Tag: Down Syndrome
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Learning Hindi
Last year I had one goal in our Unschool/Homeschool for Veda. Reading !! Whether it’s sight words reading or Phonetic reading. Well, happy to share that we achieved it at her pace & I am proud of my girl for the hard work she did to be here today. I don’t follow any curriculum in…
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Geography- World Map
If you have been following us on Instagram or checking my posts, then you can tell how much we love our Geography lessons. When I say “Geography,” I mean geography for a six-year-old, where we are learning about the continents, countries, and states of India with the help of puzzles, books, and flashcards. We focus…
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Geoboard Activities: Strengthening Little Hands
I focus a lot more on fine motor skills and problem-solving skills for V. This wooden geo board is a great activity to learn the basic shapes. You can also practice standing or slanting lines and other patterns. It helps enhance those fine motor skills. Veda who doesn’t like to play with toys has been…
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Learning About Continents- Hands On Activity
Last week we introduced Continent Puzzle for hands-on learning after V started showing interest in making her world map puzzle. I bought this amazing puzzle from Imagimake, which helped V to learn about continents by simply taking out pieces and putting them back. My Amazon Storefront
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Knife Skills- Slicing The Playdough Activity
One activity my girl can do anytime. Yup, give her playdough and she can play with it for hours by pinching, slicing, tearing, transferring, and pulling it. That’s why I thought let’s work on knife skills, fine motor skills with the help of slicing the dough in our OT. Even though she has been using…
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Why We Homeschool Our Child with Down Syndrome!
My child has Down Syndrome and we have been home-educating/homeschooling her since she was a baby. This means she doesn’t go to school or follow a set curriculum like other kids her age. Instead, she learns by exploring and making mistakes. She discovers her own unique way of learning. She has the freedom to choose…
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Learning Letters & their sounds.
Investing in magnetic letters was the best thing I ever did. Veda started spending 90% of her day in front of the fridge, playing with magnetic letters and matching them with letter flashcards. Soon, she started practicing letter sounds, matching or finding letters in a book, and different labels. After that, we began to focus…
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Hands-On Learning: Teaching Kids About the Human Body
When I decided not to send my 6-year-old to school, I was worried about how she would learn certain subjects like math and science. But as time went on, I realized that she learns best through hands-on experiences. So, when it came to teaching her about the human body, I was pleasantly surprised at how…
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Theraputty Fun Exercises
Few years ago, V was a child with a severely poor grip due to muscle weakness. Holding a stack ring was even a big task for her, forget about putting the rings on the stacker even at the age of 2 years. I introduced Theraputty with some fun exercises to improve her fine motor skills…
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Introducing Sight Words: A New Beginning in Reading
We have been practicing phonics and CVC for the past year at home. She loves her letters and their sounds. Last month, I got a book for V from Amazon. I couldn’t find the right way to introduce that book(Very First Sight Words Sentences Level 1). For a long time, I wasn’t a fan of…