OT: PDD learning styles and Modelling dough

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> Hi! I was just wondering myself about playdough - after muddling

through hos last IEP I am going to request a set of school books and

curriculum at Jays grade level to keep at home and supplement his

teaching at home. I want him back in a regular classroom, but the

CSE committtee all felt he could no suceed in a regular classroom or

60/40 having not been mainstreamed in 3 years. But how much

curricullum has he lost and if he doesn't keep up how can he ever

blend in so I am going to teach him myself outside of school and

insist that he be allowed to hand in his work to regular 4th grade

teacher so he and they know he can do the work.

I read an incrdible curricullum for geography and state history that

I think would be great for the PDD learning style based on

playdough. You use large cardboard and a large state map assembled

ontop of cardboard. The child traces puzzle map pieces on carboard

as they dissassemble puzzle. Next they cut out pieces- then they can

mold playdough on each state one at a time- to reflect geography-

using tooth pick flags to identiy capital - perhaps playdough to

represent state flower, and flags to identify important features-

adding playdough or symbols to represent foods and industry produced

in that state. As they finish as school year progresses they can

reassemble the now 3-d puzzle and filter in history, government and

supply and demand concepts.