I developed and taught this lesson to a group of students in the “Modified” curriculum in Quebec. Students in this program have disabilities ranging on the Autism Spectrum and Downs Syndrome.
The focus of this project was to develop sequencing and how to follow a repeated pattern of actions.
Before teaching this lesson, I had given students exercises in pattern and repeating patterns through shapes on a grid. For the project, students had to cut their strips of paper, practicing cutting skills with scissors. Some students used a modified pair of scissors designed for limited motor ability. Students practiced weaving over and under with highly contrasted colours of paper strips.
* Student names have not been included in order to protect students’ identity *
