Tactile Skills Matrix: Shape Recognition
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The following APH products support Shape Recognition by encouraging students to compare and identify different types of textures (e.g., rough, smooth, bumpy, etc.) within tactile worksheets, board games, activities, storybooks, and more. Note: Products without a hyperlink to APH’s shopping site have been obsoleted, but original copies might still be available to some teachers for continued use with their students.
- A Tail for Baby Lizard
- Boehm-3 Preschool Tactile Edition Kit
- Bright Shapes Knob Puzzle
- Color-By-Texture Marking Mats using the “Fun Shapes” mat
- Geometric Forms
- Giant Textured Beads
- Giant Textured Beads with Pattern Matching Cards
- Going to the Playground iOS App with Overlays
- Hundreds Boards and Manipulatives (Nemeth) and (UEB) versions available
- IntelliTactiles: Pre-Braille Concepts
- MathBuilders Unit 1: Matching, Sorting, and Patterning
- Pegs and Pegboard
- Picture Maker: Geometric Textured Shapes
- Picture Maker: Wheatley Tactile Diagramming Kit
- Plexiglas® Blocks
- Reach & Match® Learning Kit
- Slide, Twist, ‘N Solve: Tactile Brain Teaser
- Small, Medium, and Large Circles, Set I
- Small, Medium, and Large Circles, Set II
- SQUID Tactile Activities Magazine with these activities:
- “Two Crowns” (included in Issue 1)
- “Circles All Around” (included in Issue 2)
- “Inside Out” (included in Issue 3)
- “Stargazer” (included in Issue 4)
- “Piece It Back Together” (included in Issue 5)
- “It’s Okay to be Square” (included in Issue 6)
- “Party Hats!” (included in Issue 7)
- Tactile Tangrams
- Tactile Treasures (Tactile/Color Edition)
- Teaching Touch
- Textured Sorting Circles and Shapes
- Web Chase
Do you have other recommendations for products that encourage the development of SHAPE RECOGNITION skills? Share your ideas with Karen J. Poppe, Tactile Literacy Project Leader, at kpoppe@aph.org as she continues to update this Tactile Skills Matrix.
