Wikki Stix for Occupational Therapy Uses

For Handwriting Skills:
Use for prewriting strokes, as well as to practice letter formation. Wikki Stix can also be used to trace prewriting shapes (especially good on laminated paper to be used repeatedly.)

Improve hand grasp and stability by wrapping 1/2 of a Wikki around the base of a pencil; also a good reminder to hold it "down low".

Create letters and numbers out of Wikki Stix and have student run his/her fingers over them for tactile input.

Use Wikki Stix to make borders when handwriting, to keep letters on the line, as well as to indicate where to start and stop on the paper. Can also be used to create boxes to keep letters in.

Kinesthetic Learning Activities:
Write a letter or number on the chalkboard and have students reproduce the same design using Wikki Stix. Blindfold a student and have him/her identify the letter or number a classmate has made with Wikki Stix.

 
 
Stabilize Materials:

Wikki Stix are ideal to stabilize materials in an inexpensive, colorful way! Plus, they stick to a vertical surface.

Under books for stabilization
Under slant boards for writing or visual tasks.
At the top of writing paper to prevent slippage.
 
Visual Discrimination:


Outline with Wikki Stix the specific area to be written or colored in. Example: students are instructed to color in the circles only

Use Wikki Stix to improve independence and visual discrimination with eating by outlining the area where a cup or dish should be replaced on the table.
 
Articulation Therapy:

Circle words that begin with target speech sounds.		   Psychosocial Tools:

Wikki Stix are fun, colorful and easy to use as a medium for self-expression.
 
A few ideas to try:
Perfect for making a raised border to show where to start and stop on the paper.... and to make coloring inside the lines easier.

Zip it up! Thread a Wikki through the hole on the zipper and twist. Makes it easier to pull up and down with the Wikki to hold onto.

Wrap a Wikki around the base of a pencil for use as a grip; also a reminder to "hold it down low".

Wikki Stix are a quiet and creative fidget tool, providing a calming effect which may help children better focus on classroom activities.

Wikkies may help generate verbal interaction, as children create while using them. This may also be helpful in the development of social skills, through tactilely engaging play.

 

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