Snow Day 2Helen Keller: English

Chapter 6 – 9

1. What is love according to Helen?

2. What subject did Helen hate the most?

3. What Christmas present did Helen prefer above all others?

4. What did the blind children learn?

Snow Day 2Helen Keller: Computer Science/STEMLook up the vocabulary on a computer, if you do not have a computer use a dictionary.

1. Broadened

2. Abstract

3. Faculty

4. Pinafore

5. Tantalizing

6. Chickweed

7. Beruffled

8. Embossed

Snow Day 2Helen Keller: Math

Fractions: Subtracting

Subtract the fractions to the lowest common denominator. See the example for help.

4 2 8 2 6 38 ____ - 1 _____ = 8 ______ - 1 ______ = 7 _____ = 7 ______ 11 22 22 22 22 11

Make them the same on the bottom. Since you Subtract the top Since both the had to multiply by 2 on the bottom you have to numbers & top & bottom multiply by 2 on the top. subtract the whole number can be

numbers divided by 2reduce them

Snow Day 2Helen Keller: Health

Last snow day you were given a diagram of an eye with its different parts. Label those parts on this eye.

The different parts are:

Ciliary muscle Cornea Iris Lens Optic Nerve Pupil Retina

1.2.3.4. 5. 6. 7.

Snow Day 2Helen Keller: Social Studies

Louis Braille

Louis Braille was born in town near Paris, France in 1809. As a toddler he used to watch his father make shoes. One day, while his father was not watching, he picked up a sharp pointed tool for making holes in leather called an awl. The awl slipped, piercing his eye and damaging it beyond repair. The other eye became infected and before long Louis Braille was completely blind.

At the age of 10 Louis was sent to a school for blind children in Paris. Children were taught to read and write using a system of raised letters. This system was difficult to use as it was hard to tell the letters apart. One day a soldier called Charles Barbier visited the school. He had developed a system for reading messages in the dark based upon a series of raised dots. Louis Braille realized the potential of this system and developed it so that it could be used for blind people.

Louis Braille's system was not accepted at first. One Headteacher even banned the children from using it but this only spurred them on to learn it in secret. Soon the benefits of the new system were realized.

When Louis Braille grew up he became a teacher at the school in which he was a student. It was not until after his death, however, that his system was widely adopted. Today, Braille is used in almost every country in the world.

1. How did Louis Braille become blind?

2. How were children taught to read when Louis was a child?

3. Who first introduced raised dots as a way of reading?

4. What happened when Louis first told about his system?

5. Where is Braille used?

Snow Day 2Helen Keller: Science

Last snow day, you found out about the parts of the ear. This week label those parts. There is a word bank to help you.

Ear Canal Eardrum Eustachian Tube Inner Ear Middle Ear Outer Ear

Snow Day 2Helen Keller: Art

“I am only one, but I can make a difference.”

Helen Keller was known for her inspiring words and thoughtful expressions. Find a quote either from the book or the Internet that she said and draw an inspiring poster for it.

Snow Day 2Helen Keller: Theater

Because Helen Keller could not see she had to rely on her memory for many things. For this activity, you need a partner. You are going to play “I went on vacation and I took…”

The first person starts with, “I went on vacation and I took” and says something that starts with A.

The second person says, “I went on vacation and I took” and says something that starts with B and then the item that started with A that the first person said.

The first person says, “I went on vacation and I took” and says something that starts with C and then the items that started with B and A.

See how far along you get in the alphabet.

Have the partner sign below along with what letter you stopped at.

Partner signature: ________________________________________________

Letter stopped at:_________________________________________________

Snow Day 2Helen Keller: Yearbook

Yearbooks always have a club section. Based on which subjects in school Helen liked and hated, which clubs do you think she would be a part of and tell why. Do at least 2 clubs.

Snow Day 2Helen Keller: Band

If you listen to the radio or Internet, there are songs about almost any topic you can imagine.

Choose a song about the following topic. Write the song title, artist, and how it relates to the story.

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