This is a set of two printable sheets, one with no support and one with sentence starters to help students write about the impact of sensory impairments on a child’s development. I created this for students on the BTEC Child development course as part of their revision for Component 3.

A menu of sensory support ideas for all areas of sensory needs. Organised to enable a relevant selection of strategies to cater for over or under stimulation. Linked to my Sensory & Physical Teacher Guidance sheets.

These sensory circuits checklists support independence for children when engaging in this intervention by providing alerting, organising and calming tasks that the child can tick off themselves. Comes with 6 different pages in total, some including equipment and some without.

Lesson includes powerpoint and resources for component 3 in the 2022 Health and Social Care course Lesson content how physical abilities and sensory impairments affect an individuals health and wellbeing

Sensory Days of the Week is a great way to create a sense of chronology and pattern for young children and those with learning difficulties. This resource is an example of what I have been using as an SEN practitioner to support my students as well as a visual timetable.

A sensory circuit prompt that children can use independently. It takes the children through the 3 different stages and uses Widgits to support understanding.

A simple, photo based retelling of this Aesop fable designed for sensory students with PMLD or SLD across all age ranges. Optional links to music and short videos from YouTube are embedded in this PowerPoint. The story includes ideas for different sensory props to include and involve your students.

A sensory story exploring a variety of things you might find in a garden setting, including seeds, birds and flowers. Each slide has a very simple text with different sensory activities and music suggestions included.

This is a sensory story I created for my topic 'seasons'. This was written for a PMLD/ CLDD class. I have written it with the sentence, the sense, the sensory experience and what I and my TAs are looking for and observing throughout the sessions. Repeat story throughout the term to enable the child to develop anticipation, investigation, awareness, preference and much more. Could also be used in an EYFS KS1 class.

Support for teachers working with ASD pupils

Easy to use teacher guidance forms that will help staff when considering how best to support the individual needs of SEN pupils in their classes. This version is split into 4 different aspects of Sensory & Physical difficulties - Hearing impairment/ Visual Impairment/Dysraxia & Co-ordination / Sensory. The sheets include summaries of: -strategies & QFT classroom ideas -SMART target suggestions -some useful classroom resources -a few possible interventions -assessments that could be used to baseline/track progress.

Communicate in Print choice board for 3-stage sensory circuit. Stage 1 - alerting - wakes the body up Stage 2 - organising - knowing where your body is in space Stage 3 - calming- calm down and get ready to learn. Laminate and cut the sheets with activities, velcro or tack on the back to put choices onto choice board. Students should do at least one activity from each stage (in order), aim to build up to 5 minutes in each stage. This has worked really well for my Year 13 class this year. I hope you find it useful!

A4 poster that could be displayed in a staff room or circulated among staff. Shows some of the common sensory problem areas that students with autism, and other sensory difficulties, may experience. Not exhaustive but a clear starting point. Poster shows a boy and girl of around UKS2 age.

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

Short rhyming verses describing each type of weather by sight, sound, smell and taste. There are verses on snow, fog, wind, rain and sun. There are sensory prop suggestions, photographs and song ideas included. Use the whole poem or just focus the the day’s weather. Some weather’s have more than one verse; choose the one that you prefer or suits you student group the most. For all sensory learners of any age.

This lesson is planned for the 2022 BTEC Health and Social Care Component 2 The lesson includes how physical and sensory impairments can be barriers to care

This unit of work contains 4 sensory stories summarizing the story The Iron Man by Ted Hughes. Each sensory story is in a PowerPoint format with the resources required listed on each slide. The makeup of the scheme of work is as follows: Sensory Story summarizing The Iron Man - Chapter 1 Sensory Story summarizing The Iron Man - Chapter 2 Sensory Story summarizing The Iron Man - Chapter 3 Sensory Story summarizing The Iron Man - Chapter 4 & 5 This unit of work can be repeated as necessary. With a PMLD group I tend to repeat one sensory story for a minimum of 3 times to assess their progress against the engagement model.

Use during bee week in October :) A similar slide show was successfully used with SLD and PMLD sensory learners in KS3 and KS4. It could be used with students in EYFS, KS1 and KS2 or any pre-entry level learner. This is a photo based powerpoint. It outlines very basic facts and includes sensory ideas throughout. Each slide consists of one simple phrase with a corresponding photograph and multi-sensory activity suggestion. There are some YouTube and fungoooms website links included.There are opportunities for making vocalisations, early counting, colour sorting, mark making, simple interactive screen challenges, responding to one keyword questions, making simple choices and showing simple preferences. We used a similar slide show over several weeks in the sensory science sessions and focused on different sections each week or repeated activities that captured interest and engagement. Please edit, adapt and extend this slide show for your own student group.

This is a photo based powerpoint. It outlines interesting facts about penguins and includes a bunch of linked sensory ideas over twelve slides. Each slide consists of one simple phrase with a corresponding photograph and activity suggestion. There are opportunities for learning body parts, making simple choices and showing simple preferences. The slide show was successfully used with SLD and PMLD sensory learners in KS3 and KS4 as we explored our big theme topic: ‘Polar Adventures’. It could be used with students in EYFS, KS1 and KS2. We used the slide show over a few weeks in the sensory science sessions and focused in on the parts that captured the greatest interest. Edit, adapt and extend the slide show.

This item describes how to resource and deliver the story of Jasper’s Beanstalk in a multi sensory and inclusive way. It is designed to be used with a group of up to seven learners of primary school age with profound and multiple learning disabilities. working at P1-3, who may also have physical and/or sensory impairments. This activity encourages uses of visual, auditory, olfactory and tactile senses and engages with visual, linguistic, kinaesthetic, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal and naturalistic learning styles. Also included are sample Learning Objectives and examples of assessment opportunities for the descriptors of Pscales P1 -P3ii . This activity has many opportunities for assessment against the Routes for Learning tool.