Basic braille
Twist!
Can you 'write' a giant 3-dot character using your whole body?
Finger Twist
Let your fingers dance!
Activity details
Your fingers are incredibly smart! First, use them to feel a pattern of dots, then twist and move in the egg carton and make the same pattern XXL.
Goals
To develop finger isolation.
To recreate a pattern of dots.
The adult prepares
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5 bricks: C, D, E, G, P, in a bowl
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a 6-egg carton
The children play
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The child takes a brick and places it on the top left corner of the baseplate.
They feel the studs on the brick and recreate the pattern of dots by placing one finger in the corresponding places in the braille cell egg carton.
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Encourage them to use as many fingers as needed.
For some letters they might need to use both hands.
Facilitation tips
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Identify all of the locations in the braille cell egg carton together.
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Place the bricks on a baseplate, to facilitate reading.
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To avoid any confusion over the meaning of the numbers say “dot 2” and not just “2”.
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Peer play: one child is in charge of “dot 1”, “dot 2” and “dot 3”, the other child “dot 4”, “dot 5” and “dot 6”. They must work together to reproduce the pattern of dots.
