One of my favorite activities to do with some of my learners is working on copying pictures. It works on color identification, visual perception skills, fine motor abilities, spatial awareness, and sequencing. You sold yet? This is huge for cognitive skill building.
Visual Perception is the ability to process and interpret meaning from the visual information that we gain through our eye sight.
Improving visual perception is a critical component skill that leads to improvements in writing, reading, life skills, and gross motor abilities! This is also an essential component skill as part of the ABLLS.
We work on copying pictures often in my class. Some of my kids have done such a great job and really expanded on this skill. You can start very simply – a yellow circle, a green square, and a black wavy line. Then shape that into a picture by combining shapes and adding detail.
This a great task for early finishers, down time in between activities, and a quick task for kids to work while you setup the next activity. You know we’ve gotta be keep those busy hands engaged at.all.times.
So next time you are coloring – don’t even feel bad for a second! It is important work you and your kids are doing!
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Thank you for the affirmation! I use different “visuals” to encourage participation in all of our class’ assignments / activities through the use of a classroom journal which is easily differentiated. I considered simple artworks for our students to imitate with support: One was “Starry Night, and they loved it but it is sometimes difficult to discern whether a particular activity is age appropriate since I teach older students….but one must start by imitating the masters. Thank you again.
Can you please do a post on copying pictures which is a part of Ablls and various ideas on how to implement it . Thank you
Great idea! I love that 🙂
Yes, definitely! I will add it to my list!