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    Helen Keller Activities

    We’ve all had those weeks where some lessons just don’t go right and then we have those weeks that go better than expected and those experiences are why we are in the classroom to begin with. Last week my students and I dived into the world of Helen Keller. For those not familiar with the story, Helen Keller is a biography about a young girl who is deaf and blind. She overcomes many challenges while growing up and her story is just beautiful.

    This year, I really wanted my students to grasp the concept of what it would be like to blind. None of my students have ever been around anyone with that sort of disability before. Before we read our story I explained to them a little about what we were going to be reading about and I let them ask any questions they might have had. After all of our questions had been answered, everyone was “blindfolded” (I used sentence strips) and the lights were turned off. I laid a sheet of drawing paper and a

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    On the week June 27 DBI celebrated International Day of Deafblindness and it encouraged to increase the public awareness for people with deafblindness in our communities.

    From Helen Keller through now the networks helps to know about deafblindness at the worldwide level. Here some actions developed in the world and shared with DBI. Thank you so much for sharing so impresive activities!!

    Report by Carmen Guerrero, Guatemala

    Graciela Ferioli, Argentina

     

     

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    DEAFBLIND INTERNATIONAL WEEK AND AWARNESS

                                                                                                           by Sampada Shevde, Director. Perkins India

    Imagine being in a world where you can neither see or hear – how would you communicate with family and friends, how would you make friends, how would you go to a restaurant, how would you go shopping?

    The last week of June is Deafblind International Awareness week. The week from June 20-27 is devoted to the

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    Helen Keller Activities

    Part of the Who Was?® What Was?® Where Is?® Blog Series

    Helen Keller is an inspiring person for your children learn about.  At 19 months, she became seriously ill.  When she recovered, she could no longer hear or see.  Yet, she overcame these barriers and went on to graduate from a prestigious college, write books, give speeches around the world and spend much of her adult life helping others with disabilities.  Her teacher, Anne Sullivan, played a vital role in Helen’s education and remained a lifelong companion.  And if you like this unit study, check out our 30+ other FREE Unit Studies here.

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    We learned this and much more when we read Who Was Helen Keller? as part of our study of Women’s History. The boys completed fill-in the blank notebooking pages while we read, which can be downloaded below.

    We also had fun learning alternativ

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