[blparent] Finding Educational Toys

Fri Feb 20 22:12:58 UTC 2009

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Elizabeth Cooks" <elizabethcooks at comcast.net>
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> Try Playschool.  They have had letters and numbers and leters with Braille
> on them, and you can recognize the shapes of the letters and numbers.  i
> also one time had a puzzle that had the letter shapes and animals and 
> other
> things imprinted on the lettters. ithought it was cool, but I don't know
> where it came from.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
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> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 9:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Finding Educational Toys
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>> Hi.  Sarah has a couple of shape sorters and also a musical play table
>> that features shapes, colors, numbers, and letters as well as familiar
>> tunes.  I got some plastic letters, but I haven't been pleased with them
>> because they're fancier than just the basic alphabet that I can 
>> recognize.
>> Still, my baby girl is only a year old, and I haven't really stressed
>> about teaching her anything.  I would encourage you to remember that
>> concepts such as shape and color recognition will come soon enough, but
>> just spending time playing with your baby, even if it's with wooden 
>> spoons
>> and plastic cups or other household objects, and cuddling, is most
>> important.
>>
>> Jo Elizabeth
>>
>> "Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds
>> water."--Swedish proverb
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Jennifer Bazer" <jhipp25 at sc.rr.com>
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>> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 7:18 PM
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Finding Educational Toys
>>
>>
>>> Alex,
>>>
>>> Thank you and all members for the responses on educational toys.  The
>>> feedback has been very helpful.  I cannot wait to teach my child.
>>>
>>> Thank you again!
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
>>> On
>>> Behalf Of Alex
>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 8:55 PM
>>> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
>>> Subject: [blparent] Finding Educational Toys
>>>
>>> Hello!  I have found the Leap Frog line to be very good at teaching
>>> colors,
>>> shapes, and letters.  I particularly liked the Frij Farm, Frij Alphabet,
>>> and
>>> Frij Word Wammer.  The letters for the Frij Alphabet and Word Wammer are
>>> raised.  They are also different colors.  When the child is ready to
>>> build 3
>>> letter words with the Word Wammer, the toy prompts by giving clues about
>>> the
>>> letter.  One of the clues is the color of the letter block.  With the 
>>> way
>>> these go into the slots the letters are self correcting.
>>> I also liked the Melisa and Doug toys, particularly puzzles.  They make
>>> lots
>>> of wooden toys, which are mostly quiet.  We have the zoo animals, pets,
>>> and
>>> transportation puzzles, which also make sounds when the pieces are 
>>> fitted
>>> into the puzzle.  I labeled these in Braille, so we could talk about 
>>> them
>>> when the pieces were not in the puzzle.  We also have the Melissa and
>>> Doug
>>> wooden clock.  This toy is tactile, so I can change the time, but it 
>>> also
>>> offers a lot of visual interest for my sighted child (differently
>>> colored,
>>> removable shapes for each number on the dial).
>>> The Technology Access Center in this area will adapt toys around
>>> christmas
>>> time, so if you cannot find already adapted toys or someone who can
>>> assist
>>> you in adapting them, maybe contacting such a center would be 
>>> benefitial.
>>> I hope this helps.
>>>
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