Activity
Stuff, Seal and Stamp Mail
Students practice fine motor planning to assemble mail envelopes and packages.
Functional activities are the cornerstone of a vocational training program. Functional activities are those that involve practical skills that the student encounters in everyday life and will probably encounter in the work setting. This hands-on activity gives students packaging and insertion skills, while teaching them left-to-right progression, one-to-one correspondence, and social interaction and cooperative work skills. Students can practice this by doing it for their school office. Lessons include Independent Living Skills and Orientation and Mobility.
- Paper
- Folding jig (if needed)
- Standard size envelopes
- Damp sponge
- Stamps
- Finished box or slot box
Have four students sit at a long table. Ask the first student to fold the paper into thirds (using a folding jig, if needed). Each of the other students will do one of the following tasks:
- Insert the paper into the envelope.
- Seal the envelope with a damp sponge.
- Place a postage stamp on the envelope.
A postage meter may also be used to stamp envelopes.
Hint: Rather than purchasing postage stamps for practice, use assorted picture stamps from wildlife societies, etc.
