This post is to provide others working with students that have moderate/severe disabilities examples of a recent lesson on geometry and art.
Firstly, students were shown the vocabulary and the different types of shapes. Then, a picture was shown on the board. Then I would draw a shape and ask the students to copy it.
Here is what the chart paper looks like.
This is a sample of the student's work.
Here's another.
Some students did require hand over hand to complete the work but most did not. The benefits of doing art therapy for the students are focus, improved coordination and simply being in the moment.
