We have been learning about the sense of sight. We have learned about the different parts of the eye and how they work. We thought about what it must be like to live without being able to see. We did a blindfold assault course in the dinner hall where a partner had to lead us around and through different obstacles. This helped us to understand how blind people might feel using their guide dogs. On the way back from the library today we were lucky enough to meet a lady who had a guide dog. She was very kind and stopped to talk to us about how her guide dog helps her. Here are some pictures from us doing the assault course and some of our thoughts about what we experienced:

“Doing the blindfold assault course was scary because I couldn’t see.” Ava C

“I didn’t feel safe when I couldn’t see.” Demi-Leigh

“It was hard to do the obstacles when you couldn’t see.” Jessica

“I liked seeing the guide dog and asking the lady questions about it.” Isla

Part of our homework for this week is to find out what Braille is and we will be doing some activities to do with this and the sense of touch.