Strategies

Below are strategies for all content areas.

	Creating a Braille Book with Whole Word Contractions By Liamsmom This DIY braille book uses single cell contractions for beginning readers
	Five Rocket Men Going to the Moon By Gwyn McCormack Activity for beginning braille readers to recognize initial letters
	Braille Designs: Thanksgiving! By Edith West Create braille designs of a pie and turkey for Thanksgiving!
	Letting the Student Lead By Liz Eagan Letting students who are dual media or braille learners take the lead in a lesson or project often helps them to be more motivated, while also making it more meaningful.
	Well That Just Cracks Me Up! By Braille77 Use egg cartons to give braille students practice identifying dot positions in a braille cell.
	Cracking the Code: A Braille Reading Mystery By Braille77 In this activity, students who are blind or visually impaired are challenged to find and decode braille signs in hotels, restaurants and stores.
	Braille Designs: Bat! By Edith West Create a braille design of a bat for Halloween!
	Braille Designs: Spider By Edith West These braille designs of spider are perfect for Halloween!
	White Cane Pointer By Liz Eagan Make pointers for students who are blind or visually impaired to share on White Cane Day!
	Breaking Down the Sentence By Liz Eagan Tips to break down sentences for beginning braille readers who are struggling on the path to braille literacy
	Tactile Quilt with Fish and Birds By Rocky@Perkins Students who are blind or visually impaired work on braille literacy, while also creating tactile quilt squares, in this interdisciplinary activity.
	Braille Designs for Fall! By Edith West These braille designs of a pumpkin and a scarecrow are perfect fall activities for students who are blind or visually impaired!
	Tactile Tic Tac Toe for Halloween By Charlotte Cushman Create your own tactile tic tac toe game for braille readers at Halloween!
	Braille Design: Jack-O-Lantern! By Edith West Braille design to create a jack-o-lantern for Halloween
	Story Bags: Guided Reading in an Inclusive Setting By Liamsmom Tips to create a story bag for a guided reading activity for children who are blind, visually impaired or deafblind
	Enlarging Isn't Always Best By Braille77 Tips to create accessible worksheets for students with low vision
	UEB Lesson 10: Computer Notation used in UEB By Catherine Summ Free UEB lesson to teach braille students about the changes in Unified English Braille with Duxbury file to download.
	Shared Reading Activity By Sensory Sun Shared reading activity for fall with a book about apples with braille labels
	UEB Lesson 9: Grade 1 Symbol Indicator used in UEB By Suzanne Cappiello Free lesson to teach changes in braille code to students who know EBAE and are learning UEB (Unified English Braille)
	Working with Classroom Teachers to Serve Students with Visual Impairments By Liz Eagan Tips on negotiating with a classroom teacher to adapt worksheets for a student who is visually impaired