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I loved the idea of the coloring book. I bought a coloring book for every subject I was taking that had a coloring book.
I started off calling myself going to color all of the pictures. That ended up taking an eternity. It really wasn't practical for me because of the amount of time it was taking.
Later I started just coloring the pictures that went with the concepts I was having difficulty with. That worked better.
All in all, I really didn't use them much.
One nice thing about them is that every picture has a page of text to go with it. The text is very simplified and extremely easy to understand.
I actually used the old "paint-by-number" oil paint sets. Met the man that had originally designed them and thanked him for my "A"s in anatomy and master's level physiology classes. They were more help than anything. Definitely recommend the paint kits even over the coloring books. Looking at the picture with colors labelled, then immediately over to the picture.
Worked every time...........at least for me.... :balloons:
My experience was nearly identical to FROGGYLEGS'. Initially I got carried away with the coloring (great excuse for being a kid!). I did find later that when I was feeling a bit overwhelmed, it was sometimes easier to find a body part using the drawings in the coloring book than it was to use the text or plastic models.
I never heard of colouring books until someone mentioned it here a week or so ago. What exactly are they? Do you try to find one that corresponds to your particular text, or are there generic ones? I'm such a visual learner, so I'm thinking this may help me with A & P I this summer.
Michelle
HisTreasure, BSN, RN
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I've been wondering if I should get a coloring book for A&P. How many of you use coloring books...is it beneficial or not worth the money?