Winter 2012
following message by making dots with different colored icing:
Happy Birthday Louis!
,happy ,birthday ,louis6 Children can create a birthday card for Louis
Braille, and they may even write their note in braille by either poking holes in the paper to make tactual braille or drawing large print dots to make representational braille.
Sing Happy Birthday to Louis Braille while
celebrating his birthday with cake and ice cream. Have children close their eyes and try to braille
their names on a sheet of paper and then compare it to their regular writing.
Thursday's Activities Inform students that Louis Braille was not only = 40 CONTENTS
a teacher and inventor; he was also a brilliant organ player and musician. Allow students to listen to different types of classical music while they create braille inspired artwork on Manila paper with crayons.
Using the Internet, have children research other contributions for which Louis was known.
