Themed Activities for People with Learning Difficulties

Melinda Hutchinson

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2021
• ISBN:
  9781000474527
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education General

User-friendly and practical, this is an excellent resource for all professionals looking to run creative sessions with people with profound and complex learning difficulties. Using a selection of twenty everyday objects, it provides resource materials, ideas and flexible structures to extend and complement professionals' existing approaches. It examines a range of teaching approaches, ideas for adapting activities and equipment, and how to present materials and tasks to the student while providing ideas, work outlines, activities and methods, recording sheets and photocopiable materials. It can be used with individuals and groups in a variety of settings, including educational establishments, day provisions or at home and is designed to provide opportunities for participation at all ability levels. With the help of this book, the list of object-based activities is endless!

Themes

WORKSHEET 1

THEME: TAKE AN APPLE Art & Textiles – Printing

FOCUS OBJECTIVES

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  To encourage self-expression
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  To develop spatial awareness
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  To develop sequencing skills
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  To encourage exploration of the texture of art materials and equipment
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  To develop colour recognition and matching

EQUIPMENT

Apples

Knife and chopping board

Paper, plain material, card, wood

Selection of ready-mix paint

PVA glue

Paint trays – one for each colour

Paintbrushes – one for each group member

Overalls – one for each group member

Newspaper – to cover tables

METHOD

Printing

1. 1 Explore the texture of the apples by holding and feeling them.
2. 2 Cut apples into halves and quarters – feel the difference between the skin and the flesh inside the apple.
3. 3 Pour paints into trays – mix in a small amount of PVA glue to prevent paint flaking when dry.
4. 4 Feel the paper, card, material, wood, etc, and select a surface to make a print on.
5. 5 Apply the paint to the apple segments using the paintbrushes.
6. 6 Press apple segments firmly on to chosen surface.
7. 7 Gently lift off apple – or peel the paper or material off the apple.
8. 8 Build up a symmetrical pattern.

Rolling

1. 1 Coat the whole apple with paint, either by rolling it in the paint tray or by using a paintbrush.
2. 2 Secure the paper or material to the table using masking tape.
3. 3 Gently roll one apple across the paper.
4. 4 Repeat with different apples and colours to create a random pattern.
5. 5 Try mono-prints – focus on one colour.

RECORDING SHEET 1

THEME: TAKE AN APPLE Art & Textiles – Printing

Name:

Date:

FOCUS OBJECTIVES	OBSERVATIONS AND COMMENTS
To encourage self-expression
To develop spatial awareness
To develop sequencing...