Pencil Obstacle Courses
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US $7.50 plus 2.50 for packaging and shipping. For international, please contact me.
To purchase these as an immediate download (pdfs only)
see this link to a partner store (with lots of other fun activity ideas and  things to buy too).



I started making these when I worked at Fourt Therapy Center in Menlo Park, California. Barbara Fourt and a couple of the other therapists started making little mazes and "obstacle courses" for children to practice pencil skills without the dreaded tasks of writing or coloring. Kids love them! I have made more and more as the students I work with ask for more of them, give me ideas for them, and as specific needs arise. I have been very pleased with the results.

The CD includes:
  • Ten pages of Obstacle Courses to work on accuracy with a pencil while making all different shapes. These have themes such as Ancient Cave Ruins, Mars, and Pirates!
  • Two of these specifically target speed of production (ADHD-specific) in clever ways that kids will actually TRY to slow down!
  • One Obstacle Course to practice erasing - a skill that many children need practice with and that impairs legibility.
  • Two Obstacle Courses to work on cutting with scissors!
  • Tips on using them.

How it works:
The Buy It Now button at top and below on this page takes you to PayPal for my account.
The cost is $7.50 plus 2.50 packaging and mailing first class mail.
I will mail you a cd that has all files (high quality, in both tiff and jpg formats) for each of these obstacle courses. You can then print them out and use them over and over.
Reduced shipping costs if you buy more than one item: A dollar off for each extra item!
I will do this by rebating the difference after you finalize your order. Sorry, I can't do it automatically with PayPal.

Thank you!!



OR... To purchase these as an immediate download (pdfs only)
 see this link to a partner store (with lots of other fun activity ideas and  things to buy too).



Also, there is now an app that will allow you to use these on an ipad! It is called pdf notes, and as of my writing this (late summer 2012), it is free! (in a version with advertisements)
You can transfer pdfs to make them act like a worksheet on an iPad. Add a $13 stylus and you have simulated paper-and-pencil activities for those kids who will only be interested if its on a screen.
You can save and print or email the results, too. 
And something else I love: there is a "palm rest" area that you can place where you like it, so kids can actually stabilize on the side of their hands while using the stylus!
The only problem: the program is REALLY complicated and has many features and controls. There are something like 26 electronic pages of directions. Best idea is to learn the basics and set it up a page at a time for each child.



Free sample: click here to download a free sample:
 Circus Pencil Obstacle Course.

This file is in jpg format. If your computer doesn't automatically know how to open it, you may have to tell it. Here is a link to a site that lists programs that know how to open jpg's.  Most likely, you will have Apple Preview if you are using a Mac, or on a P.C.,  Microsoft Photo Editor.

Note:  I have reduced the file size to make it easier to download. The files that I am selling as a package will be of higher quality than this download.