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Understanding Braille
A PBS Teachers lesson plan for students grades K-12.
Senses and Body Systems
BrainPop movies explain balance, hearing, taste, vision problems, eyes, smell and touch.
Helen Keller Birthplace
Ivy Green is the birthplace of Helen Keller.
Time Magazine article on Helen Keller
Co-Founding the ACLU, Fighting for Labor Rights and Other Helen Keller Accomplishments Students Don't Learn in School. From Time.com
American Foundation for the Blind: Helen Keller
From The American Foundation for the Blind
Deciphering Braille
Explanation of the Braille system
A Guide to Noise Control in Minnesota
Acoustical Properties, Measurement, Analysis and Regulation
Ear Anatomy
From Enchanted Learning.
Braille
From Omniglot - writing systems and languages of the world
Sound Match game
Sounds Flash Game
Wild Sanctuary: Voice of the natural world
Travel the world by soundscape and listen as the most exotic creatures sing!
Household Sound Effects
From Partners in Rhyme
City Sound Effects
From Partners in Rhyme
Weather Sound Effects
From Partners in Rhyme - Royalty Free Music & Sound Effects
Audition (Hearing)
Neuroscience for kids
Smell (Olfaction)
From Neuroscience for Kids, offers Olfaction lesson plans for grades K-12
Taste (Gustation)
From Neuroscience for Kids, offers gustation lesson plans for grades K-12
Touch Experiments
From Neuroscience for Kids, offers Touch Experiments for grades K-12.
Sight (Vision)
From Neuroscience for Kids, offers vision lesson plans for grades K-12
The Senses Working Together
From Neuroscience for Kids, offers Touch Experiments for grades K-12
Decibel Levels
From CoolMath4Kids.com
The Braille Bug Site
From the American Foundation for the Blind
The life of Louis Braille
From the Royal National Institute of the Blind
Louis Braille: A Touch of Genius
From National Braille Press
Helen Keller Kids Museum Online
An interactive virtual experience from the American Foundation for the Blind.
Helen Keller Biography
From The Braille Bug
Helen Keller
From Garden of Praise
About Helen Keller
From Surfing the Net with Kids
Stick out your tongue and say "aah"
From Kids' Health, lots of info about the tongue and taste
Teaching children about the five senses
from the Illinois Extension office, lessons for teaching the senses
We need all five senses
uses experiments to show our need for the senses
Our 5 senses
Hands on activities for teaching the 5 senses
Seeing, hearing, and smelling the world
an indepth report from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Senses, The Five
Mathematics, Science and Language objectives; Vocabulary and Concept Web Grades K, 1, 2, 3
Eggs filled with sound
Plastic eggs will be filled with various objects and children will need to use their sense of hearing to figure out what is inside. Preschool, K, 1-2
Helen Keller Unit Study
From Garden of Praise
- Y—Young (PreK-3rd)
- M—Middle (4th-6th)
- O—Older (7th-12th)
- T—Teacher Resources