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Read With Your Fingers

For Students 5th - 6th
In this social studies activity, students investigate the Braille alphabet as a means of reading for the blind. Students study the Braille alphabet chart and read the information. Students translate 7 words into Braille and write a...
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Fun With Braille

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore the Braille alphabet. In this social studies lesson, students use an enlarged copy of the Braille alphabet to create a set of Braille flashcards.
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Thai Children's Trust

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students spell words in braille and learn how to use braille to punch out their names. For this braille lesson plan, students discuss what life would be like for a visually impaired person.
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Helen Keller- Book Marks

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students learn about the life of Helen Keller. In this cultural and disability awareness instructional activity, students read a biography about Helen Keller and discuss the differences in her life and theirs. Students discuss which...
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Looks Like Christmas: Exploring Sight

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in various hands-on activities to determine what life is like without the sense of sight.
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Helen Keller

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students describe several obstacles overcome by Helen Keller and identify adversity in their own lives and think about their views of dealing with it and ways of overcoming it.