A quarterly newsletter from the Council for Exceptional Children's Division on Visual Impairments containing practitioner tips for Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments, Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and other professionals.
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; Lorem Ipsum Dolor Spring 2016 3 Table 1 Adapted Materials for Basic Mathematics Skills Skill Material Description Visual Source Addition Addition Machine This allows students to use concrete materials in order to learn how addition works. Students look at each problem of the addition problem then add the proper number on each side of the PVC pipe then count how many total objects fell into the jar. The activity helps build the concept of addition for both students with and without visual impairments. http://the primarypa ck.blogsp ot.com/2 014/11/a ddition- machine- diy.html? m=1 Apple Tree Addition This is another example of making math fun for students with VI and involves putting apples on the tree to add numbers presented in the problem. Students can also use dice on the tree trunk to represent problems presented then count the total apples. This can easily be adapted in Braille or done in high contrast for students with low vision. http://ma mapapab ubba.com /2014/09 /23/simpl e-apple- tree- addition- game/ Subtractio n Subtractio n Lego Game This interactive game can be used to build beginning subtraction skills. The teacher starts with 10 or more legos built in a tower and has the student roll the dice. The student will subtract the legos off of the tower to see how many they have left. This can also be made into a race so students would start with the same amount of legos and see who gets to zero first. http://the kindergart enconnect ion.com/s ubtraction -lego- game/ Play Dough Subtractio n Smash Students begin with small balls of play dough. They count out the number of play dough balls given in the first number of the problem then "smash" play dough balls they are taking away. The play dough balls left un-smashed is the difference. This is a fun hands-on activity to learn the concepts of subtraction. http://w ww.123h omeschoo l4me.com /2015/08 /playdou gh- subtractio n-activity- for- kids.html? m=1#mo re 62