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[quote=Anonymous]Our son is in OT in our FCPS for fine motor issues.  Our kindergarten sends home a journal for the kids to write in. We have our son pick a topic that interests him, draw a picture then write one or two sentences.  At first he didn't enjoy it, but because he got to pick the topic, he gradually has been getting into it.  His drawing and handwriting still leave a lot to be desired, but just the fact that he's getting practice most days has made this more of a "familiar" task for him, and he enjoys that he gets to select topics that are meaningful to him.

I also try to make it fun by putting him on my lap for the journal roller coaster (I hug him and move him side to side, etc.), and give him a smooch for each picture or word he writes.  The teachers also make a big fuss over each journal entry, and he gets a little sticker on each one :)

Note:  We don't correct spelling at this point - we want him to feel confident about putting pencil to paper and not get hung up on whether his writing/drawing is "correct."

To practice correctly forming letters, you could use a blank sheet of lined paper (we use  http://shopping.hwtears.com/product/W100/HWT), have him choose a short word (such as "cat") then have him practice the letters in that word.  For our DS, this is more meaningful than doing pre-printed work sheets.
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