Flip Forms
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These are simple exercises that you can throw in every now and then for a quick reinforcing side trip during other activities. You can do 1 – 3 pages of these activities to build spatial manipulation/awareness, as well as intense targeted letter drilling.
PURPOSE: To develop the ability to recall visually presented materials and to manipulate these images mentally.
PROCEDURE:
Step 1:
- On the following worksheets, in box 2, draw the figure in box 1 as if you flipped it from left to right or around the vertical axis (see example).
- In box 3, draw the figure in box 2 as if you flipped it from up to down, that is, around the horizontal axis.
- In box 4, draw the figure in box 3 as if you flipped it around the vertical axis.
Step 2 (Loading):
- Once your child is good at the procedure above, skip drawing in box 2 and have your child mentally flip the figure twice and draw the result in box 3.
Step 3 (Loading):
- Once your child is good at the procedure above, skip drawing in box 2 and 3. Have your child mentally flip the figure 3 times and draw only the final result in box 4.
Step 4 (Loading/Alternate):
- Use the blank worksheets to mentally flip other letters in the alphabet or numbers.
- As your child improves, more complex forms can be used.
Move on to Flip Form Patterns.
