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- Use contrasting equipment in bright colours where possible. Use bright colour paint to highlight the edges of equipment.
- A set of scratch free equipment kept specifically on a tray for the child’s use, ensures access is as good as possible. Also this saves time in child collecting all the equipment and enables a prompt start to the exercise.
- An empty tray with lip for child to work on, also makes equipment location easier.
- Equipment can be blu-tacked or taped down to the table to prevent it from being tipped over.
- Food colouring can be added to water to make it stand out in clear container.
- Placement of a piece of coloured or white card behind the beaker can make the measurements easier to see.
- Use models, 2D representation, adapted diagrams to explain processes and understand concepts, reinforced with verbal explanation.
- Mark scales using large print/braille labels.
- Use wikki stix and bump ons to make highly visible, tactile markings on scales.
- Standard tape measures can be marked by sticking plastic strips to the scale.
- String can be knotted at known distances apart and painted bright colours to provide a cheap measuring string.
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