Word template for cootie catcher

This cootie catcher PDF is a fun way to work on so many skills! We shared this Spring cootie catcher earlier this year and it was a huge hit, so this Fall themed printable will be loved as well. Add this printable activity to Fall fine motor activities and Fall writing prompts. A cootie catcher is a folded paper game that includes squares and triangles that can be opened to contain written words or pictures.

Cootie catchers are often used as a paper fortune teller game. A cootie catcher is an form of origami that kids can make, using a cootie catcher template. Once they practice using the blank template, children can learn the motor plan to create paper fortune tellers on their own. This one in particular includes writing prompts to make handwriting skills motivating and engaging for kids, with a Fall theme.

Want to print off this free cootie catcher? Colleen created The OT Toolbox to inspire therapists, teachers, and parents with easy and fun tools to help children thrive. People first played it in Europe before propagating to the United States and other continents.

Anyway, enough with the history. How exactly do you make a cootie catcher and the fortune teller, and how do you play it? The cootie catcher is a simple model made from paper, with a bit of simple technique. You can either make it from scratch with a blank piece of paper or you can use our free printable and editable cootie catcher template printables.

Here are the steps to follow to start from scratch. If you use the printable template then you can still follow the instructions on how to fold a cootie catcher.

Lay it flat on a table, floor, or any flat surface. Make sure it forms a triangular shape. Step 2: Cut out the excess paper falling out of the triangular shape so that you remain with a perfect square after unfolding it. The Country Chic Cottage has created a really fun Dr. Seuss themed fortune teller or cootie catcher. Geometric shapes are explored by using this fortune teller created by Bookish Ways.

Autism Teaching Strategies has created a wonderful cootie that works on social skills. This free printable found on Teacher Pay Teachers work on parts of a story. There are several other available there that are not free. Literacy Spark has created a cootie catcher to work on spelling words and one for working prefixes.

This cootie catcher wedding program is as unique as it is creative. These bunnies are insanely easy to fold and to make this one even fun we also made a template origami sheet with a bunny face. November 3 at am. September 8 at pm Lovely. I love your Christmas chatter box I would love a template as it would help in my Scripture class. Loads of great ideas although I cant quite think about doing any of them so early Reply. The perfect way to turn writing into a fun game for the kiddos.

Use these in science centers for extra practice at school or at home or as part of a solar system lesson. Have fun with this New Years Eve Quiz cootie catcher learn all about quirky traditions from around the world.