[blparent] kindergarten

[Star Gazer]

				Ug, I can't stand The Miracle Worker. 

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Subject: Re: [blparent] kindergarten

Also, to the person who has a 15 yearold & doesn't think they need or would
want to go to their teacher, Several years ago, when I was teaching voice
lessons @ Glenbrook North, Highschool, 1 of the English classes was reading
the Miricle Worker. The English teacher asked me to come in & speek to that
class. I actually wound up speaking to several classes that day. It's always
important to continue to educate about blindness.


Rob Kaiser Email;
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Subject: Re: [blparent] kindergarten

I don't think I'd "just tell the teacher" anything. You might ask the
teacher if the kids will be talking about the five senses, which is a common
discussion for kindergartners, or about their names, which is another
typical subject. If they are, you could offer to come in and do a short--ten
to fifteen minutes, at most, because of attention spans of
five-year-olds--talk about blindness or braille that relates to the five
senses or bring in braille cards with the names of the kids on them for a
bulletin board. You could offer to bring in a print/braille book and read
it, then pass it around. You could offer to bring in paper bags with
different things in them like socks, pinto beans, quarters, pebbles--stapled
closed--and have the kids shut their eyes, feel the bags, and guess what's
inside. It's an activity about using their sense of touch instead of sight.
There are lots of ideas, but you need to collaborate with the teacher and
not just barge in. And you need to make sure your kid is on board and not
feeling like a zoo exhibit. It's awkward for some kids and fun for others,
depending on their personalities.


Jo Elizabeth Pinto

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Subject: Re: [blparent] kindergarten

Kindr is quite young, but I would think that the children would appreciate
Braille letters & perhaps any other working tools that you could take with
you. Just tell the teacher you would like to come in & do a short
presentation to the class. 


Rob Kaiser Email;
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Subject: [blparent] kindergarten

Hi,
my son just started a kindergarten this week. I would like to come to his
class just to get an impression about the teacher and the class  stracture
and so on. what should I say to the teacher, that I would like to come? Of
corse I can't say I want to see your work with kids and how you
communicating with kids.  So I'm just asking about nice and polite way to
say that.

 And second thing, I just thought that would be interesting for all, I
believe, if I came with short presentation about Braille. If someone did
that with kindergarteners and would share it here would be great, just
outline the information  I could present  to the kids and some activities I
might bring.  I think the kids would  be intrigued with so cool letters as
Braille.

Thank you all.

Tatyana
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