[NFBSF] Braille Story time Planning

[Lisamaria]

Thank you so much for doing this. I really look forward to this day. A few questions:

Is Miss Nelson is missing an age appropriate book to read? That's roughly a first or second grade level book. Do you know the ages of the children we will be reading to? 

I should have a copy of the book if we read it.

Pedro the  octopus, I don't know what age level that book is. Does someone own a copy? 

  I'm going to be rustling through all of the braille books we own in our house this weekend since I'm reading to my little ones '  classes on Monday for Dr. Seuss's birthday.

One book that I really like that spans a wider age range is The Day The Crayons Quit. If I can find that copy I can bring it to the chapter meeting. Anyways…


Is the library in walking distance of the Fruitvale BART station? Can we meet up at a time and go there as a group?

Finally ... whew, I ask a lot of questions ...

I have several slate and maybe a couple of styli that I can bring with me for the day. Will we be brailling names on alphabet cards? Or index cards that we need to bring? I like the idea of writing a name or a secret message On a print braille alphabet card so the kids can decode their name or the message.

I'll be back in the states Saturday afternoon and can be reached at 510-2892on a print braille alphabet card so the kids can decode their name or the message.

I'll be back in the states Saturday afternoon and can be reached at 510-289-2577.

Best, 
Lisamaria  



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> On Feb 26, 2020, at 00:43, Virginia Prince <ginnymurphy at gmail.com> wrote:
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> 
> Hello Kevin, Lisamaria, Christina, and Amy,
> 
> When: Braille storytime will be on March 31 Tuesday.
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> Where: Dimond branch of the Oakland library. 3565 Fruitvale Ave, Oakland, CA 94602  
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> 6:30: Arrival of Volunteers and set up.
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> 
> Braille Storytime Agenda (draft):
> At 6:45 - Open meeting room early to “Braille your name”
> 7pm, Storytime Start - Nathan announces special guests, begins opening song.
> Opening song: “Let everyone clap hands like me” (repeats with other actions) (Ginny and Nathan) 
> Book 1: The Secret Code
> Nathan turns Storytime over to special guests: Amy & volunteers
> Amy & Volunteers introduce Braille to the audience.
> Transitional Activity 1: ABCs? - If this is slow-paced we may need to do a physical stretch or a song afterwards to refocus their attention. - Volunteers
> Transitional Activity 2: The Elevator Stretch (or a song) -  Ginny 
> Book 2: Miss Nelson is Missing or Pedro and the Octopus (Volunteers)
> Transitional Activity 3: Stretch as Tall as a tree, as wide as a house, thin as a pole, tiny as a mouse. 
> Closing song: The More We Get Together - Ginny
> Q&A session. - Volunteers
> 
> 7:45 Breakdown and Close up.
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> Planning gathering: 515pm Tuesday 3/10 before the NFB meeting at the lighthouse. 
> 
> - receive braille books to practice reading to a group “library style” with holding up the book for kids to see after each page. 
> - practice alphabet song while demonstrating the letter character cells. 
> - answer questions and dole out roles for the storytime. 
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> Materials Needed:
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> - 2 muffin tins (6 muffin cups instead of 12 is ideal for alphabet song demonstration)
> - 18 balls of some kind (tennis fit well) to fit into the muffin tins. (Might be able to get one set on loan from Divina at the lighthouse) 
> - A few more slate and stylus or perkins braillers, something to be brailled on for the kids’ names. 
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