The focus child in my classroom has typically developing motor skills. He has continued to develop skills using gross and fine motor skills throughout the school year. The text recommends offering opportunities to practice. The classroom is filled with a variety of activities that promote using large and small muscles.
He participates in center activities such as puzzles, peg boards, sand/ water table, blocks, playdough, etc. He also participates in activities for gross motor skills such as dancing, climbing, sliding, balancing, and running. The playgroud offers the time and space to practice these skills everyday.
He has progressed in writing the letters in his name. He was not able to form any letters when he first started school. He is still working on forming the letters and writing them in the correct order. His cutting skills have also improved.
He has a lot of opportunities to practice self-help skills. He is able to feed himself and put on clothes. He is able to button his clothes and continues to work on zippering his jackets.
Cook, Ruth E., Klein, Diane & Tessier, Annette. (2008). Adapting Early Childhood Curricula for Children with Special Needs.
The kids in my class really enjoy water and sand play. I have also got containers of rice that they play in. THey enjoy using funnels and measuring scoops. My child who is Autistic likes the texture of the rice compared to sand.
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