Dots you can read with fingers

Children learn the Braille alphabet and arrange their initials with raised dots.

Steps

1. Conversation about how blind people read; showing a medicine box with Braille writing.
2. Children with their eyes closed touch several objects and guess what they are.
3. Each child gets a card with a 2x3 grid table and the Braille alphabet to peek at.
4. They stick dots made of plasticine, peas, or raised stickers to form the first letter of their name.
5. Children exchange cards and try to read their friend's letter with their fingers.

Tip: For preschoolers, a touch guessing game and one letter arranged with the teacher's help are enough.

Materials needed

• Coloured A4 cardboard (1 sheet per 4 children)
• Plasticine (1 pack per 4 children)
• Magic glue (1 per 4 children)