Ann.Parsons@f204.n260.z1.fidonet.org (Ann Parsons) (01/12/90)
Index Number: 6219
Hi Jennifer,
I am replying to the guy who's going to tutor a blind student in
Geometry. Your suggestions are all good, very good. The only other
suggestion I can thing of is to use a cork board with pins and string
rubber bands between them. That would make the correct shapes and using
pin and rubber bands would allow quick changing of the figures, e.g.
between several geometry problems within a given cession. Also, use items
that are available for cubic things. One thing that might help with
polygons are the dice that are used to play Dungeons and Dragons. They
come in pyramids, cubes, octagons, decagons, dodecagons and twenty sided
ones, (can't remember the proper name), <grin> Granted, they're small,
but I think they'd do the trick.
Having just left my favorite group of D. and D. players two days ago not
to be seen again for two weeks, the idea just popped into my head. Hope
it helps. Take care, see you on-line.
Ann P.
P.S.
Tom, if you aren't familiar with D. and D. you can get the dice at a
local toy store for a modest price. Dunnow just how much, I've had mine a
while. <grin> <grin>
Ann P., alious O'falan, Balin, Aylah, Appledoor, etc.
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Internet: Ann.Parsons@f204.n260.z1.fidonet.orgRon.Rothenberg@f460.n101.z1.fidonet.org (Ron Rothenberg) (01/17/90)
Index Number: 6267
AP> Hi Jennifer,
AP> I am replying to the guy who's going to tutor a blind student
AP> in Geometry. Your suggestions are all good, very good. The only
AP> other suggestion I can thing of is to use a cork board with
AP> pins and string rubber bands between them. That would make the
AP> correct shapes and using pin and rubber bands would allow quick
The Howe Press of the Perkins School for the Blind here in Watertown
sells the following geometry supplies:
Basic Raised Line Drawing Kit - for creating fine rasied drawings of
mathematical diagrams, geometric drawings, etc. Includes 100 sheets of
Mylar (10" x 10"), 12" braille ruler, a pencil stylus and an 11 1/2
inch drawing board with rubber surforce and pinfoles for positioning
the ruler. Stylus creatdes a raised surface so that the image you make
is an actual representaion - not a reversal.
$58
Complete Raised Line Drawing Kit - Same as basic, plus a compass,
braille protractor with cursor and square.
$97.50
9" or 23cm Protractor
$22.25
12" Ruler (braille)
24" Ruler (Braille)
$5.75 and $10.75
Howe Press
Perkins School
175 N. Beacon Street
Watertown, MA 02172-2790
617-924-3490
-rsr-
... Only the young die good.
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