Braille art is a fun way to promote braille literacy, create accessible greeting cards, and motivate students who are blind or visually impaired.
See below for instructions to create a mistletoe braille art design.
Instructions for Mistletoe
(UEB – 25 cells wide, 16 rows)
By Edith West
Row 1: Space 12 times, make “er”, make 1 full cell, make “q”.
Row 2: Space 5 times, make “was”, make “with”, make 4 full cells, make “of”, make “his”, make 1 full cell, make “was”, make “with”, make 4 full cells, make “of”, make “his”.
Row 3: Space 5 times, make 17 full cells.
Row 4: Space 5 times, make “d”, make “er”, make 4 full cells, make “f”, make “er”, make 1 full cell, make “q”, make “d”, make 4 full cells, make “q”, make “f”.
Row 5: Space 8 times, make “was”, make “with”, make “q”, space 1 time, make “in”, make “s”, make “wh”, space 1 time, make “er” make “of”, make “his”.
Row 6: Space 7 times, make “was”, make “q”, make “f”, space 1 time, make “d”, make “er”, make “his”.
Row 7: Space 6 times, make “with”, make 1 full cell, make “f”, space 1 time, make “with”, make “gh”, make “st”, make “er”, make “s”, make “wh”, make “of” space 1 time, make “d”, make “1 full cell, make “of”.
Row 8: Space 5 times, make “with”, make 1 full cell, make “f”, space 1 time, make “s”, make “with”, make “of”, make “s”, make “en”, make “with”, make “of”, make “st”, make “wh” space 1 time, make “d”, make “1 full cell, make “of”.
Row 9: Space 1 time, make “his”, space 2 times, make “was”, make 1 full cell, make “q” space 1 time, make “s”, make “wh”, make “g”, make “s”, make “e”, make “I”, make “of”, make “were”, make “gh”, make “I”, make “ou”, space 1 time, make “er”, make 1 full cell, make “his” space 2 times, make “was”.
Row 10: Space 1 time, make “er”, make “of”, make “with”, make “q”, make “f”, make, space 2 times, make “gh”, make “st”, make “of”, make “e”, make “ar”, make “gh”, make “g”, make “f”, make “s”, make “ch”, make “t”, space 2 time, make “d”, make “er”, make “of” make “with”, make “q”.
Row 11: Space 7 times, make “t”, space 1 time, make “ou”, make “s”, make “ch”, make cell (4, 5, 6), make “ch”, make “ar”, make “ou”, make “in”, make “t”, space 1 time, make “ou”.
Row 12: Space 7 times, make “st”, space 1 time, make “s”, make “ch” space 1 time, make “st”, make “ch”, make “gh, make “ar”, space 1 time, make “st”, space 1 time, make “ch”.
Row 13: Space 6 times, make “s”, make “wh”, space 1 time, make “gh”, make “ar”, space 1 time, make “gh”, make “ar”, space 2 times, make “s”, make “wh”, space 1 time, make “s”, make “wh”.
Row 14: Space 6 times, make “gh”, make “st”, space 4 time, make “st”, make “ch”, space 2 times, make “ch”, make “ar”, space 1 time, make “ch”, make “ar”.
Row 15: Space 11 time, make “s”, make “wh”, space 1 time, make “s”, make “wh. Row 16: Space 11 time, make “gh”, make “st”, space 1 time, make “ch”, make “ar.
