Back to School Fine Motor Pom Pom Mats | School Supplies Vocabulary | OT SLP SPE
Product Description
These Back to School Fine Motor Pom-Pom Mats build fine motor skills AND language at the same time. Students identify a school supply, create it using tweezers and pom-poms, and talk about it using the discussion prompt at the bottom of each mat. No assembly — just print, laminate, and go. A dual fine motor + vocabulary resource perfect for the back to school season.
✏️ Perfect for:
- Occupational Therapists (OTs) targeting pincer grasp, tweezer/tong use, hand strength, and fine motor control goals
- Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) targeting school supply vocabulary, function (feature/function/class), and expressive language goals
- Special Education teachers building back to school fine motor and vocabulary centers
- Autism classrooms working on fine motor, vocabulary, and functional language
- ABA therapists running discrete trial vocabulary and fine motor programs
- Early Childhood, Pre-K, and Kindergarten teachers
- ELL/ESL teachers building school supply vocabulary
- Homeschool families with young learners
🎒 What's Included — 8 Pom-Pom Mats:
- Bus
- Backpack
- Pencil
- Glue
- School
- Books
- Chalkboard
- Notebook
🎯 Skills Targeted:
Fine motor skills (placing pom-poms, tweezer/tong use), pincer grasp, hand strength, hand-eye coordination, bilateral coordination, school supply vocabulary, function / feature-function-class (how each item is used), expressive and receptive language, following directions, small group discussion skills, and independent work skills.
How to Use:
Print, laminate, and go — no assembly required. Students identify the school supply shown, build it using tweezers and pom-poms (building pincer grasp and fine motor control), then answer the discussion prompt at the bottom of each mat ("What do we use it for?"). Intended for small group or 1:1 discussion, but also works in independent work stations and centers.
🚌 Ways to Use:
- Back to school and beginning-of-year units
- OT fine motor, pincer grasp, and tweezer-skill sessions
- Speech therapy vocabulary and function (feature/function/class) sessions
- Fine motor centers and morning tubs
- Independent work systems (TEACCH)
- ABA discrete trial vocabulary and fine motor training
- Small group and 1:1 discussion activities
- ESL/ELL school supply vocabulary lessons
For more back to school, hands-on activities, please see the link below:
