This activity uses repetition and rhyme to take students through their own sensory trail into the spell bound forest. The resource is aimed at PMLD students and is flexible enough for teachers to alter the content according to their needs.

A sensory story that uses repetition and rhyme to encourage students to explore their senses and anticipate what is going to happen next. The story encourages a total communication approach and explores auditory, visual, tactile and olfactory senses.

This session has been developed to support and refine functional hand use and appropriate receptive and expressive communication strategies of students with SLD and PMLD through the medium of sport. The story uses repetition and rhyme to encourage early anticipation skills through changes in tone of voice. As you will see on the slides the part where ‘Ready set’ is repeated should start as a whisper and get louder and louder to support this anticipation. <br /> The story gives a range of suggested activities which can be adapted according to what resources are available in your setting.

<p>This power-point story takes students through a wonderful sensory journey through the jungle. It has a range of sensory experiences for children and young adults with SLD and PMLD. I write these stories for my own children and my dad does the illustrations. I hope you like them</p>

<p>This is a story aimed at PMLD learners and explores the seasonal changes that occur with Winter. It has lots of sensory exploration and cause and effect activities. It does mention Christmas at the very end of the story.</p>

<p>This is a story which uses repetition and rhyme to explore the seasonal changes that occur during autumn. The story is told through a range of sensory experiences.</p>

<p>This sensory story follows the life cycle of a frog. It is aimed at young children and supports speech and language development and early story telling skills.</p>

<p>This is a story about a bear that does not enjoy the</p> <p>sensory experiences associated with keeping clean.</p> <p>It encourages children to explore their own likes</p> <p>and dislikes in this area.</p> <p>Below is an extract from the story</p> <p>Gerald was a sensitive bear.</p> <p>He wouldn’t brush his teeth or comb his hair.</p>

<p>This story focuses on the feelings of anxiety that are often associated with going back to school but in a fun and light hearted way. In the story the child meets his worry monster who grows bigger the more he worries. The story explores some simple breathing and mindfulness techniques children can use to help when they feel anxious. In the story the child uses these techniques to make the worry monster shrink and finally disappear. The story uses rhyme throughout.</p>

<p>This sensory story follows the adventures of a hard working bee as he flies through his sensory garden. It aims to support the narrative skills of children aged 4-7.</p>

<p>This sensory story can be used for a range of different outcomes. The story looks at identity and self-esteem supporting the PHSE curriculum. It can also be used to support the narrative skills of Early Years children. However, the story can also be used to encourage expressive and receptive communication skills of children with profound and multiply learning difficulties. During the story Melvin the fish feels unloved and noticed by his friends because he isn’t brightly coloured like the other fish. However, he soon learns that everyone loves him just the way he is.</p>

<p>This story follows the life cycle of a seed and all the factors needed to make the seed grow. The story is told using a range of sensory items to bring the learning to life and to reinforce the scientific ideas explored in the story.</p>

<p>This is a poem for older children or young adults which focuses on the feelings associated with anxiety. It forms the starting point for a discussion about feelings and how you can challenge these and learn to be more relaxed.</p>

<p>This story has been written as a sensory story to support the expressive and receptive communication skills of children with profound and multiple learning difficulties. I hope you find it useful .</p>

<p>This is a story aimed at older children and young adults with profound and multiple learning difficulties. Its aim is to develop their expressive and receptive communication skills through a range of sensory experiences. The story also encourages skills of relaxation and visualization. I hope you enjoy it.</p>