I fell in love with the Braille videos created by two kindergarten students and their TSVI. . . and just had to learn more about these two adorable rock stars and the story behind their videos.
Niki Rogers is the TSVI mastermind behind these two eager braille learners. When asked to create a quick video about braille and why she made the Braille videos, 6-year-old Daphne exclaimed, “Well, brl is my thing!”
Daphne’s video:
Sierra talks about making the Braille videos with Chatterpix video software:
Sierra also shares what she likes about school in this video:
Creative Braille activities
Besides creating braille videos, Niki has many creative teaching ideas to make learning braille fun. Activities such as:
- Eat Braille Days: Niki brings in donut holes or M&Ms to create braille and then eat them (This makes a great birthday activity!)
- Braille Bingo Day: Join other VI students in the district in a virtual call to play Braille Bingo
- Crazy Chalk Day: Go outside and leave “secret braille messages” for their friends
Everyone works hard all year and having fun activities keeps the students on their toes! Niki shared, “Creating the Braille videos was a game changer in motivation here at the end of the school year!!!”
Resources
- Braille Alphabet: Student-Created YouTube Video post
- Braille Short Form Contractions that Begin with the Letter “a” Video post
- Parts of the Perkins Brailler: Student-created video
- Celebrating White Cane Day!
By Diane Brauner
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