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Helen Adams Keller was born on June 27, 1880 in Tuscumbia, Alabama. In 1882, she was stricken by an illness, called "brain fever" by the family doctor, that left her blind and deaf. https://www.biography.com/people/helen-keller-9361967

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In 1887, Keller learned to talk using a finger alphabet after her well-known breakthrough with Annie Sullivan at the family's well pump. The finger alphabet that Keller learned to communicate with Sullivan, her family, and eventually, many others was a basic version of the system that is now known as American Sign Language. Have your students explore the American Sign Language browser from Michigan State University and try using a few signs. Discuss how ASL differs from spoken English and how the two are similar. During the discussion, introduce the misconceptions about ASL addressed in the article Common Myths about Sign Language.

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Deafblind author and activist Helen Keller overcame incredible odds to become an international champion for the disabled. Learn more about her life in this mini

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Happy Monday!! I feel like today has been super busy....has it? Or is it just me???

So, today our Family projects started coming back....This one is SO cute! He took the names off of the list (cut them out) that I sent home for Valentine's Day cards (get that list HERE) and put them on the heart...LOVE this! And his writing part to the family project is behind his heart.

Here's another one that came back.she loves donuts and cupcakes and ice creams! haha! And then she added in her family....hehe!

So this week, we're going to be doing the Helen Keller story in our reading series...(I KNOW...the 2nd story out of the reading series...WHAT is wrong with me?! ha!) So I got out my Braille file (which I've had since I lived in St. Augustine, 10 years ago!) and we did a little background knowledge on Braille before we started reading the story. I gave them a "cheat sheet" that they used to write out their name. It's one of my favorite activities to do. I don't know where I got this sheet, and I googled it, but it didn't' come up, but TONS of other Braille alphabets did. When the glue dries, the dots are raised like Braille.

Poetry center with 4 different task cards...

This is one of my favorite centers - 3 different paragraphs that they have to put in order. They have to use the clues in the sentences to SEQUENCE and figure out which sentence was the topic sentence...reading AND writing skills all in one!

AND, I wanted to let you know that I just uploaded my Candy Heart Math pack!! It's a lot like my Fish Math and Marshmallow Math packs....I can't wait to use it on Friday! Snag it up -it's on sale!

Here are all the packs I listed in this post, with the links to take you to them!

You can grab a freebie for February on { THIS} post!

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Happy Monday!! I feel like today has been super busy....has it? Or is it just me??? So, today our Family projects started coming back....This one is SO cute! He took the names off of the list (cut them out) that I sent home for Valentine's Day cards (get that list HERE) and put them on the heart...LOVE this!

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https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/I-am-Helen-Keller-by-Brad-Meltzer-2457561

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We've all had those weeks where some lessons just don't go right and then we have those weeks that go better than expected and those experiences are why we are 

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Helen Keller Lesson Plans: Learning About Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan

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Helen Keller was an amazing personality, and you can expose your students to the movie of her life that impacted the world. This article contains Helen Keller lesson plans you can use to help your students learn to analyze and evaluate. Use activities that will help them understand the interaction between Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan.

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Helen Keller was born on June 27th, 1880 in Tuscumbia, Alabama. She was a bright infant, interested in everything around her, and imitating adults at a very young age. In February of 1882, she was struck with an illness which left her deaf and blind.