Category: Visual Perception

Are your students struggling in the classroom? Are they having difficulty drawing recognizable pictures in their writing journals? Difficulty processing visual information and poor visual-motor coordination skills can lead to problems with reading, spelling, handwriting, drawing, math, and comprehension.  Use fun visual perception drawing activities to help your students improve their drawing and planning skills. 

Are you looking for inexpensive ideas for visual discrimination and fine motor practice?  Use buttons!  Sort them by color, by shape, or another attribute. Great activity for a classroom fine motor station, visual perceptual center or as an occupational therapy session warm-up.

If you are looking for a fun way to work on executive function planning skills, consider drawing. Students must picture what the end result of any task will look like before they can plan where to start. This ability is difficult for many children. They need models and assistance to improve the ability to picture what something will look like when it is all done, plan what they need, gather materials, initiate, and work through the task to completion. Whether it be a clean room, a simple craft, a drawing an essay, or a project, they need to start with the end in mind.