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Guess the First Letter

Player 1 finds a word from one letter;
Player 2 finds a letter from one word!

Basic braille Activity

  • Imagination
  • Letters
  • Socialisation
  • Tactile discrimination

Level: 3

Number of players: 2

Duration: 20

Skills:

  • Make sounds

  • Improve listening skills

  • Name, read and write letters

  • Cooperate and share

Can you make the letters match?

Goals

To identify braille letters.
To recognise sounds and their function in word creation relative to personal experience.

The adult prepares

  • 2 identical sets of 10 different letter bricks

  • 2 bowls


Give each player one set of letters in a bowl.

The children play

1

Tell Player 1 to pick a letter and read it silently.

Player 1 thinks of a word starting with their letter and says the word aloud.

2

Ask Player 2 to guess the first letter of Player 1’s word, and find it in the bowl.

3

Tell the players to compare their bricks to see if they are the same.

Facilitation tips

  • Select letters which are easy to read by touch.

  • Increase or decrease the number of letters.

  • Ask the child to pick 2 letters and make words that include both of those letters.