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Monday, March 9, 2015

Matching Colors

This is another exercise that can help kids'  visual skills.

What you need:
Color chart (Use different color dots in random orders; Do not make any patterns of the colors; More dots and small dots will be harder and more strenuous to the eyes.)  
Color Markers that can match the color dots on the chart.

How to play: (I will call them Student A and B.)
Student A, who is sitting on the therapy ball, holds two different color markers on his hands, one on each hand.
Then he will simply match and touch his markers on the dots in the chart from top to bottom and line by line.  He cannot skip any lines or colors that he has in his hands.
Student B, who is standing behind, is an observer.  He is also visually following how Student A performs this activity.  When Student A makes a mistake, Student B shouts "STOP".  Then Student A has to start from the beginning.

I believe this is a pretty simple activity to make with your child at home.  Try it and see how it is different than you think it is.

Why is the student sitting on the therapy ball?    
First of all, most of my kids like to sit on the ball.  It's bouncy and fun!! If they ask me, "Ms. Su, can I sit on the ball?" My answer is usually "Yes".
The therapy ball gives different feelings to their body.  It also helps with their trunk posture and control.  It can help with their task attention as well.

If your child has difficulty with completing homework at home due to his/her decreased attention span, try to use the exercise ball or air cushion.  Hopefully, it works for your child.  

This is a research article about Therapy ball use.

Enjoy Learning~ Enjoy Teaching~!
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