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Watch children

It is far more interesting to look for apples than for studs, but we have to be sure that the task is really meaningful for the children taking part. Some …

Watch children

We have watched Elias, partially sighted and Noah, born blind playing “6-Car Parking Lot”. Let’s highlight the adaptive preparation and facilitation used in this activity. Allow ample exploration time: vision …

Facilitation

Let’s hear what Marie and Per have to say after watching a video of children transforming caterpillars into butterflies. Early literacy activities help visually impaired students build strong and meaningful …

Watch children

Let’s observe different positions! Position of the facilitator: In this video, in order to have access to Joao’s forearms, Marie is standing right behind him. She did not take his …

Facilitation

In each activity sheet, you will find some facilitation tips and possible variations. They are there to help you support, encourage and accommodate students. You will also find advice more …

Ready to make your own bricks?

Existing bricks can represent letters or have a special meaning in contracted braille. You may have to use homemade bricks, if you want them to be used in inclusive settings. …

Connect bricks

To build this tool, you need: 2 2X3 plates, 2 1X2 bricks, 1 1X1 brick and 1 1X1 brick with 1 knob. Instructions: Let’s start placing 1 2X3 plate on …

Add minifigures

Incorporating mini-figures into activities encourages play, creativity and storytelling. They can also be used as markers indicating answers instead of requiring the blind students to rewrite words. Do you have …

Alphabetical towers: principals and options

We have seen in week 3 the importance of having our toolkit ready to quickly and easily select specific braille bricks. We suggest making alphabetical towers of bricks on one …

Build a frame

In the video, you just watched children build separation walls with “6-Car Parking Lot” activity and observe the complexity and abstraction skills involved. As a practitioner, in many pre-braille and …

Ready to play “Apple trees”?

Let’s discover an activity from the category “Orientation”. Your students will develop hand and finger strength and recognize spatial relationships. Create an apple orchard on the base plate. You need …

Watch children

Time has passed quickly: it’s already time for the presentation of the last activity of our online course. “Perfect 10” is a memory game allowing players to develop tactile reading …

Play Facilitation Framework

Let’s watch Marie and Per Havgaard, Senior Facilitation Specialist explaining how to design activities, interact with children in practice, reflect upon and evaluate children’s learning and progress. It is the …

What is so special about play?

Children as creative, engaged, lifelong learners The LEGO Foundation sees learning through play as crucial for children’s positive development, regardless of their situation. Promoting children’s drive and motivation to learn, …

Why a lesson plan?

Let’s start with a definition of a lesson plan. A lesson plan is a teacher’s guide for the facilitation of a particular lesson. It typically includes learning goals (what students …