Activities Can Teach

Thanksgiving turkey craft The holiday season often includes a variety of interactive and fun art and leisure activities to commemorate the celebrations. For some children, these activities can be frustrating because the child has difficulty reading, following directions or sequencing to complete the activity. Some children might also have difficulty communicating what materials they want or need in order to complete the activity. In these situations, a visual support that breaks down the steps of the activity and uses words and pictures can be used to help alleviate some frustration and make the activity more clear, concrete, and fun! The visual support can be used as a way to help the child understand what materials he needs, the steps he can take to complete the activity, and how the finished product might look. The visual support can also be used as a way for the child to express what he wants if he has trouble finding the right words. For example, when it is time for the child to pick a color for the turkey’s body, if he needs to ask an adult, but has difficulty knowing what his options are, doesn’t know the names of the colors, or has difficulty with verbal communication, he can point to the picture on the support that corresponds to his favorite color.

Adding visual supports that enhance a child’s ability to understand what the activity is and how they can do it, as well as giving them a compensatory way to express themselves can help everyone enjoy the activity and the holiday season!

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Activities Can Teach

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