Get in the holiday spirit by inviting braille students to look for words related to Christmas, Hannukah, or other special themes or events!
I got this idea from the post by Liz Eagan for a make your own word search. I created a word search book for my son Liam for Christmas. It took a little time to make the grid, but then I was able to use it as a template to make many word searches for the book. I kept it pretty simple as this will be his first word search experience.
I decorated the cover with a tactile Christmas tree.
I chose words that he liked and cared about and grouped them together into the following categories. I kept the lists small (4 or 5) since he is just starting out.
Christmas words:
Jesus, manger, star, Mary, Joseph
Family words:
Liam, Grandma, Finn, Mom, Papa
Teacher words:
Joe, Leslee, Bolton, Mary, Shaun
Favorite activities:
swimming, park, lake, walk, slide
Favorite foods/snacks:
pizza, chicken, water, candy, chips
Favorite toys/things:
beads, buttons, ball, books, play
As you can see from this list, other than the first group of Christmas words, anything that the child likes and is interested in would make for a good word search book!
