears- Narrow Double Line Paper (100 sheets) $6.50 W1584 Quantity   
HWTears- Narrow Double Line Paper (500 sheets) $20.50 W1583 Quantity   
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Flip Crayons by HWTears
Warning - Choking Hazard.  Not for children under 3 years old.
These unique new crayons make coloring fun and a fine motor challenge. Improve fine motor coordination as kids use in-hand manipulation skills to switch from one end of the crayon to the other. Short Length also helps promote a proper grasp. Comes in 10 colors split between 5 crayons. Set includes 10 crayons- 2 of each combination.

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Flip Crayons - Single user (10 pack) $2.50 W2990 Quantity   
Flip Crayons - Classroom pack (206 crayons) $25.95 W2681 Quantity   
Squeezzers
$2.95
W5405
Ideal scissors for people with limited finger mobility and coordination. Short metal blades are closed for cutting by squeezing the coated loop handles together. Blades open automatically when grasp is eased. Helps reinforce basic open and close pattern.

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Mini Loop Scissors
$6.95
C7343
Finally, the ease of a loop scissor in a small, child size. The 5 in. scissor has a wider grip area for greater stability and it automatically reopens when pressure is released. Great beginning scissor for preschools, first-time cutters, or those with small hands. Suitable for use with either hand.

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Loop Scissors
Lightweight, self-opening scissor with a continuous molded plastic flexible loop. Actual handle is wider than most and longer cutting blades allow for easier feeding of paper. Operate by gently squeezing, using fingers and thumb or fingers and palm. Release pressure and blades re-open automatically. Great first scissor or when strength is limited.

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Loop Scissors – Left Handed $9.95 C7341L Quantity   
Loop Scissors – Right Handed $9.95 C7341R Quantity   
Loop Scissors Stand $5.95 C7342 Quantity   
Self Opening Long Handle Scissors
This scissor combines the added control of the long molded plastic finger opening with the greater ease of a self-opening mechanism. Isolated thumb hole faciliates isolated thumb movements. The result is greater success for even your most difficult cutters.

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Self Opening Long Handle Scissors - Right Handed $11.50 C7389R Quantity   
Self Opening Long Handle Scissors - Left Handed $11.50 C7389L Quantity   
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Special Needs Scissors
$4.95
C1341
Unique rotating spring-clip morphs this from a standard scissor into a "self opening" pair. Squeeze stainless steal blades closed by applying pressure through the finger holes or through the outside of the plastic handles. Once pressure is released the blades will open automatically. Works well for begining cutters or for those with finger strength or mobility difficulties.

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Soft Grip Scissor
Quality kids Fiskars scissor with two-tone soft touch finger and thumb loops. Comfortable, all purpose scissors with different contours and cutting edges for right and left hand users. Pointed tip, assorted colors.

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Soft Grip Scissor- Right Hand $4.95 C5420 Quantity   
Soft Grip Scissor- Left hand $4.95 C5421 Quantity   
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$8.95
C8853
Easy to use, battery powered scissors for cutting paper, card stock, craft foam and more. Allows adults and children with reduced strength and coordination to be functional cutters. Chuncky, pistol grip handle for ease of grasping.

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Learn to Cut Cards
$12.95
W4168
Specially designed cards of thicker than average paper help children develop good scissor skills. Bright, bold graphics keep kids practicing for improved eye-hand coordination, strengthening and fine motor skills. Comes with an idea guide and 4 sets of 20 cards, each with some blank cards to create your own activities. Use with 4 students at once or repeatedly with one student.

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Kumon - First Cutting
$6.95
W5362
The exercises in this workbook will provide students with the opportunity to practice using scissors accurately and to improve fine motor control. You get 40 colorful, visually interesting scissor tasks printed on special paper stock, just right for cutting. Activities progress in difficulty of shape being cut and in thickness of lines. Students start by cutting straight lines, and move on to angled, curved lines, circles and finally irregular shapes. The line thickness start at .5 mil and ends at .3 mil. A great way to introduce young children to scissors as a basic tool!

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Developing Scissor Skills Activity Book
$37.50
C7399
What a time saver, a whole collection of scissor activities for training, in one place. Over 60 pages of reproducible cutting exercises can be found in the 90 page spiral bound book. Written by two pediatric occupational therapists, the book reviews the impact of sitting posture, shoulder stability, arm and wrist control, fine motor skills, visual perceptual skills and bilateral integration on the development of scissor skills. Also reviewed is proper holding, the steps toward scissor skill development, working with the left-handed child and pre-scissor skill activities. After all this, you get pages of activity sheets for cutting straight lines, lines with one and then more than one directional change. Curved lines and circles come next. After the exercise sheets there are simple project outlines to reinforce the skills practiced on the exercise sheets.

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Kangaroo’s Early Cutting Activities
$6.95
C6960
This 47 page book provides students the`opportunity to practice fine motor, and early perceptual/spatial skills as they color, cut, glue and fold the reproducable worksheets. Activities include jigsaw puzzles, symmetrical pictures and picture construction. Bold, uncluttered visually appealing graphics motivate students to work independently, increase concentration and develop the ability to work in an orderly fashion. Grounding in these areas ensures smooth progression to the next level of development. The activities are specifically designed to allow students to experience success, developing confidence and a positive self image toward themselves as a learner.

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First Step Books
The Kumon First Step books are designed to help young children from 2 years and older learn important basic skills while having fun. The focus is on developing; fine motor skills, concentration and focus, spatial awareness and a knowledge of shapes. The 40 page 5x8” books are full color with bold engaging graphics and special paper. 2 books available: Let's Fold or Let's Cut More Paper.

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Let’s Fold $5.95 C5372 Quantity   
Let’s Cut Paper $5.95 C5373 Quantity