In the Fall of 2022, as part of the RIT MST degree program, I completed a Special Education practicum in which I designed art lessons for a Middle School 8:1:0 BOCES class.
In my Spring Student Teaching Placement at an Elementary School (Grades 3-5) I worked weekly with students in the dedicated 6:1+2 BOCES class. I designed one or two day projects that would engage students with new art materials and encourage fine motor skill development.
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Using hand over hand technique to assist student in starting to apply paint to the paper.
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Students created Valentine's Day boxes by ripping paper, brushing glitter glue on the box and decorating with jewels and the paper.
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Giving a brief demonstration on how to blend the paint markers with water and a brush.
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