Foundation of Special and Inclusive Education 1

Course Project Specifications –Foundation of

Special and Inclusive Education

Create at least five gross and fine motor activities to be used by children with special needs. The
activities must contain the following:
1. Title
2. Description
3. Instruction
4. Materials
5. Objectives

Format: Times New Roman, 12, single space, justified.

NOTE: your paper will be first examined using a plagiarism checker. 25% is the acceptable percentage
of plagiarism, going higher than the set standard would mean getting a zero point in scoring criterion
under plagiarism.

Scoring:
Content: 55 points
Format: 20 points
Plagiarism (25% and below): 25 points:
Total: 100 points

Course Project
Title: Walking

Description: It is defined as to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by
advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or
more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion.

Instruction:
1. Keep your head up.
2. Keep your shoulders down and back.
3. Engage your core.
4. Swing your arms.
5. Step from heel-to-toe.

Materials: Foot, body, etc.

Objectives: Walking can increase more energy and strength, better health, improve digestion, and pain-free
muscles and joints.

Title: Running

Description: The fastest means for an animal or human to move on foot. It is defined in sporting terms as a gait
in which at some point all feet are off the ground at the same time. It is a form of both anaerobic exercise and
aerobic exercise. Running is a complex, coordinated process which involves the entire body.

Instruction:
1. Avoid Over-Striding.
2. Maintain a Tall Posture as You Run.
3. Relax Your Shoulders.
4. Strengthen your Body.
5. Don’t bounce or rotate excessively.

Materials: Nylon, Polyester, etc.

Objectives: Strengthening muscles, burn plenty of kilojoules, improve cardiovascular fitness, help maintain a
healthy weight and help to build strong bones

Title: Drawing
 Foundation of Special and Inclusive Education 3

Description:It is defined as the art or technique of producing images on a surface, usually paper, by means of
marks, usually of ink, graphite, chalk, charcoal, or crayon.

Instruction: Sketch lightly, look at the shape and size, look for the light and shade and take your time

Materials: Hand, Coloring Materials, etc.

Objectives: Each will improve observational skills through life- drawing and sketchbook practice. They will
effectively describe figures, objects, and environments using line, value, and pattern. They will understand how
to render objects in light and shadow.

Title: Crawling

Description: It is the baby's first method of getting around efficiently on his or her own. In the traditional crawl,
babies start by learning to balance on their hands and knees. Then they figure out how to move forward and
backward by pushing off with their knees. At the same time they are strengthening the muscles that will soon
enable them to walk.

Instruction:
1. Doing the “plank” posture, turning in circles (pivoting).
2. Rocking back-and-forth on hands and knees.
3. Moving forward a step (either on the belly, or on hands and knees)
4. Shifting back-and-forth between lying prone
5. Sitting up.

Materials: Hands and Feet down

Objectives: It helps develop and enhance our vestigial/balance system, sensory system, cognition, problem
solving skills, and coordination.

Title: Independent Sitting

Description: It is a basic action and resting position in which the body weight is supported primarily by the
bony ischial tuberosities with the buttocks in contact with the ground or a horizontal surface such as a chair seat,
instead of by the lower limbs as in standing, squatting or kneeling.
Course Project
Instruction:
1. Keeping feet flat or rest them on either the floor or a footrest.
2. Avoiding crossing knees or ankles.
3. Maintaining a small gap between the back of the knees and the chair.
4. Positioning knees at the same height or slightly lower than the hips.
5. Placing ankles in front of the knees.
6. Relaxing the shoulders.

Materials: Couch or Chair

Objectives: To be able to use your arms, hands, legs, feet and head while in that position. This requires a lot of
practice using and coordinating movements in various sitting postures.