Felicia Brooks
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7/8/2022
Topic:
Students With Disabilities
Felicia Brooks
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Before Covid, a student who had an Orthopedic Impairment was apart of my art class. They were the happiest kid in the class most days. They used a walker, I called their "boo-thang," to navigate around and had limited mobility with their hands. I recall an art activity with them working in clay to create a pinch pot. We used tools that assisted their hands in molding the clay. If they didn't like what they made, I would make the restart process silly by having them stand up, holding the table with one hand to keep balance and throw the clay on the table with their other hand multiple times to get any air bubbles out and have them tell the clay who is boss. "I'm the boss!" they would exclaim. Then they would restart. Other students were designated to assist if asked they asked for help as well. In the end, I think they enjoyed the kinesthetic learning with clay over other materials in the art class. |