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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

  • Brick orientation
  • Fine motor skills
  • Pretend play
  • Spatial concepts

Finish the Road

Caution, road works!

Pre-braille

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

Build a Fence

Follow the edges of the garden to build the longest fence.

Pre-braille

  • Fine motor skills
  • Imagination
  • Spatial concepts
  • Tactile exploration

In or Out?

There are 3 barns in the farmyard. Can you put an animal inside each barn?

Pre-braille

  • Brick orientation
  • Fine motor skills
  • Spatial concepts
  • Tactile discrimination

The Smooth Staircase

Build a nice staircase, as high as you can,

Pre-braille

  • Bi-manual
  • Fine motor skills
  • Tactile exploration

The Highest Tower

How high can you go? Quick! Get the bricks to build your tower!

Pre-braille

  • Brick orientation
  • Pretend play
  • Spatial concepts
  • Tactile exploration

Fish and Birds

Are they fish in the sea or birds in the sky?

Pre-braille

  • Fine motor skills
  • Imagination
  • Spatial concepts
  • Tactile exploration

Build a City

Will you build a village, a town, or a whole city?

Pre-braille

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

The Castle Tower

Is it a keep or a dungeon?

Pre-braille

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

Up, Up, Down

First, sing it. Then hands on, do it!

Pre-braille

  • Fine motor skills
  • Multi-sensory
  • Spatial concepts
  • Tactile exploration

Playdough Shapes

Play with bricks and playdough.

Pre-braille

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

Find Friends

It’s so nice to have a friend! Help everyone find one.

Pre-braille

  • Fine motor skills
  • Spatial concepts
  • Tactile exploration

Find the Crazy Duck

Are all the little ducks in a line?