Pathways For Learning Products, Inc.

¼ lb bag of pop beads; approximately 100 beads. CHOKING HAZARD. NOT FOR CHILDREN UNDER 3. Pop beads are a great way to warm up little fingers for writing. Tips from our OT: o Encourage your child to connect the pop beads using the tip of their thumb, pointer finger, and side/tip of their middle finger (tripod grasp). This is preferable to using the tip of the thumb and the side of the index finger (lateral grasp). o Once your child understands how to connect the beads and is having success, ask them to copy color patterns and/or reproduce patterns from memory. This continues to work on pinch strength but also adds some visual sequencing necessary for sight word recognition and spelling.