We are on Day 8 of our unit on "How to Be a Friend to Someone with a Disability" based on Joni Eareckson Tada's On a Roll For Jesus curriculum. This week we are talking about hearing impairment. Today I showed them four different hearing aids and how they have become smaller and less noticeable. Most of the kids started talking about their grandparents and how they can't hear well and some wear hearing aids. I shared some tips with them on how to communicate effectively with their grandparents and will be sending a handout home for them to share with their parents. We also watched a few video clips about cochlear implants and how exciting it is when someone is able to hear for the first time.
The kids have loved learning sign language. I am always amazed by how quickly they can learn. In just 3 days they have learned 60 different signs.
One of the kids brought in $80 she had raised by selling cupcakes. We were all able to do our second "happy dance"....two wheelchairs and counting :)
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