Yesterday we had a larger view of what it would be like to be completely blind and today we brought it down to a fine motor skill view of what it would be like. My aide and co-teacher filled a box with about 45 items and the kids had to keep their eyes closed as they pulled an item out of an enclosed box. They were given three tries to guess what the item was. The hardest item was a glue stick apparently. The activity broke the ice for the rest of the morning on visual impairment.
I handed each of the children a piece of construction paper with two windows in it. In the top window was a piece of wax paper and in the bottom window was a piece of wax paper with a hole in the middle of it. The children looked through the windows to see what it is like to have vision that is severely blurred vs. tunnel vision. Afterwards the children looked through cards that showed what your vision is like when you have glaucoma, diabetes retinopathy, or cataracts. They all came out of the exercise with a greater appreciation for their ability to see.
The next segment of our morning was learning about some very talented people that happen to be blind. We listened to the amazing talents of Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder!
I am so proud of the kids as they continually bring in money for the wheelchairs. They have already raised enough money for two wheelchairs and I know their little heads are spinning with ideas!! They never cease to amaze me!
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