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	Everyday Edges and Shapes By Mary Tellefson Examples of why shapes are important for preschoolers to learn about for same and different, sorting and matching, symbols, basic math skills and concepts.
	What’s in My Purse? An Early Tactile Literacy Routine By Laurie Hudson This early tactile literacy routine gives young children who are blind or visually impaired a chance to work on tactile skills, object identification, matching and tactile discrimination.
	Alphabet Review for Beginning Reader By Melissa McDermott Using the book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, a beginning braille reader reviews alphabet letters.
	Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Shapes Do You See? By Jenna Haskins This board game gives young children with visual impairments a chance to practice counting, matching, and shape recognition as extensions to the book "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?".
	Five Little Pumpkins By Karen Epley Five Little Pumpkins is a Halloween-themed activity for young children with visual impairments, including those with multiple disabilities or additional special needs.
	Book of Opposites for Kindergarten Student in Egypt By Nahla Ismael This Book of Opposites was created by a parent in Egypt for her 6-year-old son, who is blind.
	Take Home Story Kit By Melissa McDermott Take Home Story Kits enable students to create tactile or braille books that they can take home to share with their families to promote braille literacy.
	Preschool Valentines Book for Children with CVI By Ellen Cadigan Mazel This tactile book uses different textures on each red heart to create an accessible book for children with cortical visual impairment
	Marvin's Market Adventure: Interactive Book By gwyn52 This interactive book uses a theme-based approach to bring literacy to life for children who are blind or visually impaired or with multiple disabilities.
	Enlisting the Help of Older Students to Make Books for Prebraille Readers By Liamsmom Older students can practice their braille literacy skills while also enjoying the feeling of helping others when making books for pre-braille readers.
	Interactive Wheels on the Bus By Karen Epley Interactive Wheels on the Bus is a great way to engage children with visual impairments and multiple disabilities through meaningful & active participation
	Story Bucket and Learning Activities Based on Otis the Tractor By gwyn52 This Story Bucket and learning activities for young children who are blind or visually impaired, including those with multiple disabilities, is based on the book "Otis" by Loren Long.
	Experiencing the Story: Expanding Creative Play Centers By Liz Eagan Setting up an experience area in the Creative Play center of preschool classrooms can help children who are blind or visually impaired or multiply disabled to develop a deeper understanding of stories
	Nature Walk By Liz Eagan Nature walks can inspire students with visual impairments to write about what they find.
	Tactile Fun Bucket By Kimberly Schildbach Make your own tactile fun bucket for young children who are blind or visually impaired to develop tactile discrimination skills and basic concepts.
	Pinocchio Tactile Story Book By Sozer Vurgun Tactile books can help children with visual impairments to develop essential tactile skills.
	Pattern Calendar with 3D Printed Shapes By jesmcdowellTVIOandM Create 3D printed shapes for a pattern calendar for students who are blind or visually impaired.
	Tactile Holiday Decorations By Liz Eagan Make your holiday decorations tactile and accessible to all children!
	Christmas Tactile Experience Book By Susiene Royson This example of a tactile experience book uses items associated with Christmas as a literacy experience for a girl with CVI and additional disabilities.
	Kipper's Toybox By gwyn52 Extend learning opportunities for young children with visual impairments with these ideas for Kipper's Toybox.