As a TVI or a parent of a Braille reader who is partially sighted, you may find that it can often be difficult to convince your child/student to read Braille. Below are some games/activities I use to make Braille fun for students who are partially sighted.

TWINGO

Players: 2-4 
Materials:
Twister Board
Twister Spinner
High Contrast Tape
24 BINGO Chips or Math Counters

How to Make TWINGO:
1. Use black tape to box off 4 Braille cells on a Twister Board. (The picture above shows 1/2 of a TWINGO Board)
2. Put at least 25 BINGO chips or Math counters in a zip lock bag.

How to Play TWINGO:
1. The teacher/parent assigns each player a contraction and a section of the TWINGO board. 
2. The teacher/parent spins the spinner and calls out the color it landed on.
3. If a player need that color to build their contraction, they should put a chip/counter on their board.
4. The teacher/parent should continue calling colors until a player is able to build their contraction. The first player to build his or her contraction calls out TWINGO and wins.

Mega Braille Slam

Players: Unlimited

Braille Dots

Which Braille games or activities do you enjoy to play with your student or child who is partially sighted?