Students will identify ways to take care of the eyes and ears. Teaching Steps 1. Students discuss importance of sight and hearing. Identify ways to take care of eyes and ears. Discuss things that help people with hearing and sight problems.
Students experience using Braille and sign language.
Reflect, summarize and discuss. If possible, arrange for an audiologist or optometrist to visit the class. Or invite the school or district nurse to talk about the vision and hearing screening tests usually done in second grade. Ask the visitor to check students' vision and hearing and to explain ways to care for the eyes and ears. Obtain a chart of the Braille alphabet and some samples of Braille writing.