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'Sensory Resources for Sensory Learners'

This is an A-Z resource of everyday items with fun activity ideas that can be used to support sensory engagement, learning opportunities, and promote independence and communication skills.

Over 700+ activity ideas

Over 100+ ideas for multisensory storytelling props.

The activities are a foundation on which to scaffold learning, to work on personal targets and goals and promote:

Cognitive development.

Communication skills: eye contact, listening, shared attention and language development.

Creativity.

Development of social skills: turn-taking, listening to others’ ideas, sharing and teamwork.

Engagement in scientific investigation.

Fine and gross motor skills.

Hand-eye coordination.

Opportunities for individuals to explore and express their likes, dislikes, and

sensory preferences and to understand the world around them.

Opportunities to explore cause & effect and build anticipation skills.

Problem solving skills.

Self-awareness: asking for 'more', 'help' 'again', making choices and rejections.

Trying out new ideas, and skills, practicing self-care, independence and enjoying achievement.

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Topic Planning Theme - Life Cycles

Sensory Teaching Resources

Each pack includes a fully resourced, step-by-step sensory story plus teaching ideas and activities for sensory learners of all ages. These resources connect individuals to literacy and topic through the senses and is aimed at supporting:

Students (aged 3-19) following pre-formal/sensory, semi-formal or formal pathways in special education schools and settings. The story and activities support the areas of the Engagement Model and link in with many other areas of learning.

EYFS students - This resource includes activities and ideas that link to areas of the EYFS Statutory Framework.

Year 1 students in non-SEN/mainstream education - This resource includes activities and ideas that link to areas of the National Curriculum KS1.

EAL students - The rhythm and rhyme in the stories supports literacy skills and builds comprehension and understanding.

SALT students - This resource supports the promotion of language and communication skills.

Activity Coordinators and support workers working with adults in care settings.

The story and activities and fully resourced step-by-step guides so can be delivered and enjoyed by grandparents, parents, siblings, carers.

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Explore the sights, smells, sounds, tastes, and textures of spring with this comprehensive teaching pack aimed at sensory learners of all ages.

The pack includes a fully resourced, step by step sensory story plus sensory activity ideas to see your through the season!

'Spring' - A Multisensory Exploration Teaching Pack

Table of Contents

Introduction

The Benefits of Multisensory Storytelling

How to tell a Multisensory Story

Story Props Checklist

'Spring' Full Story

'Spring' Fully Resourced, Step-by-Step Multisensory Story

Spring Pond Sensory Bin

Let's Explore...Lambs

Bee Seed Balls

Nest Building

Make a Bird Nesting Material Holder

Chocolate Bird Nests

Flower Colour Changing Experiment

Spring Weather Box & Sensory Clothes Exploration

Spring Nature Walk

Bottle Animals

Herb Sock Animal

Cress Shapes

Mini Greenhouse

Nature's Art Room

Spring Weaving

Spring Clean Your Classroom

Make Your Own Eco-Friendly Cleaning Products

Spring Ancient Beliefs - Egypt & The Roman Empire

Spring Ancient Beliefs - Shemu

Spring Ancient Beliefs - Anglo Saxons

Spring Ancient Beliefs - Ancient Greece & Maya

Mayan Equinox Sensory Bin

Spring Festivals Around the World - Holi

Spring Festivals Around the World - Marzanna (Poland)

Spring Festivals Around the World - Cimburijada (Bosnia)

Spring Festivals Around the World - Las Fallas (Valencia Spain)

Spring Festivals Around the World - Cherry Blossom Festival (Japan)

Spring Festivals Around the World - Nowruz (Iran)

Spring Sensory Ideas & Inspiration

This is the perfect resource for:

Teaching professionals working with students (aged 3-19) in special education following pre-formal/sensory, semi-formal or formal pathways, as the activities support supporting the five areas of the engagement model, creativity, independence, building communication skills, and promotes areas of learning linking to curriculum subjects and topics.

EYFS Teachers and Nursery Practitioners (the sensory activities link to areas of the EYFS Framework)

Teaching professionals supporting Year 1 students in mainstream education (the activities support areas of learning within the KS1 National Curriculum.

Speech and Language Therapists (the story props back up the spoken word)

Activity Coordinators and Support Workers in adult care settings (the stories engage adults with learning disabilities and dementia)

Parents, carers, librarians, and anyone with an interest in storytelling through the senses.

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Just Released!

Your FREE April teaching calendar.

Teaching ideas, activities, and inspiration for sensory learners of all ages to celebrate the month of April, including St George's Day, Vaisakhi, Shakespeare Day, The Titanic, The April Sensory Garden, The April Sensory Kitchen, National Pet Month, Earth Day, World Art Day, National Superhero Day and more...

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I have just finished writing a new workshop with ideas for connecting sensory learners of all ages to RE.

St Patricks Day is a couple of weeks off, but while fresh in my head, I thought I'd share a slide from the workshop showing how simple a themed sensory box can be.

I have taken excerpts from my 'St Patricks Day' Sensory Story and Teaching Pack and placed sensory items in the box linking to the text. https://multisensorystories.etsy.com/.../st-patricks-day...

My top tips for using sensory boxes

1. Keep swapping the items to keep the activity fresh and interesting.

2. Swap out items the sensory explorer rejects or becomes bored of

3. Sensory boxes are a great activity to use during those gaps in the day, at the start of the day (for settling students when they arrive and you are sorting bags/diaries/medications etc), at the end of the day whilst waiting for transport and during pre-transition (those 5 or 10 minutes before lunch!)

For more March themed sensory ideas, visit the blog for your FREE March Teaching Calendar

#st patricks day #PMLD

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Just Released! FREE March Teaching Calendar for Sensory Learners of all Ages.

Teaching ideas, activities, and inspiration to celebrate the month of March including St David's Day, St Patrick's Day, Holi, Ramadan, Spring, and more…PLUS book your FREE place on the 'Holi' themed, multisensory workshop!

#St Davids Day #St Patricks Day #Holi #Sensory Activities

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Explore Vasant Panchami Through the Senses

Visit February Teaching Calendar (rhymingmultisensorystories.com) for more ideas

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The Sensory Week Ahead

14th Feb Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day Sensory Bag

Sensory bags are a cheap and fun way to engage the senses and develop language skills. Choose a non-see-through bag that is tactile and catches the eye.

See the visual below for items to place inside the bag

When choosing items think of engaging all the senses: Add items that stimulate the vision, tactile items that feel nice to the touch, items to smell and taste and items that make interesting sounds.

Give the bag a gentle shake to gain the sensory explorer's attention.

Invite the sensory explorer to place their hand into the bag and select an item.

Encourage the sensory explorer to use their sense of smell, touch, hearing and taste to guess what the item is (If they are unsure then provide plenty of clues.)

Build Functional language skills.

Ask the sensory explorer to tell you or show you what you might do with the item and where you might find it.

(If they are unsure, model what to do with the item and see if they can copy your action.)

Allow the sensory explorer time to explore the item and process the information then shake the bag again for them to select another item.

Keep language simple.

Focus on phrases such as 'Choose' or 'Take one' when presenting the bag to the student.

Focus on the name of the object e.g., 'Heart', 'Chocolate' and two-word phrases e.g., 'Red Rose'.

Model verbs: 'Smell' 'Eat'.

Visit https://www.rhymingmultisensorystories.com/.../february... for your copy of the FREE, February Teaching Calendar packed with ideas and activities for the month!

#valentines day

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The Sensory Week Ahead Feb 10th 'Chinese New Year' 'The Multisensory Great Race' by Rhyming Multisensory Stories

In this multisensory version of the story, each animal is represented by a prop.

Please see the slides below

The story can be delivered by presenting the props as each animal is encountered in the story or if working in a group, assign each student an animal with their prop, and work as a group re-telling the story with the students presenting their prop when their animal is encountered in the story.

Excerpt from 'Chinese New Year' Sensory Story and Teaching Pack

Table of Contents Sourcing the Story Props How to Tell a Multisensory Story Chinese New Year – A Multisensory Exploration Skills Promoted During this Multisensory Story Chinese New Year Themed Listening Game Chinese New Year Themed Sensory Bin Chinese New Year Themed Sensory Bag The Great Wall of China Terracotta Warriors 'Five Oxen' Sensory Art Chinese Landscape Ink Painting Chinese Lanterns Chinese Music The Great Race The Great Race PMLD (Multisensory Version) Chinese New Year Guided Relaxation Adventure Chinese New Year Lucky/Unlucky Gifts Chinese Music Dragons Spring Clean Your Classroom Chinese New Year Sensory Ideas & Activities

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The Sensory Week Ahead

2nd Feb National Wear Red Day

For more sensory ideas linked to the month of February visit the blog for your FREE February Teaching Calendar!

#National Wear Red Day

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The Sensory Week Ahead

2nd Feb - Candlemas

A Christian holy day which also draws some of its roots from paganism (in pre-Christian times Candlemas marked the mid-point of winter.)

For more sensory ideas and activities visit the blog for your FREE February Teaching Calendar https://www.rhymingmultisensorystories.com/post/february-teaching-calendar

#candemas

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1st Feb St Brigid's Day

St Brigid lived around the same time as St Patrick and was influenced by his teachings to become a Christian. She was known for her generosity.

These activities are fun and stimulate the senses.

For more ideas visit the blog for your FREE February Teaching Calendar

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The Sensory Week Ahead

The Sensory Week Ahead

October 6th - National Badger Day October 7th - Lost in the Dark Peal

October 6th - National Badger Day Sensory Activity Idea: Listen to the sound of badgers

Badgers make many noises depending on how they feel including: barking, chittering, growling, hissing, purring, snarling, sniffing, snorting and yelping.

Explore the sensation of a shaving brush to represent the badger's fur.

Explore a back scratcher to represent the badger's claws.

Play badger sound effects via your interactive whiteboard/Talking Tile/BIGmack/Dictaphone/iPad or similar device. Follow the link below to a library of badger sounds including eating, grooming, playing, scratching, sniffling https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/search?q=badger...

Extend Learning

Can the sensory explorer guess what the badger is doing according to the noise they are making? e.g., eating, sniffing.

Can the student(s) match any sounds the badger is making to emotions? (annoyed, anxious, calm, confused, content, excited, relaxed, hurt, sad?)

Discuss the noises we make when we express emotion (crying when sad, laughing when happy etc)

Earthworms make up most of a badger's diet. You can supplement their food in the winter.

If you are lucky enough to have a badger visit your outdoor area, here are some of the foods they enjoy:

Fresh or dried fruit (apples, pears, plums), dried dog food, (unsalted sugar-free) peanut butter, mealworms.

Don't forget to leave a bowl of fresh, clean water.

Place a little sand around their eating area to see if you can spot any badger tracks.

October 7th - Lost in the Dark Peal

'Twyford Church' in Hampshire rings their bells on Oct 7th each year. This tradition originates from the story of a traveller who was lost in the fog and was able to find his way home by following the sound of the bells.

Activity

Dim the lights in the room.

Re-create the effect of fog by lighting a joss stick or by lightly draping a piece of net material or garden fleece in front of the sensory explorer's face.

Tip!

Place the material in the freezer beforehand for an authentic icy fog sensation.

Offer the sensory explorer a choice of bells: ankle bells, bicycles bells, chimes, cowbell, finger cymbals, hand bells, jingle stick, sleigh bells.

Practice ringing the bells at different tempos (fast/slow), sound levels (loud, quiet)

Can the sensory explorer copy a beat?

Does the sensory explorer show a preference for a particular bell?

Can the sensory explorer follow an instruction to 'stop' and 'start' ringing the bells?

For more October ideas visit the website for your free October teaching calendar

#specialeducation #eyfs

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Your FREE calendar packed with sensory ideas and activities for the month of September including Communication Passport/All About Me Sensory Boxes, Roald Dahl Day, Sukkot, International Dot Day, Rosh Hashanah and more!

https://www.rhymingmultisensorystories.com/post/september-teaching-calendar