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Programs Promoting Braille Literacy
See also: Our focus on Science and Technology education.
Describe Iggy Peck, Architect Pictures
Blind kids benefit from picture descriptions every bit as much as sighted kids do from seeing the pictures. Don't forget to share these picture descriptions, written by a descriptive audio expert, especially for Great Expectations!
Tallest Tower Activity
Building is fun and a little competition makes it even more fun!
Draw Tactile Buildings or Landmarks
Want to learn how to draw a tactile building or landmark in less than five minutes? Watch this short video and see how tactile artist Ann Cunningham does it!
Sing the Architect Song!
When there's an office or a house to build, An architect is highly skilled At designing a building, whether curvy or square, And drawing up a blueprint showing what goes where. For any kind of building like a school or a mall, Or something really fancy like a symphony hall, Or a big apartment tower that's a thousand feet tall, The architect makes up the plans. The architect makes up the plans! Now buildings come in every kind, And each one needs its own design. So a supermarket's boxy while a stadium's round, And they must be strong and sturdy so they won't fall down. A good imagination is an architect's guide. A building might have columns or a fountain inside! And when it's done, the architect is bursting with pride. The architect makes up the plans. The architect makes up the plans!
Tell Jokes About Buildings and Builders
Kids love goofy jokes. Go figure.
Iggy Peck, Architect Activities
Iggy loves to build things: a leaning tower of diapers, an arch built from pancakes, a castle made of chalk! But his teacher, Miss Greer, isn't interested in architecture...
Win a Baby Bear Balance Set!Thanks for Entering the Drawing!
The monthly winner will be notified on the first Monday of the month. In the meantime, explore Measuring Penny Activity Page where there are lots of games and adventures to enjoy.
Upload Your Audio
Would you like to record a talking letter and upload the audio file to the Great Expectations website. We'll share it along with all the other letters that we receive.
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Describe Lemonade in Winter Pictures
Blind kids benefit from picture descriptions every bit as much as sighted kids do from seeing the pictures. Don't forget to share these picture descriptions, written by a descriptive audio expert, especially for Great Expectations!
Team Story Building
In Lemonade in Winter, Pauline and John-John's lemonade stand doesn't yield the results they expected (selling tons of lemonade and making lots of money!), but they have fun anyway and learn that there's more than one definition of success!
Giving and Following Instructions
Pauline lets her little brother John-John help out with her lemonade stand. She teaches him how to attract customers, how to count money, what each of the coins are worth, and much more!
Pete's Cane Tips
A cane is simply an extension of a child's arms enabling "cool cats" to avoid obstacles, like half-opened doors or book bags tossed on the floor!