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Pre-braille

Through manipulation and orientation, toddlers and young children develop tactile awareness and understand the basic concepts needed to learn braille.

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Activities

Pre-braille

  • Bi-manual
  • Fine motor skills
  • Spatial concepts
  • Tactile exploration

Remove Bricks

Are you strong enough to pull the bricks off?

Pre-braille

  • Bi-manual
  • Fine motor skills
  • Multi-sensory
  • Tactile exploration

Prints in playdough

Take the brick and squash the dough!

Pre-braille

  • Bi-manual
  • Fine motor skills
  • Pretend play
  • Tactile exploration

Feed the Caterpillar

Yum yum! The little worm is hungry!

Pre-braille

  • Bi-manual
  • Brick orientation
  • Fine motor skills
  • Spatial concepts

Fill the Rectangle

How many bricks can you attach in that shape?

Pre-braille

  • Brick orientation
  • Imagination
  • Tactile discrimination

Apple Trees

Find the apples and plant an orchard.

Pre-braille

  • Bi-manual
  • Brick orientation
  • Spatial concepts
  • Tactile exploration

The Brick Walking on its Head

All the bricks are right side up. All but one!

Pre-braille

  • Bi-manual
  • Brick orientation
  • Spatial concepts
  • Tactile exploration

Twin Sculpture

Can you make the exact same sculpture?

Pre-braille

  • Pretend play
  • Spatial concepts
  • Tactile discrimination
  • Tactile exploration

Drivers

Drive the cars to the right parking place.

Pre-braille

  • Bi-manual
  • Fine motor skills
  • Pretend play
  • Tactile discrimination

The Gold Nugget

Dig for gold! Dig through the bricks to find the treasure!

Pre-braille

  • Bi-manual
  • Brick orientation
  • Pretend play
  • Spatial concepts

The Avenue

Build a long avenue and go for a walk.

Pre-braille

  • Bi-manual
  • Fine motor skills
  • Spatial concepts

The Maze

Will you find the way out?

Pre-braille

  • Brick orientation
  • Fine motor skills
  • Imagination
  • Spatial concepts

The Bricklayer

Build a wall and imagine what is behind it!