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SensorySupportService JoãoRoe WebsiteElmfieldHouse,GreystokeAvenueWestbury-on-Trym,BristolBS106AY

HeadofSensorySupportService

www.sensorysupportservice.org.ukwww.bristol.gov.uk

Herearesomeideasofgames/activitiestopromotelearningofbrailleTheseideasareinparticularorder,theyarejustsuggestionstosharewithothers.TeachersofchildrenwithVI(QTVIs)developprogrammesofworkbasedontheirassessmentsofthechildandwouldbeabletodecide/adaptgamesandotheractivitiestomakebraillelearningfunandmotivating.TrackingalongtexturedlinesYoucanuseVelcroattheendofalinetoattachdifferentobjectssothatevenifthechildistrackingalongthesamelinetheycangetanewrewardattheend.

PirateGameGettreasurecoinsbyreadingthewordsoneachcoin.Howmanycoinsareyougoingtoget?Alsoplayedwithafriendbyhavingsomecoinswithprintwordsandtakingturns.

SensorySupportService

SensorySupportService JoãoRoe WebsiteElmfieldHouse,GreystokeAvenueWestbury-on-Trym,BristolBS106AY

HeadofSensorySupportService

www.sensorysupportservice.org.ukwww.bristol.gov.uk

MagicBoxAgreeanumberofwordsthatthechildneedstoreadforexample,“Youneed3wordstogointhemagicbox.”–givearangeofcardswithwords–ifthechildreadsthewordthecardgoesinthebox,ifnotitdoesn’t.Oncethechildhas3wordsintheboxgiveitashakeandthenmakeupasentencewiththose3words.Theteachercanthenwritethesentenceforthechildtoread.Orthechildcanhaveagoatwritingthesentence

PokemonGameThekeyandtexturesatthebackofeachpieceallowsthechildwithVItoknowwhichPokemoniswhich.Childrencansharepiecesandplaygames.

DressingdollgameForchildrenwhohavesomevisionandcanseecolour–readthebrailleinstructionsonhowtodressthedoll.Youcanalsoaskchildrentowritetheirowninstructionstodressthedoll.

SensorySupportService JoãoRoe WebsiteElmfieldHouse,GreystokeAvenueWestbury-on-Trym,BristolBS106AY

HeadofSensorySupportService

www.sensorysupportservice.org.ukwww.bristol.gov.uk

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Recipes–RoaldDahlrevoltingrecipes–Lickablewallpaperfornurseries–fromCharlieandtheChocolateFactoryCutstripsofricepaper,useicingsugartosticksweets/fruittothepaper–ifthechildhassomevisionputsomecolouringonicingsugartogiveagoodcontrast,thenfollowsequencegiventosticksweets/fruittothepaper.Activitydoneingroup–sightedchildrenhadabraillewordintheirlistsothattheyneededhelpfromthechildwithVI.

ShoppinggameEachplayerhasatrolleyandashoppinglist.Turncardsupsidedown,taketurnstochooseacardandreadtheword–checkifyouhaveitonyourshoppinglistandifsoputitinyourtrolley.Trytofillyourtrolleyfirst

KeysanddoorsmatchinggameMatchtheword/lettersonthekeytotheword/lettersonthedoorandopenittofindasurprise.

SensorySupportService JoãoRoe WebsiteElmfieldHouse,GreystokeAvenueWestbury-on-Trym,BristolBS106AY

HeadofSensorySupportService

www.sensorysupportservice.org.ukwww.bristol.gov.uk

Matchingobjectstopicturestobraillelabels

MicegameSeeifyoucanfindthehousesforallofthemicebymatchinglettersorwordsonthemousetotheoneonthemouse’shouse.

IlikematchinggameUsecardswithobjectsandcardswithlabelsinbraillesayingIlikeX.Labelscanthenbematchedtoobjects.

FamilymatchinggameYoucanmatchbraillelabelstofamilymembers(dollsorpicturesforchildrenwhohavesomesight).Youcanusefamilymembersnames.