| Blind children don’t have the same
opportunities for incidental learning nor do they have the ability
to readily imitate the behaviors of others. They often need more
time and extra help to learn what to do with toys and how to
interact with others. Talk, Talk, Talk
Use language to describe all the world for your child. Make
everyday routines into learning experiences. Include your child in
cooking and cleaning activities. Allow them to taste, smell and
listen to what is around them. Describe everything you hear in great
detail. Ex. Foot steps, doors closing, opening a bag, opening the
refrigerator, water running, wind blowing, birds chirping, smells of
flowers in bloom and even the trash truck on trash day. Without
sight we take for granted what we learn and see with our eyes.
Old Pair Jeans
Take an old pair of jeans and stuff the legs with paper. Sew on
the following items to experience different sounds and textures
Tactile/Textures/Bells/Velvet/Socks with Rice/Reynolds Wrap
Tactile Defensive
Play with jello, whipped cream, rice. Hide child’s favorite toy.
Textures to work with
Cotton, Rippled cardboard, Fabric Paints to outline pictures or
Wiki Sticks. Mix shredded wheat or sand in finger paint. Glue,
String, Cherrios, Eater Grass, Straws, Glitter, Tree twigs make a
fence
Songs to Sing
| Open Shut Them |
Tommy Thumb |
Noble Duke of York |
| ABC |
Six Little Ducks |
Barney! I Love You |
Head and Shoulders, Knees
and Toes. |
Monkeys jumping
on the Bed |
Bringing home a
baby bumble bee |
Need Lyrics to Songs Email The Little Rock Foundation
Always describe in Color The sky is blue, the grass is green,
the flowers come in many colors, like purple, yellow, red, blue,
green. It is important to tell your child the color of an object for
socialization in later years.
Where Does Food Come From:
A blind child may think peaches grow in a can or jar. Take the
time to describe where food grow. How the farmers plant seeds in the
dirt and the rain and sun help them grow until the farmer can
harvest the vegetables or fruits on the farm. Potatoes, carrots,
turnips grow in the ground. Pineapples, Bananas, Grapefruits grow in
trees and so on.
Change of Seasons
Feel a tree in your yard and each change of season go out
and feel the same tree and talk about the changes your child can
feel.
SUMMER:
Start at the bottom of the tree. The tree grows out of the dirt
in the ground and reaches way up high towards the sky. Feel the bark
of the tree, how rough and bumpy, the branches with leaves, describe
the color of the leaves. Let them feel the leaves, how soft they are
and smell them too. Listen to the wind as it
blow the branches. Lay in the grass and listen to the birds, feel
the warm sun on their faces. Take them in the shade to feel the
coolness and back into the sun for the warmth.
FALL:
Feel the same tree and describe the differences from the
summer. How different weather has changed and the leaves from the
trees turning brown, and falling to the ground. Put the leaves in
their hands and crush them.
WINTER:
Feel the same tree and describe the differences from the
fall. Feel the snow, how cold and wet. Make a snow ball and hold it
in their hands and feel it melt from the heat of their body.
SPRING:
Feel the same tree and describe the differences from winter.
Feel the rain, let it hit them in the face to feel the water and
smell the fragrance of the rain. April rain brings, may flowers.
This task will give your child a true feeling of the changes in
season and what happens around us in the course of a year. Mommy &
Me Classes Are great for socialization for you and your child. Be
sure to let everyone know your child is blind or visually impaired.
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