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Braille Alphabet

Braille Alphabet

Learn the braille alphabet and depict it in a chart.

Lesson Plan

Supplies Needed

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Steps

  • Step 1

    Talk to the class about Louis Braille, who, after losing his eyesight in an accident, developed a raised-alphabet system that would make it possible for the visually impaired to read. Have students find a braille alphabet chart to use as a guide.

  • Step 2

    Have students draw a 26-box grid on a piece of construction paper. Using braille guides as a reference, have students create the cross bar grid on which they will form their alphabet. Next ask them to label the grid from A to Z and use a marker to show placement of the appropriate braille dots. Then have them put a drop of glue on each market dot. The glue will dry clear, revealing the marker color beneath the raised bump it will form.

  • Step 3

    Have the students reference their guide to create short braille sentences on smaller pieces of paper.

Standards

SEL: Social Awareness: Develop compassion for others, understand broader historical and social norms for behaviors in different settings.

SS: Individual Development and Identity: Explore, identify and analyze how individuals and groups are alike and how they are unique and how they relate to each other in supportive and collaborative ways.

Adaptations

Have students create cards that spell out their name in braille. Swap with others and have them identify whose card it is.

Have students learn about Helen Keller and her teacher Anne Sullivan. Suggested books include "Helen Keller's Teacher" by Margaret Davidson or "Who Was Helen Keller?" by Gare Thompson and Nancy Harrison.