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September Activity Planner

Pinwheel Elementary School – August Activity Planner Theme of the Month: Love, Gratitude, Fun & FestivalsGrades: PG –K2   1st September (Monday) – National Nutrition Day Theme: Healthy Eating for a Healthy LifeActivities: Good Eating Habits – Storytelling session about the importance of balanced meals. Nutritional Food – Display of real fruits/vegetables; students identify their colors and benefits. Eating Etiquettes – Role-play activity on table manners and polite eating habits. Healthy vs. Junk Food – Sorting game where children classify pictures/flashcards

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Dysorthographia – Understanding Spelling Difficulties in Children

Dysorthographia is a specific learning difficulty that affects spelling skills. Children with this condition struggle to remember and apply correct spellings, even for words they have seen or practiced many times. It is often linked to dyslexia but can also occur on its own. Signs of Dysorthographia Frequent spelling mistakes in both familiar and unfamiliar words. Difficulty remembering letter order in words. Substituting, omitting, or adding letters. Confusion with similar-sounding words (e.g., “their” and “there”). Spelling errors that are inconsistent

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Understanding Specific Learning Difficulties (SLDs) in Children

Every child has their own learning style. While many learn reading, writing, and comprehension with ease, some face persistent challenges that are not due to lack of effort, motivation, or intelligence. These are called Specific Learning Difficulties (SLDs) — lifelong conditions that affect how the brain processes information. Recognizing these challenges early helps parents and teachers provide targeted support, build confidence, and ensure no child is left behind. 1. Dyslexia – Difficulty with Reading and Spelling Dyslexia is one of

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Understanding Dyscalculia: When Numbers Don’t Make Sense

Dyscalculia is a learning difficulty that makes it hard for a person to understand numbers and math. Just like dyslexia affects reading and writing, dyscalculia affects learning math. Children with dyscalculia may be smart and good at other subjects, but when it comes to numbers, they feel confused or anxious. What Does It Look Like? Let’s meet Anaya, a cheerful child who loves drawing and telling stories. But during math class, she struggles. She can’t remember what “5 + 3”

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Dyslexia: When Bright Minds Struggle with Words

Imagine a child named Parav. He’s curious, full of questions, and loves building with blocks. But when it’s time to read or write in class, he feels lost. Letters seem to dance on the page, and he struggles to spell even simple words like “cat” or “sun.” Aarav is smart—but he has dyslexia.   Dyslexia is a common learning difficulty that affects how the brain processes written language. It doesn’t mean a child isn’t intelligent or lazy. In fact, many

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