We've produced an education pack to give primary school children the opportunity to learn about the history of
Louis Braille and his amazing code.
The pack has been designed to meet the needs of primary school pupils in accordance with National Curriculum key stages 1 and 2 History and the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence.
The ready-to-teach education pack is available to download on this page. It includes information, lesson plans and literacy games about the life and work of the remarkable inventor of braille.
Why not add to the fun by holding a
Dotty Day at school when you've completed the education pack?
Download the education pack
Key stage 1
Lesson 1: History of Louis Braille
Lesson 2: What is braille?
Lesson 3: What is it like to be blind?
Key stage 2
Lesson 1: History of Louis Braille
Lesson 2: What is braille?
Lesson 3: What is it like to be blind?
Braille alphabet card
The braille alphabet card shows the embossed braille alphabet, punctuation marks and numbers, together with the print translation.
You can
order one free copy of the English card from our online shop. If you would like multiple copies of the card there will be a small charge. For details of the Welsh alphabet card, please call 0303 123 9999.
Supporting braille users
If you work with a child who uses braille, we can help you with courses and resources.
Courses
Our range of
braille courses for professionals and
braille courses for adults will help you learn braille if you need to.
We also have a range of
braille courses for children and young people who are blind or partially sighted.
Our Learning braille factsheet lists the courses we offer and suggests other resources to support young braille learners:
Learning braille (children) - factsheet (Word, 1.3MB)
Resources
The wide range of
educational resources in our online shop are designed to help blind and partially sighted students in common school subjects.
We also stock a range of
toys and games in our online shop, that are great for learning or just for having fun!