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- Sets also come with with two grey baseplates, a brick separator and a card showing all available letter bricks.
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Play with Braille – French Alphabet Reviews
“The program of these educational kits launched in 2020, five colors and bricks whose studs are arranged to correspond to the numbers and letters of the braille alphabet, each of them also bearing the printed version of the symbol or letter under the studs. These bricks are... More obviously compatible with classic LEGO bricks, the set also contains two base plates and comes in a packaging also with Braille inscriptions.”
The Brothers Brick
“The whole alphabet A to Z is represented, with A to J doing double duty as the numbers 0 to 9 (as is typical for braille code). To facilitate any mathematics education with this set, the operations +, -, x, ÷ and = are also included, as well as the number-identifying pound... More sign (#). The rest of the cast is fleshed out by the comma, the period, and the apostrophe punctuation, as well as bricks to represent blank spaces and capitalization.”
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Play with Braille – French Alphabet currently ranks #3 out of the top most owned sets in Exclusive Braille Bricks.
About Exclusive Braille Bricks
LEGO Braille Bricks are specialized bricks designed to help visually impaired children learn Braille in a playful and engaging way. Each brick corresponds to a letter or number in the Braille alphabet and features raised studs arranged to represent Braille characters, while still being compatible with regular LEGO bricks. Introduced in 2019, the initiative is a collaboration between the LEGO Foundation and various blind associations around the world. These sets are distributed for free to select schools and institutions to support inclusive education.
Braille Bricks currently consists of 6 sets that as of now has run from 2023 to 2025.
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Give kids a fun building experience with this LEGO® Play with Braille – French set (40655) for kids with visual impairments who are learning braille. The set comes with baseplates to build on and there are play starters to explore on LEGO.com. The play starters help kids develop their skills as they learn how to orient, attach and stack the bricks. The set also gives an insight into the braille code and braille characters.
LEGO® braille bricks – This Play with Braille - French set (40655) for kids aged 6+ contains 284 bricks with braille numbers and letters from the French alphabet, plus baseplates to build on
Learn through play – This set is designed to help children with visual impairments practice their tactile skills and offers a fun way to incorporate braille toys into everyday family play
Share the fun – Looking to buy LEGO® braille bricks? This is a great set for families to enjoy together and you’ll find play starters on LEGO.com to help kids get going
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