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impairments for familiarizing students with the concept of the braille cell. These are further options
for using this and similar tools for braille play.
Use tennis balls for an easy way to
manipulate dots in the cells. Make
sure to use the pan for organizing
craft items!
Have a braille snack! A silicone muffin pan
helps prevent snacks from sliding around and
organizes food for the child to explore
through the braille cell. In this case, the
braille letter of the day is, "o" with a drink in
dot 1, applesauce in dot 3 and crackers in dot
5. Create variations in how you present the
snack and encourage your child to search the
cell tactually to find all of the snack items.
Consider using small plastic cups or paper
muffin liners for the snacks and for ease in
cleaning up.
Plastic eggs, cartons and egg displays:
Springtime presents an extraordinary time to
gather inexpensive materials for encouraging
braille. As these items go on clearance,
search for fun plastic eggs to fill ½ dozen
egg cartons and ask your local retailers to
save cartons holding plastic egg displays.
For example, the green, double braille cell
pictured here was originally a display for
Stock up on various plastic eggs with differing
textures. For example, place one smooth egg in
a ½ dozen egg carton full of football textured
eggs. Find eggs that have themes representing
you or your child's interests, like the sport
themes pictured here.
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