DS is in Yr1 (still 5 though, summer born if relevant), doing fine in reading, maths, etc. However his handwriting is awful. We've been taken aside by his teacher a few times and are doing our best to get him practising every day. When he tries (and cares) to write the words we tell him he can write fine, but if he's trying to express himself in a diary or whatever it all goes to pot, even positioning on the page is less than great. When we point out that we can't read what he's written, DS just gets angry and says "it doesn't matter".
I think the key issue is that I'm not artistic or crafty and he has never had any interest in art so he rocked up in Reception having barely held a pencil so fine motor skills are lacking. And he has not interest in making things look nice. He's perfectly coordinated for sports etc so I think that rules out dyspraxia unless others disagree?
Does anyone have any ideas on games, exercises etc that might not bore him to tears but which will enable him to develop the fine motor skills he needs? Games like Operation just see him deliberately setting off the buzzer because he likes the noise...
All suggestions welcome!