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These activities use materials from APH (American Printing House for the Blind) to extend literacy materials for students with visual impairments.
Goals: Days 1-6
The student will:
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Demonstrate reading skills by reading out loud the appropriate level story card.
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Demonstrate comprehension of the story by summarizing the story out loud with the use of the lite box and associated story demonstration materials.
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Show wayfinding skills by plotting route from the neighborhood to the park and pond and back to the neighborhood using Tactile Town.
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Fill up measuring bottles and add ice for a cool day at the park. Practice playing a game of tennis similar to the characters in the story play using The Tennis and Running Kit.
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Check the temperature in their city for the day then display the degrees using the APH thermometer.
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Use the clock from APH, locate the time mentioned in the story (10:00) and identify other times during the day.
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Use the Invisiboard, play Tic-Tac-Toe and vocalize what part of the story when the children played indoor games.
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Create a lemonade recipe using the Recipe Cards from APH.
Materials:
Procedure:
Activities: Days 1-6
- Read aloud with the student the story, “Babysitting Blues”. Have the student echo read each line after listening to the teacher read.
- Children will summarize the story using lite box story characters with the lite box while role-playing “Babysitting Blues”.
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The student will check the temperature using the internet and then displaying the temperature on the thermometer from APH. - Assist the student to set up a small community using Tactile Town while identifying three houses, grassy areas, the pond, four people, and one car.
- The student will practice filling measuring bottles with water and ice cubes after reading the story.
- Ask the child to identify the differences between fresh and salt water fish.
- Discuss plants and animals using the APH Science Kit with the lite box.
- Have the student play tennis using the Tennis and Running Kit after summarizing the part of the story when the Kourtney, Juan and Grace play tennis.
- Play Tic-Tac-Toe using the Invisiboard with the student. Discuss the importance of learning to play games and socialize with others.
- Role-play the scenario using Tactual Town and ask the child to summarize or retell the story using Tactual town materials.
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The student will research simple lemonade recipe using the computer. The child will make a quart of lemonade using the Recipe Cards and surprise someone with a delicious cool drink. - Take the child on a nature walk. Discuss the environment and allow the student to feel the grass, tree bark, dirt, small rocks and other natural objects. Secretly place jelly beans in trays around a tree. Read Jellybean Jungle under a shady tree.
