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Here's a way to adapt a work/art station by substituting the picture with the actual object. By pairing the object with the large print and braille word, it gives kids a "hands on" opportunity to experience environmental literacy. This will lead to an understanding of signs and billboards that are encountered in the environment but unreachable. When there is a matching braille/large print label on the shelf, there is an opportunity for letter matching and independent access and clean up to the activity.
Materials:
Work boxes (plastic or cardboard) with materials for art and writing:
- scissors
- crayons
- markers
- pencils
- glue
- paints
- paint brushes
- paint trays
- play dough
- play dough toys
- templates
- paper scraps
- art scraps (feathers, tactile paper, yarn...)
- stickers
- stamps.
Braille and print labels and hot glue to afix the object to the outside of the box.
Procedure:
Hot glue the objects to the outside of the box. Affix a large print and braille label on both the box and the shelf where the box is kept.
Variations:
This same idea can be done with toys such as legos, blocks, figures, plastic animals...etc.
