This week we are talking about what it would be like to be blind. I asked the kids what they thought they wouldn't be able to do if they were blind. Some of their responses were: we wouldn't be able to read, we would get lost, we wouldn't be able to drive, and we wouldn't be able to watch TV. All of them found it difficult to comprehend not being able to see.
I shared with them some different tools the blind can use to help them. We talked about white canes, guide dogs and Braille. They are very familiar with sign language so I asked then what language the blind use. I got some interesting answers....German, Italian and Spanish. I don't think any of them had ever seen Braille before. They were amazed as they ran their fingers over the Braille alphabet and their jaws dropped when I showed them a book of the Bible in Braille.
Just as the kids were given the opportunity to paint by holding a paintbrush in their mouths, today they were given the opportunity to paint blindfolded. Interestingly enough, they thought being blindfolded was much harder.
After all of our lessons, we worked on getting a few more butterflies ready to hang up. We are up to 900 butterflies on the walls of the school. We have about 750 to go! It has been a topic of conversation for all of the classes at the school as the butterflies have almost completely encircled it. The children brought in enough for another wheelchair today so we are up to 11 now. God never ceases to amaze me, nor does the dedication and commitment of the children.
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