[blparent] Finding Educational Items for Children

Tue Feb 17 13:20:10 UTC 2009

Hi Amber,
I was also worried about Colyn's colour recognition because he too had two 
blind parents.  But he had a lot of interatcion with people and especially 
other kids who helped with that aspect.  Preschool and television helped a 
lot too, and now his colour recognition is nearly perfect although he has a 
few difficulties with different closely related shadings because of his 
vision.

hth

Tammy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Amber Boggs" <amberboggs at socal.rr.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 11:33 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Finding Educational Items for Children

> You no, Sean has that same letter toy. And has loved it sence he was very 
> very small. I am so glad to here that they still like it when they are 
> older. It is very cool, and I think I only payed 10 bucks for it. Very 
> werth it in my oppinion.
> Thanks for your site. I have been meaning to ask you about it again.
> Any clue where to get the alphabet fridge doys with braille on them? Sean 
> would love those rite now.
> I have to agree, leepfrog makes amazing toys. I have nto seen one yet that 
> sean does nto love.
> As for colors I feel like sean is going to be behind in this. Havign two 
> totally blind parents we do not get to expose him to colors much at all 
> rite now. He already noes five different shapes, but colors are very 
> difficult.
> I am going to have my SIL ingrave his doplo blox with the leter of the 
> color so I can use those to teach him, and will do the same on other toys 
> that are hard.
> Well he is wanting me so must run
> Amber Boggs
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Melissa Ann Riccobono" <melissa at riccobono.us>
> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 5:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Finding Educational Items for Children
>
>
>> Hello Jennifer,
>> There are actually tons of toys out there that help teach letters, 
>> numbers,
>> and colors.  You might want to do some looking now and register for a 
>> couple
>> you think are best; you will be surprised with the number of choices, and
>> how accessible many of these toys are.  Right now Austin's favorite toy 
>> is
>> one that has raised numbers 1-10, raised letters, and raised shapes.  It
>> plays music, so he liked it when he was younger for that reason.  Now 
>> that
>> he's older he likes pressing each letter to hear its sound, pressing the
>> numbers to hear them named, and pressing the shapes to hear them named.
>> There is also a mode where the toy will say the letter and then say a 
>> word
>> that begins with that letter.  And, it actually has another mode where it
>> will ask you to find a certain letter, number, or shape.  It will let you
>> know if you are right or wrong.  I'm sorry I don't know what brand it is, 
>> or
>> even what it's called.  It was a gift, but I do know it was purchased at
>> Target.  It was 2 years ago, so I hope it's still being made...  Or, you
>> might even find something better.
>> Austin also has a wooden puzzle with 8 different shapes.  He loves
>> to name the shapes and put the puzzle together.  This was bought at a 
>> second
>> hand store, but I'm sure you will be able to find something like it.
>> There are many books that teach color.  One of Austin's absolute 
>> favorites
>> is Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? By Bill Martin Jr.  This is
>> available through Seedlings.  You can also do little things such as
>> memorizing what colors certain stuffed toys, rattles, etc. are and
>> mentioning the colors when your baby is very young.  I was worried about
>> Austin not knowing his colors, but all of a sudden he has just seemed to
>> pick them up, and I didn't do anything too special except for mentioning
>> colors of certain toys and things in books.  There are also books that 
>> teach
>> shapes.
>> Now, for the commercial...  Discovery Toys, the company I sell for,
>> does have some great toys you can use for color, shape, and number 
>> practice.
>> If you're interested, visit
>> http://www.discoverytoyslink.com/riccobono
>> and check them out.  I recommend Measure Up Cups, and the Giant Pegboard.
>> Roll and Play is also a fantastic game for toddlers; it works on colors,
>> turn taking, and following directions and it's tons of fun.  Roll and 
>> Play
>> comes with a soft fabric dy with six colors--one color on each side.  I 
>> used
>> puff paint to mark the colors--a Braille r for red, Braille b for blue, 
>> etc.
>> The child or adult shakes the dy and then has to pick a card of whatever
>> color comes up, then follow the directions on the card.  When I brailled 
>> the
>> cards I put "red" or "blue" etc. on the top of each in Braille so I would
>> know what color they are.  Then underneath I brailled what each card 
>> says.
>> I haven't done this, but the pegs on the Giant Peg Board could be
>> easily marked in Braille with a letter for the color of the peg.  The 
>> pegs
>> are also five different shapes.  The Measure Up Cups could probably be
>> marked as well, but it might have to be done on the bottom.
>> Leap Frog also has some great toys for teaching all of these
>> concepts.  And, finally, there are those great magnetic letters and 
>> numbers
>> for the refridgerator.  You can even get these with Braille all ready on
>> them; this was one of Austin's Christmas presents.
>> Good luck, and have fun picking out toys, books, etc. and exploring them
>> with your baby.  Know too that so much of learning doesn't take place 
>> with
>> fancy toys; it takes place with you just talking, reading to, and
>> interacting with your baby with simple household things and situations.
>> Melissa
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Jennifer Bazer
>> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 6:29 PM
>> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
>> Subject: [blparent] Finding Educational Items for Children
>>
>> Hello List,
>>
>> Here is the crazy pregnant lady thinking very, very far ahead again.
>>
>> How can I obtain educational items to teach my child colors, alphabet,
>> shapes, etc?  Where do you recommend I go to purchase items like this?  I
>> did see that, I believe, NBP had an alphabet cards.  Any other 
>> suggestions.
>> I just want to be able to expose my child to this at a very young age.
>>
>> Thank you for your help!
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