Pre-braille
Crossroads
Feel the one-way road. Add another brick to build a crossroads.
The Avenue
Build a long avenue and go for a walk… with your fingers!
Activity details
This activity helps children to make lines.
Goals
To practise attaching bricks to the baseplate.
To understand notions of alignment.
The adult prepares
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1 baseplate
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16 bricks
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1 bowl
To start the avenue, place one brick vertically, at the top left corner of the baseplate.
The children play
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The child adds bricks to finish the avenue.
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Then they walk their fingers up and down the avenue, like a pedestrian.
Facilitation tips
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Say : ‘Imagine where the pedestrian is going and what they’re going to do there.’
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Stick the baseplate to a wall to change the child’s perspective.
