Long Presentations

In class on (4/12) the first three groups presented their long presentations to the class.  The first three categories we focused on were book altering (arts and crafts), challenge courses, and finally music and rhythm.  The most innovative and unique which was my favorite was book altering.  Ive never seen or heard of it before so it really caught my eye and I'm excited to finish my book and definitely use this in the future!  What I really liked about book altering was it can be used and adapted to many populations.  Its a great outlet for self expression and really focuses a lot on fine motor skills.  By taking and old book you are personalizing it to make it your new book.  Some of the stations they had set up were shadow windows, magazine clippings, paint, bubble paint, and paper mache.  For example if you wanted to do this with youth at risk, maybe having a volunteer help with scissors or having bald ended scissors, and having a volunteer help with the box cutter for the shadow boxes would make this activity more appropriate for this population.  Other than a few adaptations this would be a great activity for kids to express themselves!