how would you adapt a maths and science activity so a special needs child can join in?

Answer 1

make any numbers that are visibly involved BIGGER so that they can't possibly be perceived as jumbled or confusing. Use bright colors, make knobs bigger than usual, make words BIGGER than usual, makes sentences STAND OUT in VIVID colors, and if you can, try to use sound bytes as positive/negative reinforcement. For instance, for a wrong answer or anything that is wrong, associate it with an immediate sound that relates only to the wrongs. And for the right, let there be an immediate sound byte that is associated with the right answer, etc. Good luck!

Answer 2

That really depends on what the special needs are and what the child developmental age is.---
If it is a visual problem make it more of a tactile experience.
If it concerns motor development (like fine motor skills) you can use bigger items, or make it so they can grasp it.
You can also minimize the steps involved (or break it down--for example if you really think about it tying a shoe actually involves more than 5 steps).
Involve the child more verbally

Answer 3

Maths
Use colours for different operations in word puzzles eg all addition in red, more than, +, and more e.t.c.
Science
Use of pictogram's are used in my lessons to help one of my SEN focus on the lesson and the follow up

It all depends on the disability, another SEN in my class needs everything enlarged for visual impairment and the use of a laptop and web cam to zoom in to the screen and teaching tools

Answer 4

May need to make it visual for that child and possibly hands on.

Answer 5

my son has special needs and is already do ing maths. We started him off by nursery rhyms that had numbers in them and by counting steps and playing games. now he is adding by using his fingures and is not even in kindergarten yet. need more help let me know.