Special Education Students Overcome Obstacles With Art Therapy

A puppet-making lesson learned in Greece is making its way through European schools. Puppet magic has also been taken up by Estonians. Puppets develop fine motor skills, imagination and creativity. Puppets help to overcome speech problems and fear of communication. Puppets know how to listen, and puppets can be told the biggest secrets, which they will keep and never reveal to anyone else. 

Making Easter eggs is an activity that develops fine motor skills, imagination and creativity. Waiting for Easter at school is a time of positive emotions and warm feelings.

 

 

The collective activity is aimed at inclusion which is not only an objective but also a principle that inspires the Maffeo Pantaleoni Institute of Frascati.

 They learn to count with a game. There are dance music and pompoms in this game. At the end of the game, they learn to make a simple addition.

 Our students relaxed with the art of paper folding. We used relaxing music while doing our activity.

A Lithuanian team created an Easter egg-giant. It took imagination, time and patience. This year's Easter egg was inspired by the symbol of World Down Syndrome Day - the sun. The children lovingly twisted the strings, which did not want to stick to the paper. However, the result was so impressive that it was decided to extend the life of the sun and put it on the Easter egg. So no one was surprised when small Easter eggs made using the same technique began to swirl around it. The giant Easter symbol is not only big, original and colourful. The joint activity developed students' teamwork skills, creativity and fine motor skills.