Welcome to the new LEGO Braille Bricks BLOG!

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This is a new place to find and share articles written by specialists from all over the world, experts and parents.

Written by M&M

Apr. 19. 2023

M&M present the new LEGO Braille bricks blog

Practitioners, educators, specialised or mainstream teachers, parents, this blog is a new place for you to find and share tips, experiences, questions about education and play for the visually impaired.

Feel free to comment on the articles and share your experiences, this is a place for sharing. Please note that you need to create an account to comment in order to keep the comments relevant and written by people working in our field.

We will publish news every week, in different categories to help you find what you need: Tips & Tricks, O&M (Orientation & Mobility), STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), Literacy, Arts and Braille.
Do you have an experience, a new activity to teach braille or pre-braille through play? Contact us at info@legobraillebricks.com. Remember that your suggestion must be related to braille.

Hello we are delighted to introduce the new LEGO Braille Bricks blog.

You will find articles  written by practitioners from all over the world, experts in specific field, parents and us!

The aim of this new tool for our community is to collect all the amazing ideas,  inventions, stories that you are experimenting with every day.

Since the launch of the LEGO Braille Bricks community, our community has
continued to grow. And so have your suggestions!

This blog is designed to be a new place to share knowledge.
Experienced educators: find  out what your colleagues are doing elsewhere.
New practitioners in the field: find ideas!

This blog  is your tool. We hope you will send us articles to be published.
It can be a personal experience,  a new activity that you have developed, a tip and trick for everyday life.
It just  has to be related to braille.

We look forward to reading your articles and your comments.
Join the blog and discover the first articles on LEGObraillebricks.com

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How to make your own bricks?
Depending on your language, you may need braille bricks that are not included in the toolkit. Here is how to make them yourself.
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Who was LOUIS BRAILLE?
The genius who transformed the education of the blind with and proved that blind people could learn.
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Let's OPEN the box!
Discover the contents of the LEGO Braille Bricks toolkit in this unboxing video.
Nov. 13. 2023Tips & Tricks
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What is BRAILLE?
Braille is a writing system that can be read with the fingers. Everyone knows that. But how exactly does it work? How is the code invented by the brilliant Louis Braille organised, and how do children learn it?
Nov. 12. 2023Braille
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Play with braille VOWELS
"An angry elephant in orange underpants (yelling) : A, E, I, O, U, Y!" How well do your students know their vowels? Bridget Thompson, a curriculum resources officer from UK has designed a fun game to learn and use the vowels.
Oct. 27. 2023Literacy
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An OPERATION and a game
845 431 x 3? Try this multiplication with LEGO Braille Bricks and the help of Melissa Fanshawe. Then, you've earned a game!
Oct. 9. 2023STEM
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Place VALUE
Units, tens, hundreds, thousands? In maths, every number has a place value.
Sep. 27. 2023STEM
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"Souvenirs de VACANCES"
Using shells, water and sand, young children go on a hunt for LEGO fish. "Holiday memories" is a pre-braille manipulative activity.
Sep. 21. 2023Pre-braille
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Back to SCHOOL rituals
Writing their first name, the name of the day and the date, the weather: these small everyday activities are part of the learning process for all children learning to write.
Sep. 11. 2023Daily Living
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Addition or Multiplication BATTLE!
An inclusive game to practise addition and multiplication tables.
Jun. 26. 2023STEM
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How to get the most out of the LEGO Braille Bricks blog?
In order to make this space a rich place of exchange between practitioners, experts and parents, it is necessary to follow some simple rules.
May. 26. 2023Daily Living
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ORGANISATION is key !
Kerri discovered LEGO Braille Bricks early on. She shares her interest in the method and some tips on how best to use them with her students.
May. 5. 2023Daily Living
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Part, part, WHOLE
Before they understand the symbolic nature of numbers, it is important that students understand a number can be broken up into different things.
Apr. 29. 2023STEM
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FRUITS or VEGETABLES?
Pick and choose what you like best. And practice recognising closely related Braille characters on LEGO Braille Bricks.
Apr. 21. 2023Literacy
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IN or OUT?
Thanks to a zebu and LEGO bricks, Lucien distinguishes between IN and OUT. Try with other favourite animals!
Apr. 21. 2023Pre-braille
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Build ALPHABETICAL towers
It is important to have your toolkit ready for an activity quickly. Alphabet and storage boards are a good solution.
Apr. 20. 2023Tips & Tricks
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Bricks around the CLOCK
Build a LEGO Braille Bricks clock and learn to tell the time.
Apr. 19. 2023Tips & Tricks
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Why is BRAILLE still relevant today?
Because braille code is the only writing system that allows blind people to access culture, knowledge and information.
Dec. 21. 2022Braille
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