Perhaps your teacher will let you decorate some biscuits with the first letter of your name in Braille...Yum!
Braille is a tricky word to spell, and it must have a capital letter because it is somebody's name. You could add it to your spelling list this week.
If you have some of these blocks in your classroom, you could colour in the dots to make some words in Braille!
(Brl is a shortcut for the word Braille).
(Brl is a shortcut for the word Braille).
Perhaps you could make a book for a student who can't see very well. You can make pictures out of all sorts of things.
Or you could make a Story Kit! Collect objects from a story so that children who can't see the pictures can feel what the story is about!
games under blindfold
Blindfolded Farmer
Blindfolds Line Up
- For this game you will need blindfolds and carrots. The carrots need to be spread in the game area. Teams will work in pairs. One of the members will be blindfolded, while the other member will verbally guide him to the carrots. The team that collects the most carrots wins. Ideally, there must two rounds of this game, so every person in each team gets a turn at being blindfolded.
Blindfolds Line Up
- For this activity, every person in the group must be blindfolded, except the referee. The purpose of this activity is to have everyone line up in height order without actually seeing how tall the rest of the people are. The game can also be arranged to have the people line up in alphabetical order, using their first names.
Minefield
- Similar to the Blindfolded Farmer, this game is played in pairs. Lay a large number of soft objects to be avoided on a grassed area and place soft objects to be retrieved. One of the persons in the team must be blindfolded, while the other one guides him verbally. The targets must be retrieved without touching any of the "mines."
- Only one person in the group will wear the blindfold while sitting on a chair. The rest of the group will take turns to walk up to the blindfolded person and say anything in a disguised voice for 30 seconds. The group member on the chair needs to guess who is speaking. If she guesses right, she swaps places with that person.
Blindfold Fetch
- Best played in a wide-open outdoor space, this game begins by scattering several different-sized balls throughout the area, with three equidistant bases. After dividing players into two teams, choose one player from each team to be blindfolded. The other players of each team remain at their home base. Using a stopwatch or timer, each team is given five minutes to direct the blindfolded players to the balls using only auditory commands. When a player finds a ball, his teammates must then direct him back to home base, drop the ball, and then find the next one. The team that has collected the most balls at the end of the five minutes wins.
- In this game, each child is blindfolded, given a pad of paper and a pencil, and instructed to draw the item you suggest. As the drawing progresses, you and the other players can suggest items to add to the picture, such as adding clouds to a picture of the sun. When complete, the blindfolded child can see how the picture turned out. Each child draws the same basic image, although the extras can be changed for variation. After all the children have had a turn, spread out the drawings next to each other so children can see the differences.
Shoe Scramble
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- Another game involving blindfolds is the Shoe Scramble. Players are paired in two's and sit in rows facing each other. One row is blindfolded, and the other takes their shoes off and throws them into a pile in between the two rows. Those blindfolded must attempt to find their partner's shoes. Teammates can verbally coach partners only by saying thing such as "No, that's the wrong shoe", or " Yes, you got it!". The blindfolded players s must then tie the shoes back on their partners' feet. The first "pair" to do this wins the game.
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Hide and Seek for Hands!
Materials:
Find a box large enough to hold one of each of the suggested objects and cut a hole on the top or side of the box large enough for a child's arm to fit through. Cover the hole with a flap of fabric so that children will not be able to see inside the box.
ACTIVITY
Show children the "feely box" and explain that they will use it to play a hands-only hide-and-seek game. Next, offer them some art materials and invite them to decorate the box. Explain that you will place a variety of objects in the box and a set of matching objects in a paper bag. Place enough items in the box so that each child can find an object.
Invite each child to close her eyes and choose an object from the paper bag. Ask her to keep her eyes closed and describe the object she chose. Is it hard or soft, smooth or rough? Does it have corners or ridges?
Next, invite her to place her hands inside the box to find the matching object. Set the pair of objects aside and invite the next child to take her turn. Once all of the pairs of objects are found, invite children to group objects that are similar. Encourage children to describe the characteristics that cause them to group certain objects together.
Remember: Keep in mind that some children may need extra time as they draw an object from the box. When only the sense of touch is involved, children who are not tactilely oriented may need more time to make their choices.
Materials:
- small box with a lid
- small piece of fabric
- markers, paint, or stickers (for decorating the box)
- pairs of small objects of varying textures: keys, small blocks, balls, plastic vehicles, links, plastic spoons, cotton balls, sponge shapes, feathers
- small paper bag
- sensory awareness
- language
Find a box large enough to hold one of each of the suggested objects and cut a hole on the top or side of the box large enough for a child's arm to fit through. Cover the hole with a flap of fabric so that children will not be able to see inside the box.
ACTIVITY
Show children the "feely box" and explain that they will use it to play a hands-only hide-and-seek game. Next, offer them some art materials and invite them to decorate the box. Explain that you will place a variety of objects in the box and a set of matching objects in a paper bag. Place enough items in the box so that each child can find an object.
Invite each child to close her eyes and choose an object from the paper bag. Ask her to keep her eyes closed and describe the object she chose. Is it hard or soft, smooth or rough? Does it have corners or ridges?
Next, invite her to place her hands inside the box to find the matching object. Set the pair of objects aside and invite the next child to take her turn. Once all of the pairs of objects are found, invite children to group objects that are similar. Encourage children to describe the characteristics that cause them to group certain objects together.
Remember: Keep in mind that some children may need extra time as they draw an object from the box. When only the sense of touch is involved, children who are not tactilely oriented may need more time to make their choices.