Walking on the Cell

Don’t get lost among the huge dots!

Get ready to walk through a giant hula-hoop braille cell.
How will you know where to go? The dots on your letter will tell you.

Goals

To master the dots’ position in a braille cell.

Arrange the 6 hoops like a braille cell, and tape them to the floor.

Add a tactile marker on hoop 1.

The child picks a brick from the bowl and feels its dots.

The child identifies the dots aloud (e.g., “B: dot 1 and dot 2″) and walks to the corresponding positions on the cell :”I’m on dot 1”.

The child moves to the next position: “Now I’m on dot 2.”

The next player takes their turn with a new letter.

Do some preliminary exercises:
Walk through the ‘hula hoop braille cell’ with the child and state your position aloud.
Move and ask questions: Can you join me? I am on dot 2. Can you tell me which dot I’m on? Can you stand on dot 5?
Peer play: Everyone in dot 2! Everyone stand on a dot, but no-one’s allowed on dot 5!