These lessons and activities for transition-aged students who are visually impaired or blind incorporate areas of the Expanded Core Curriculum, e.g. self-determination, daily living skills, writing, getting to know others with vision impairments.
Experience books can be a meaningful early literacy experience that encourage language development and communicative exchange
Follow this TVI’s lead by using penguins as the theme for literacy-based goals and activities that include fine motor skill practice.
Written by a teacher of the visually impaired, who was inspired by her students, I Hear the Snow, I Smell the Sea is a picture book that follows a young blind girl as she explores the changing seasons through her senses.
Settle in, stay warm, and use read-aloud time to inspire creativity while practicing essential skills. Take some time to learn about the concept of snowflakes with these engaging activities.
Use this salt dough recipe to create countless crafts and activities.
Each book is chosen for its unique theme and is supplemented with picture descriptions and free online activities to further explore concepts found within the stories.
Ideas to adapt images using 3D images for students who do not yet know how to interpret tactile graphics
Tips to adapt “The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything” for children with visual impairments and multiple disabilities
This series of lessons uses the theme of snow to work on the “ow” braille contraction, while developing fine motor skills and basic concepts.
