Tag: Down Syndrome
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Fun Games to Learn Number Recognition.
Teaching math and helping kids understand math can be hard if you’re a homeschooling parent. I always prefer hands-on activities, play-based learning, or games. These methods are better instead of using charts, books, and worksheets. The understanding and use of numbers are important for learning math. Number identification is the first step in this learning…
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Hands-On Learning: Addition Skills for Kids With Down Syndrome
This year, I started teaching the concept of addition to V. As a homeschooling mom, I still feel scared when it comes to teaching math, so I always choose hands-on learning for my subjects. One of the best way to learn math is to use manipulative during activities or lessons. Manipulative are physical objects that…
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How We Developed Writing Skills in Our Homeschool: Tips and Techniques.
In our homeschooling journey this year, we focused a lot on tracing. This practice resulted in letter formation. It also led to writing words and numbers. I realised that I’m not yet ready to use a pencil and paper for writing. Instead, we used chalk, markers, and our fingers to practice writing and tracing. This…
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A Big Milestone: My Child with Down Syndrome Learns to Write Words.
Her love for letters and their sounds is growing day by day. A few days ago, she amazed me by writing some of her favourite words with the help of their sounds. I was speaking the words out loud, focusing on the sounds, and V tried to write the words. In case you don’t know,…
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How My Child with Down Syndrome Learned Jigsaw Puzzles: Tips and Skills That Helped Her.
Recently we moved to a 108 pieces puzzle. Looking back, it has been a challenging journey. There were lots of tears, failures, surprises, excitement, and learning. Puzzles demand a lot of attention, focus, and thinking skills. So before introducing jigsaw puzzles, offer chunky puzzles as they are easy to grasp. Then, move on to knob…
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Reach out to Down Syndrome Federation Of India. Facebook Support Groups or Accounts
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DIY Zipper Board
I made this Zipper Board a few years ago to improve Veda’s grip, fine motor skills and finger strengthening. Not only it will help in strengthening those tiny finger muscles but also a great way to learn the life skills like zipping. Veda loves DIY activities as she has a thing for raw materials for…
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Fun DIY Activity to Teach Kids Big and Small Concepts
Planning to make your child learn about big and small concepts in a fun way? Then try this DIY activity I found online and made a few years ago for Veda. My daughter loved pompoms and DIY activities when she was a toddler. I tried to incorporate pompoms into every activity. This made it more…
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My Child with Down Syndrome Can Read a Book Now!
After learning phonics and sight words, this girl has begun reading phonics books. Her love for reading is growing every day, so I bought her some books from a local bookstore. We started with a simple phonics book that has clear pictures. This makes reading fun and easy. Each page has fewer words, which is…
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Understanding Differences: The Reality of Parenting a Child with Down Syndrome
You must have heard these lines, “I don’t see the difference.” OR “I don’t see the disability.” I want to believe that people who say that mean well or have good intentions for our child. Being a parent to a child with a disability, I find that hearing these lines doesn’t make me happy. It…