Braille Code Game
Try a quiz game to make learning the literary braille code fun for students.
Here are a few suggestions:
Take a sheet of cardboard and add pockets to make a quiz game. Call it “Who
Wants to Be a Millionaire”. The categories could be: dot five words',
shortforms, or lower wordsigns at the beginning of a word for example. Ask the
student to name or read the cards in each category. Each time they succeed they
get closer to the jackpot. Jeopardy or Einstein Factor are other names you could
use.
For the sports minded you could use a football theme.
Cut out a football field and make cards in the shape of footballs. Add braille
contractions to the footballs each time they read one correctly they get a point.
(If they don’t you get a point). When they get 6 right they get a goal
represented by a bigger football. They can attach their goals to the footy field.
Who ever gets the most goals and points wins.
Touchable Boxes
A “Do It Yourself” idea using a hard plastic document holder and
Velcro. I have tried this recently with a prep student and it was a great success.
Purpose: To teach math concepts, spatial orientation and other concepts to students
who are blind or who have low vision. The box begins with a plastic box with
a smooth, flat, snap-lock top. Place two strips of self-adhesive Velcro in parallel
lines on the lid, so they resemble lines on a sheet of paper. Turn the lid over
and attach three parallel lines. This creates a set of worksheet templates.
Other configurations and layouts for special uses can be created using additional boxes. Collect sets of ten to twelve one-inch objects. Sets can be made up of real objects; seashells, coins, acorns, stones, small toys, or craft miniatures. Add a small self-adhesive Velcro dot to each item and store each set in a separate zip-lock bag in the box.
As a teaching tool, place the lid within the student's reach and attach items from the appropriate set to illustrate the concept. Students can locate, add, or remove items to demonstrate understanding. Placing the Velcro dots on objects so they are not always right side up helps teach form constancy and position in space. Using the same item made of different materials teaches attention to likenesses and differences.
The sets can be used for sorting and classifying, spatial concepts, counting
and math concepts, sequences and patterns, story starters and language enhancement.
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