Improving the way children with disabilities learn using play-based techniques and seasonal activities

Abstract

children, especially those with neuro-motor impairments, as they have difficulty in following a form of education. In this paper, i will present the steps taken and the results obtained in the project I coordinated, Micro mobile garden 2.0 - Sensory nature, a project that offers a teaching model based on individual-centered education. This project uses playbased activities and elements of nature (water, earth, herbs) to improve sensory stimulation of children with disabilities. The project involves teachers from different fields, such as: painting/drawing, engineering, plant science and pedagogy. It is focused on the preparation of didactic material for the improvement of cognitive, motor and sensory skills of children with disabilities in a day center in Timișoara. The work makes the transition to the field of medical electronics in order to design the necessary equipment and to set up sensory environment and school designs necessary for the use of people with disabilities.