Description
This kit contains everything you need to make visual representations quickly and easily into tactile images. Complete with suggestions on use in the included guidebook. No more need to hunt for random items to make things accessible on the fly this kit has it all complete with carrying case for easy transport between classes!
Utilizing the materials contained in this kit, visual aids easily transform into tactile representations and manipulatives.
Tactile Adaptation Kit Contents
- Textured dots for coding in various sizes and textures
- Ten small magnets (about ¾ in.)
- Ten round magnets ½ in. in diameter with adhesive backing
- Two large round magnets
- 2 sets of plastic print magnetic letters 1.5 inch high
- Magnetic plastic numbers (two of each numbers 1.5 inch high)
- Six foam sheets backed with magnetic sheets in three different textures 5 ½ by 9 in.
- Twelve sheets of foam in various colors (5 ½ by 9 in.)
- 3 adhesive backed magnetic sheets
- 2 adhesive backed textured sheets (8 ½ by 11)
- Scissors
- 4 Magnetic textured strips in various colors ½ in. wide
- 48 inches of magnetic adhesive strips ½ inch wide
- 5 pipe cleaners 12 in. long in different colors with magnets attached
- 5 pipe cleaners without magnets
- 15 sticks of hot glue (5 sticks textured)
- Hot glue gun
- Magnetic backed 12 in. tactile ruler
- Magnetic backed protractor with tactile marks for measuring angles
- Magnetic white board (size 11 X 14 in.)
- Erasable marker for white board
- 24 pieces of waxed string in various colors
- 8 ½ X 11 in. Braille label sheet
- Plastic case for magnetic white board
- Storage box for all kit materials
- Electronic instructions containing many suggestions and examples of representing visual concepts as tactile representations using the materials contained in the Tactile Adaptation Kit™, and a list of information resources for teaching science to visually impaired and blind students
