Assessments
Book and Trailer ActivityTo assess the students, read and listen carefully to the answers the students give to the questions located in the "Student Tasks." At the end of the activities, observe how the students’ answer questions about blindness and check to see if their understanding is more developed.
Vision Loss Simulation
Observe students as they look at the different vision disorders, answer questions, and practice using the braille.
Tic-Tac-Toe in the Dark
It may be difficult for the students when they play the game for the first time. However, after the first game, the students should be able to feel their way around the board and play how they normally would with their vision (maybe a little slower). If a student is struggling, give them tips on how to feel their way around the board and feel their partner’s pieces.
What's in the Bag?
Teachers can assess students by checking to see how many objects they found correct based on their sense of touch and possibly sound. If students had four or all five objects correct, then they did well on the activity!
Describe Your Favorite Color
Check to see how the students describe the color. If they put other sensory details, metaphors, or similes into their description rather than “blue is the color of the sky” then they understand the assignment.
Create Your Own Book
If the student described the color correctly using multiple sensory details, wrote their name/description on the back of the paper, and designed a texture that was fitting to their color, then they completed the assignment correctly.
At the end of the tasks, have students reflect on what they learn and ultimately ask the themed question: Are you able to “see” colors without your sight?
*All of these activities could be set up as rotations or can be done as a large group.
Vision Loss Simulation
Observe students as they look at the different vision disorders, answer questions, and practice using the braille.
Tic-Tac-Toe in the Dark
It may be difficult for the students when they play the game for the first time. However, after the first game, the students should be able to feel their way around the board and play how they normally would with their vision (maybe a little slower). If a student is struggling, give them tips on how to feel their way around the board and feel their partner’s pieces.
What's in the Bag?
Teachers can assess students by checking to see how many objects they found correct based on their sense of touch and possibly sound. If students had four or all five objects correct, then they did well on the activity!
Describe Your Favorite Color
Check to see how the students describe the color. If they put other sensory details, metaphors, or similes into their description rather than “blue is the color of the sky” then they understand the assignment.
Create Your Own Book
If the student described the color correctly using multiple sensory details, wrote their name/description on the back of the paper, and designed a texture that was fitting to their color, then they completed the assignment correctly.
At the end of the tasks, have students reflect on what they learn and ultimately ask the themed question: Are you able to “see” colors without your sight?
*All of these activities could be set up as rotations or can be done as a large group.