Elementary EducationHomeMust Have Educational Materials for the Elementary Blind Student!Did you know that there are simple tools, educational resources and materials that will assist your blind student in developing great classroom organizational and blindness skills! Here are some suggestions to get you thinking about materials and accommodations that will work for your blind student. These are some of my favorites…Braille Classroom Calendars: The classroom calendar kit through American Printing House is a wonderful twin vision (Braille/Print) calendar that is easily integrated into teacher instructed morning circle activities. This calendar teaches a variety of concepts such as recording of weather, ordering of numbers, year, months and days of week in large print and Braille format.Braille Desk Calendars: These calendars are great desk-top student resources for school assignments and home use. Braille calendar use develops tactile tracking skills and understanding of days of the week, months and year. Include calendar use at home by marking birthdays, family vacations, holidays, school trips and upcoming fun events! This is a great resource for developing tactile skills. You can use tactile markers or adhesive bump dots for calendar marking!Braille Pocket Folders: These resources can be used to store student classroom assignments, homework assignments, “materials to be transcribed”, “transcribed materials” and miscellaneous Braille materials. Pocket folders hold 11″X11 ½” Braille paper and come in a variety of colors. This item can be color coded for each subject area. Braille pocket folders will offer an opportunity to develop student organizational skills.Embossables are plastic sheets with adhesive backing that can be embossed with Braille using a Perkin’s Braille writer. Embossables are great for quick classroom labels, labeling of folders and quick labeling of elementary education materials.Braille Labeling is an opportunity to foster early literacy skills in the early education-pre-school setting. Embossables or Braille labels can be used for tactile identification of important items in the classroom setting such as the blind student’s classroom cubby, chair, individualized bins or containers, Braille folders, crayon colors, art bins or any educational item that requires additional information for identification by the blind child.Storage Containers are great resources to store miscellaneous Braille materials. Store Literary materials such as Braille labeled crayons, Perkin’s Braille eraser, tactile markers and adhesive bump dots in one container. Store Nemeth (math) materials such as a Children’s Abacus and Braille rulers in a second container. Storage containers will assist in keeping your student’s desk neat and organized. Simple storage containers keep items from rolling off the desk and contained in a defined area for easy access.Seat Sacks: Provide additional