Curated OER
Captain Keller's Business Letter
Students write a business letter similar to one Captain Keller might have written asking the Perkins Institution to recommend a teacher for his daughter in The Miracle Worker.
Curated OER
Blind as a Bat?
Imagine using your ears and voice to see. That is what bats do with echolocation. Demonstrate how echolocation works with this fun game for your classroom. Buzz, buzz!
Curated OER
Hunting Puzzle
In this hunting puzzle, students identify terms related to hunting. Examples include such words as ammo, blind, rifle, and shoot. A list of 18 words is provided to assist students in their search.
Curated OER
Puck Meets Leonardo
Students create a puppet of Puck from the story read aloud. Then they identify how they can use the inventions of Leonardo da Vinci to help Puck complete his task. Students also observe the inventions of Leonardo from books and online...
Curated OER
Talk to Me
Young scholars investigate communication techniques using variations in the tone of the voice, facial expressions, and gestures. The image of Helen Keller which appears on the reverse side of the Alabama quarter forms the basis of the...
Curated OER
The Very Bad Yorkshire Joke
Learners are introduced to the idea of Yorkshire. They are asked if it is similar to a region in their country? Students are given jumbled sentences worksheet. They read through the sentences, then learners start to put them together in...
Other
American Foundation for the Blind: Helen Keller
This interactive resource module provides biographical information about Helen Keller.
Other
American Foundation for the Blind: Helen Keller Kids Museum
This resource provides a fascinating look at the life of Helen Keller through her biography, pictures, video, audio, and more.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: Blind
The poem shares the sad experience of seeing a loved one lose the sense of sight.
Text Project
Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol. 1, Issue 4: Working Dogs [Pdf]
This magazine article is about working dogs such as seeing eye dogs who help people who are blind live independent lives.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: A Curable Condition That Causes Blindness
Andrew Bastawrous gives the facts on cataracts and blindness. [4:23]
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Braille Was Invented: Moments of Vision 9
Today, Braille is the universally accepted system of writing for the blind, translated into almost every language in almost every country across the globe. But it didn't actually start out as a tool for the blind. Jessica Oreck details...
Other
Ivy Green: Birthplace of Helen Keller
A detailed site that recounts the story of Helen Keller and describes her birthplace at Ivy Green, in Tuscumbia, Alabama. Click on the links down the left-hand side to see maps, artifacts, and more to find games and activities for...
Other
Infinitec: Total Resource Guide: Visual
A resource guide that is a great help to locating a full array of assistive products and services for persons with blindness or visual impairments.
Museum of Science
Museum of Science and Industry: Online Science: Activities: Read Without Seeing
Step-by-step instructions, with photos, of how to create a message in Braille by gluing beans, or a substitute, onto paper.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Changing Your Mind: Understanding Braille
Explore the communications system based upon a pattern of raised dots called Braille, and design a method of inquiry that uses the scientific method to compare the effectiveness of reading dot cells against reading raised alphabet...
Other
Royal National Institute of Blind People: Helen Keller
A detailed biographical account of the life and achievements of Helen Keller. Each part of Helen's life is divided into topics, and can be read and researched independently.
Other
American Foundation for the Blind: Glossary of Eye Conditions
This resource presents a complete listing of all types of eye conditions. Further resources are linked.
Other
Skating Association for the Blind and Handicapped
Skating Association for the Blind and Handicapped is a volunteer-based organization. Discover specialized equipment, schedules, and sign up to help.
Alabama Humanities Foundation
Encyclopedia of Alabama: Helen Keller
The infamous Alabama native Helen Keller is featured in this brief biography highlighting her early years which led to her fame as well as her later years as an activist on many issues.
Other
Louis Braille School: Louis Braille Biography
Presents comprehensive biographical information on Louis Braille, the founder of a system of reading and writing by raised dots, and Valentin Hauy, the founder of the world's first school for the blind in Paris, France.
Other
The Vision Learning Center: Color Blindness
Page with facts about color blindness. Provides good questions and good feedback about this eye condition and what treatments are available.
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: Old Eyes = Blind Eyes?
The Why? Files have provided information about a troubling disease causing blindness. Characteristics of AMD and treatment options are explored.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Write and Read Braille
There is a special writing system for the visually impaired called braille. This activity will show you how to read with your fingers.