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Touch Helps Us Learn

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Touch Helps Us Learn

Hands touching different textures

🎯 WALT: Why would sense of touch be more important to a blind person?

Activity 1: Tactile Exploration Task (20 minutes)

Instructions: Your teacher will give you a mystery bag with different textured materials. Use only your hands to explore each item.

1. Feel the first item. Tick the words that describe how it feels:

Smooth

Rough

Soft

Hard

Bumpy

2. What do you think this item is?

I think it is: _________________

3. Feel the second item. Draw or write one word to describe it:
4. Which item would be easier to recognise with your eyes closed? Circle one:

The first item

The second item

Both the same

🤝 Activity 2: How Touch Helps Blind People

5. Match each touch helper to how blind people use it. Draw lines to connect them:
Braille dots
Guide dog harness
White cane
Feel safe paths
Read books
Know when to stop
6. Why is touch more important for blind people than people who can see?
7. Think of one way you use touch at home to help you. Write or draw it:
Extension Challenge: If you couldn't see for one day, what three things would you touch to help you get ready for school?

1. _________________

2. _________________

3. _________________

✅ Success Criteria

I can:

Describe how things feel using touch words

Explain why touch is important for blind people

Give examples of how touch helps in real life

Differentiation Support:

Lower ability: Work with a partner, use picture cards for matching

Higher ability: Complete extension challenge, think of outdoor examples

EAL learners: Use gesture and demonstration alongside words

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