Welcome to a spot to share ideas for working with students in exceptional education in public schools.
Please describe activities you've successfully used with students to improve fine motor and self-help skills.
Creative classroom adaptations for sensory-based and ergonomic needs are sought. Technology applications, low and high tech, are appreciated.
Above all--be positive and professional in sharing your experiences and ideas. Thanks.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Spring is All About Recycling
The cherry trees are in bloom!
How did the students create this beautiful scene? Bottle bottoms and egg-shaped stamps.
Cut off the lower inch of small plastic bottles, paint with water-based paint and sprinkle with glitter. Easy.
Let's add a different style of flower. What type of blossom does this remind you of?
Asters? Daisies? Use cardboard centers from paper towel rolls to cut these shapes. Dab in a puddle of paint and dust with glitter.
Sparkly! You can change it up with crafting scissors which produce wiggly cutting lines.
Hmmm...what did the students make out of this gnarly cardboard???
This little guy's hand is usually tightly flexed, all day long, despite his fluctuating tone. Holding the paint bottle during the activity allowed him to experience a few minutes of functional grasp.