Basic braille
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Egg Carton Number
Don’t forget the number sign!
Activity details
Write the correct number in a giant braille cell.
Goals
To write a number in braille by duplicating the pattern of the number brick in a braille cell egg carton.
The adult prepares
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10 number bricks, from 0 to 9
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1 number-sign brick
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2 bowls
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2 six egg egg cartons laid out vertically like a braille cell e.g. 2 columns of 3 dots
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8 plastic eggs or similar size objects
Place the bricks in one bowl and the eggs in the other.
The children play
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The child picks a number-brick from the bowl and reads the number aloud.
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They reproduce this number in the braille cell egg-cartons.
The first egg carton is the number-sign!
Facilitation tips
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Explain that the first braille cell egg carton must indicate the number-sign.
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Ask: Why must we place the number sign first?
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Peer play: Player 1 performs the activity and replaces the number-brick in the bowl. Player 2 reads the braille cell egg carton and finds the corresponding number-brick in the bowl.
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Change the number of bricks.
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Use additional cartons and bricks for 2 or 3-digit numbers.
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To make the activity more difficult, add non-number bricks.
