Rhyming Multisensory Stories - Storytelling Through the Senses
Connecting individuals with special educational needs aged
3-19, EYFS, Primary and SALT students to literature, culture, history and topic in a way that is meaningful to their lives.
Rhyming Multisensory Stories - Storytelling Through the Senses
Connecting individuals with special educational needs aged
3-19, EYFS, Primary and SALT students to literature, culture, history and topic in a way that is meaningful to their lives.
Some young children and individuals with special educational needs and disabilities dislike or even have a fear of certain types of weather e.g. Thunder and lightning or very windy weather.
The weather is a constant and changing presence in our lives, therefore it is important to help individuals build a sensory tolerance and understanding of the different types of weather conditions and how they affect us.
Many of the clothes and items used for taking precautions in different weathers often have textures and smells that may be overwhelming for an individual with sensory processing needs e.g. wearing hats and sunglasses and tolerating wearing sunscreen in hot weather or wearing or a waterproof jacket and wellingtons in the rainy weather.
This resource aims to address these sensory challenges through a fully resourced, step-by-step multisensory story.
Repeated exposure in a safe environment can help to desensitise and familiarise the sensory experiences associated with the weather for the sensory explorer.
This resource includes fun and motivating, sensory extension activities that will build communication skills and connect the sensory explorer to science in a way that is meaningful to their lives.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Health & Safety
Story Props
The Weather – Full Poem
How To Tell a Multisensory Story
The Weather Step-by-Step Multisensory Poem
Weather Themed Listening Game
Weather Themed Sensory Bag
Weather Themed Sensory Bin
Seasonal Weather Boxes
Weather Themed Art & Craft
Record the Weather
The Weather Forecast
Weather Observation & Scientific Exploration
Project a Rainbow
Rainbow’s End Treasure Hunt
Weather Activity Ideas & Inspiration
FAQ
‘The Dentist’ is a fully resourced, step-by-step rhyming multisensory story.
The story is based around a visit to the dentist and aims to help individuals overcome barriers to dental hygiene, building their confidence through exploring new and unfamiliar dental related sensory experiences.
Repeating the story in a safe and comfortable setting, can help individuals them with their oral hygiene and can prepare them for a visit to the dentist.
This is the perfect resource for SEN students aged 3-19, EYFS, Mainstream Primary, Speech & Language and EAL students.
FAQ
A multisensory story is told using props to engage the senses and back up the spoken word.
The story props are low budget, everyday items found around the home, garden, outdoor areas and in the classroom.
What are the Benefits of Multisensory Storytelling?
Storytelling creates a bond between the storyteller and the story explorer enhancing and enriching experiences.
Rhyming Multisensory Stories connect the individual to literature, culture and topic in a fun and engaging way.
The stories form a base on which to scaffold learning enabling the student to work on personal goals and individual targets.
The activities in the stories are designed to promote:
Communication Skills: Eye contact, listening, shared attention and language development.
Self-confidence & well-being: Trying out new ideas & skills, practicing self-care & independence and enjoying achievement.
Self-awareness: Asking for ‘help’, ‘again’ and ‘more’
Opportunities to explore cause & effect and build anticipation skills
Physical Development: Fine & gross motor skills.
Knowledge about the environment and the world around us.
Engagement in scientific experimentation and mathematical concepts.
Development of social & emotional skills: turn-taking & sharing and teamwork.
The sensory stimuli (story props) are a tool for the story explorer to explore and express their likes, dislikes and sensory preferences and to have the opportunity to make choices.
This information can be used to identify motivators or items to calm and individual when anxious, tired or stressed, identify triggers, (some you may wish to avoid, others to work on building tolerance through desensitisation in a safe and therapeutic environment) and used in the writing of care plans to enhance areas daily life.
Your questions, queries, comments and feedback are always welcome.
This is a fully resourced, step-by-step multisensory poem aimed at helping individuals with SEN age 3-19 (ASD, MLD, PMLD, Downs Syndrome, Global Delay, SPD and other learning needs) understand and cope with the Covid-19 lockdown in a way that is meaningful to the individual.
It is also suitable EYFS and young children.
It works well as a 1-1 or group activity in the classroom and its easy format makes it an excellent resource to be shared with parents/families to use at home.
The poem is told through the voice of a child on the Autism Spectrum and explores topics such as wearing masks, washing hands, social distancing, school and park closures, social distancing in a fun and engaging way using story props and activities.
This resource includes:
A fully resourced, step-by-step multsensory poem
Supporting Visuals
‘How to Tell a Multisensory Story’ Guide
‘Multisensory Stories in SEN Settings’ Guide
Sensory Inspiration, ideas and extension activities
This resource was originally written in 2020 during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic and is aimed at supporting young children and individuals with special educational needs with their hand hygiene.
It takes the form of a step by step multisensory poem and includes fun extension activities
This is a fully resourced, step-by-step rhyming multisensory poem.
Join Johnny as he writes his letter to Santa!
Table of Contents
Dear Santa - A Fully Resourced Multisensory Story
How to Tell a Multisensory Story Guide
Skills Promoted During the Sensory Exploration
Adapting the poem into a play
Toy Store Role Play
Christmas Listening Game
Christmas Sensory Bag
40 Festive Activity Ideas
The Sleigh Ride - A Guided Relaxation
Rhyming Multisensory Stories tell a story using sensory stimuli (story props) to back up the spoken word connecting individuals with special educational needs to literature, culture and topic in a way that is meaningful to their lives
Join our character as s/he joins the Queen at Buckingham Palace with this fully resourced, step-by-step multisensory story and teaching resource. Includes 70 sensory themed extension activities linking to areas of the curriculum.
Table of Contents
The Benefits of Multisensory Storytelling
How to tell a Multisensory Story
Story Props/Resources
The Queen’s Jubilee Fully Resourced Step-By-Step Multisensory Story
The Queen’s Sensory Handbag
The Crown Jewels
The Queen’s Perfume
The Queen’s Teapot
The Jubilee Beacons
The Union Jack
The River of Hope
The Jubilee Time Capsule
Jubilee Expressive Arts & Drama
Jubilee D&T Cooking & Nutrition
Independent Life Skills
Jubilee PE
Jubilee PSHE Games
Jubilee D&T
Jubilee Arts & Crafts
Jubilee Music
Jubilee RE
The Queen’s Postbox
The Queen’s Green Canopy
Misc
What are the Benefits of Multisensory Storytelling?
Storytelling creates a bond between the storyteller and the story explorer enhancing and enriching experiences.
Rhyming Multisensory Stories connect the individual to literature, culture and topic in a fun and engaging way.
The stories form a base on which to scaffold learning enabling the student to work on personal goals and individual targets.
The activities in the stories are designed to promote communication skills: (eye contact, listening, shared attention & language development), self-confidence & well-being (trying out new ideas & skills, practicing self-care & independence and enjoying achievement), self-awareness: (asking for ‘help’, ‘again’ and ‘more’), present opportunities to explore cause & effect and build anticipation skills, promote physical development: (fine & gross motor skills), build knowledge about the environment & the world around us, to engage in scientific experimentation and mathematical concepts and to develop social & emotional skills: (turn-taking & sharing and teamwork).
The sensory stimuli (story props) are a tool for the story explorer to explore and express their likes, dislikes and sensory preferences and to have the opportunity to make choices.
This information can be used to identify motivators or items to calm and individual when anxious, tired or stressed, identify triggers, (some you may wish to avoid, others to work on building tolerance through desensitisation in a safe and therapeutic environment) and used in the writing of care plans to enhance areas daily life.
In light of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II this resource is now free to download and share
Your questions, queries, comments and feedback are always welcome:)
This comprehensive teaching pack includes ‘Elephants’, a fully resourced, step by step multisensory story, a case study, plus themed, sensory ideas, and activities aimed at supporting the five areas of the engagement model, creativity, independence, building communication skills, and supporting other areas of learning linking to curriculum subjects and topics.
Perfect for students (aged 3-19) following pre-formal/sensory, semi-formal or formal pathways, and EYFS to Year 1 students in mainstream education.
Elephants Teaching Pack Table of Contents
The Benefits of Multisensory Storytelling
Getting Organised
How to Tell a Multisensory Story
Using Sound Effects
Story Props Checklist
‘The Elephant’ - A Fully Resourced, Step-by-step Multisensory Story
‘Who am I?’ Choose Board
Elephant Themed Sensory Bag
Create an Elephant Sensory Pathway
Sensory Elephant Dung
Elephant Sensory Bin
Sensory Mud
Elephant Handprints
Create an Elephant Sensory Wall Display
Sensory Art: ‘Wise Old Elephant’
Sensory Craft: ‘Los Elefantes’ Salvador Dali
Ganesh Artwork
Elephant Memory Game
Case Study
Promoting Literacy Skills
World Elephant Day
Elephant Scissor Skills Worksheet
Measuring Elephants Worksheet
Just Landed!
‘Airports and Airplanes’ Teaching Pack, includes a fully resourced, step-by-step multisensory story, mini ‘Brief History of Flight’ sensory story plus themed, activities for sensory learners of all ages.
‘This is a story about travel, airports, and planes
Luggage, security, gates, and runways
The feelings on my senses, smell, hearing, touch, taste, sight
In the airport building, and when I’m on my flight’
Join our character as s/he experiences the sights, sounds, smells, tastes and textures of the airport from the check-in desk to landing!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
The benefits of multisensory storytelling
Story delivery ideas
Skills promoted in this teaching pack
How to tell a multisensory story
Use sound effects in sensory storytelling
Story props checklist
Airports and Airplanes a fully resourced, step-by-step multisensory story
Sunflower ice activity
Plasticine sunflowers
Pompom sunflowers
Sunflower head printing
Sensory paint
Seascapes and clouds
3D landscape
Airplane vapour trails art activity
Airplanes on the runway art activity
Cloud dough recipe
Chickpea cloud dough recipe
The sounds of the airport and airplane
The smells of the airport and airplane
The tastes of the airport and airplane
The textures of the airport and airplane
Flight sensory bag
Emotions
Life skills: pack a holiday suitcase
Role play
Re-create a virtual flight
The perfumery
‘A Brief history of Flying’ mini sensory story
Promoting literacy skills
This comprehensive teaching pack is aimed at providing opportunities for learners to explore the month of January 2024 through the senses.
It includes a fully resourced, step-by-step multisensory story, mini sensory stories, and sensory activity ideas to celebrate the month’s festivals and celebrations, awareness days, this day in history, January Facts, and more!
The perfect resource for SEN & Mainstream Teachers, Early Years Practitioners, HLTA’s, TA’s, SLA’s, Speech Therapists, Play Therapists, Support Workers, Activity Coordinators, Parents, Guardians, Childminders, Carers, Librarians and anyone with an interest in exploring storytelling through the senses.
Table of Contents
How to tell a Multisensory Story
Using Sound Effects in a Multisensory Story
‘January’ - A Fully Resourced, Step-by-Step, Multisensory Story
January Facts - Janus Art Activity
Quote of the Month
January Birthstone
January Nature
January on the Farm
The Sensory Garden
January Star Signs
‘Capricorn the Goat’ Multisensory Story
Aquarius The Water Bearer Activity
Scents of the Month
Tastes of the Month
Veganuary
New Year Lucky Foods
National Whipped Cream Month
National Bean Month
National Milk Day
Brew Monday
National Popcorn Day
National Cheese Lovers Day
National Chocolate Cake Day
National Croissant Day
National Hot Chocolate Day
The New Moon
Festivals and Celebrations
Epiphany
Orthodox Christmas Day
Distaff Day
The Straw Bear Festival
Lohri
Wassailing Day Multisensory Story
Laba
St Agnes Eve Multisensory Story
Burns Night
Tu BiShvat
St Dwynwen’s Day
Awareness Days
World Self-care Day
World Introvert Day
World Braille Day
Big Schools Birdwatch
Thesaurus Day
World Snow Day
National Handwriting Day
Australia Day
International Holocaust Memorial Day
National Lego Day
Jan National Puzzle Day
This Day in History
The launch of rocket Luna
Sir Isaac Newton.
Augustus John.
German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen demonstrated his invention the x-ray.
The opening of a transatlantic telephone line between London and New York.
Galileo Galilei
The Introduction of the Penny Post.
Opening of the London Underground.
Charles Perrault
The London Co-operative society opens Britain’s first self-service supermarket in London.
Disney’s first full-length colour cartoon ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ is released.
The Crowning of Queen Elizabeth I.
The Introduction of Decimal Currency in the UK.
Martin Luther King Day.
Benjamin Franklin.
Edwin Buzz Aldrin.
Scientists discover the fossil of the oldest known land creature.
Lewis Carroll.
Dr Livingstone is found in Africa by Sir Henry Morton Stanley.
Jackson Pollock.
Promoting literacy skills through recycling Christmas Cards
Sensory Resources for Sensory Learners 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.
Climb aboard for a multisensory exploration of Indian culture told through the eyes of a train passenger.
A multisensory story is told using sensory stimuli (props).
The story props are low budget, everyday items found around the home, garden, outdoor areas and in the classroom.
This story includes themed, sensory extension activities that link to the EYFS Framework and areas of the KS1 National Curriculum making them the perfect resource for Special Education (aged 3-19) EYFS, Mainstream Primary, Speech & Language and EAL students.
What are the Benefits of Multisensory Storytelling?
Storytelling creates a bond between the storyteller and the story explorer enhancing and enriching experiences.
Rhyming Multisensory Stories connect the individual to literature, culture and topic in a fun and engaging way.
The stories form a base on which to scaffold learning enabling the student to work on personal goals and individual targets.
The activities in the stories are designed to promote communication skills: (eye contact, listening, shared attention & language development), self-confidence & well-being (trying out new ideas & skills, practicing self-care & independence and enjoying achievement), self-awareness: (asking for ‘help’, ‘again’ and ‘more’), present opportunities to explore cause & effect and build anticipation skills, promote physical development: (fine & gross motor skills), build knowledge about the environment & the world around us, to engage in scientific experimentation and mathematical concepts and to develop social & emotional skills: (turn-taking & sharing and teamwork).
The sensory stimuli (story props) are a tool for the story explorer to explore and express their likes, dislikes and sensory preferences and to have the opportunity to make choices.
This information can be used to identify motivators or items to calm and individual when anxious, tired or stressed, identify triggers, (some you may wish to avoid, others to work on building tolerance through desensitisation in a safe and therapeutic environment) and used in the writing of care plans to enhance areas daily life.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
How to Tell a Multisensory Story
A Train Ride Through India (Full Poem)
A Train Ride Through India (Fully Resourced, Step-by-Step, Multisensory Poem)
A Train Ride Through India Listening Game
A Train Ride Through India Sensory Bin
A Train Ride Through India Sensory Bag
Sensory Indian Flag
Train Ride Role Play
Mehndi
Lets Explore…Asiatic Lions
India Sensory Ideas & Inspiration
Q & A
Thank you for looking.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Shapes - A Multisensory Exploration PLUS 130 Shape Themed Activities
Explore the sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and textures of shapes with this fully resourced, step-by-step, multisensory story PLUS 130 shape themed activities that link to areas of the curriculum.
Table of Contents
The Benefits of Sharing Multisensory Stories
How to Tell a Multisensory Story
About the Front Cover
Story Props Checklist
‘Shapes’ Full Story
‘Shapes’ Fully Resourced, Step-by-Step, Multisensory Story
Shape Sorting Activities
Sensory Art
Mark Making
Jackson Pollock by Harbour House
Re-Create the Artwork of Koloman Moser Backhausen
Re-Create the Artwork of Piet Mondrian
Tiles and Mosaics
Owen Jones
Tessellation
Spotlight on … The Vine Campus, Leeds City College
The Vine - Andrew Masullo
The Vine - Flags
The Vine - Kandinsky
The Vine - Beatriz Milhazes
The Vine - ‘The Last Word’
Collaborative Art
Seven Hills School, Sheffield
‘Church Windows’ - Oak Field School
Shape Monsters
Shape Monsters - St Andrew’s School
Shape Monsters - Wilson Stuart School
Shape People - Henrique Figuiera
Shape House
Shape Fill
3D Shape Activities
3D Shape Printing - Churchill Park Academy
Frozen Shape Exploration
Ice Cube Painting
Chocolate Box Shapes
D & T Food Science
D & T Cookery
D & T
Nets
Games
Literacy
Maths
Resources
Shapes in Music
Musical Shapes
Musical Shape Shakers
Shape Songs
P.E
Team Body Shapes
Shape Yoga Poses
Shape Obstacle Course
Sensory Shape Themed Activities
Shape Themed Sensory Bag
Shape Themed Sensory Bin
Shapes in the Environment
Shape Walks
Worksheet Ideas
A multisensory story is told using sensory stimuli (props).
The story props are low budget, everyday items found around the home, garden, outdoor areas and in the classroom.
This story includes themed, sensory extension activities that link to the EYFS Framework and areas of the KS1 National Curriculum making them the perfect resource for Special Education (aged 3-19) EYFS, Mainstream Primary, Speech & Language and EAL students.
Join our explorer on their adventures as s/he explores the sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and textures of The Amazon Rainforest with this fully resourced, step-by-step multisensory story/teaching resource plus sensory, rainforest themed activities!
This is a very special resource as all the artwork has been contributed by autistic artists from Manaus in the Amazon Basin and other regions of Brazil.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Galeria Aut
Denise Teperine
The Benefits of Multisensory Storytelling
How to tell a Multisensory Story
Story Props/Resources Checklist
The Rainforest Full Story
The Rainforest Fully Resourced, Step-by-Step Multisensory Story
Rainforest Sensory Art
Henry Rosseau
Rainforest Leaves
‘Eterno Amor’
‘Amazonia’
‘Arvore da Vida’
‘Tribes of the Amazon’
The Sensory Rainforest
Rainforest Slime Recipe
Rainforest Sensory Mud Recipe
Rainforest Crafts
Rainforest Leaves Foil Embossed Greetings Card
Rainforest Leaves Wax Picture
D & T
Design a Rainforest Home
Leafcutters
Planet Earth
Rainforest in a Bottle
Starry Night in a Bottle
Snappy Caiman Counting Crocodiles
D & T Healthy Eating
The World Around Us
Planting Beans
Will it Grow?
Tree Seeds
Rainforest Products
Rainforest Compost
Growing Potatoes from Peelings
The World Around Us - Creatures of the Amazon
Creatures of the Amazon Through the Senses
Endangered Species
Animal Tracks
The Spider’s Larder
Rainforest PE
Rainforest Adventure Obstacle Course
Rainforest Science - The Role of the Rainforest
Oxygen
The Water Cycle
Make a Rain Guage
Erosion
Decay
Rainforest Science
The Power of the Sun Experiment
The Ice Caps Experiment
Water Pollution Experiment
Greenhouse Gas Experiment
Culture & Tradition - The Tribes of the Amazon
The Achuar Tribe
The Yanomami Tribe
The Huaorani Tribe
The Kayapo Tribe
The Mascho Piro Tribe
The Matses Tribe
Music
Make a Rainmaker
The Sounds of the Rainforest
Role Play
Can you Survive a Night in the Rainforest?
Explore the sights, sounds, smells and textures of spring with this fully resourced, step by step multisensory exploration/teaching guide.
A multisensory story is told using sensory stimuli (props).
The story props are low budget, everyday items found around the home, garden, outdoor areas and in the classroom.
This story includes themed, sensory extension activities that link to the EYFS Framework and areas of the KS1 National Curriculum making them the perfect resource for Special Education (aged 3-19) EYFS, Mainstream Primary, Speech & Language and EAL students.
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
‘The Farm’ - A Multisensory Story plus 101 Farm Themed Extension Activities!
Explore the sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and textures of the farm with this fully resourced, step-by-step multisensory story with 101 farm themed, sensory extension activities.
Table of Contents
How to tell a Multisensory Story
The Benefits of Multisensory Storytelling
Story Props/Resources Checklist
The Farm Full Story
The Farm Fully Resourced, step-by-step Multisensory Story
Farmyard Art
The Sensory Cow
Farming Culture & Celebrations Around the World
D & T
D & T Food Technology & Healthy Eating
Trips, Visits & Enrichment Activities
Traditional Farming Methods
Farming History: Children on the Victorian Farm
Farm Themed Literacy
Farm Themed Mathematics
Farm Themed Counting Songs & Activities
Farm Themed Sorting Activities
Farm Themed Mathematics (Weights & Measures)
Farmyard PE
Farmyard Yoga
Plants & Life Cycles
Role Play
Farm Safety
Farmyard Science
The Sensory Farm
The Sensory Farm Classroom Wall Display
Spotlight on…Fairfield School, Batley, Yorkshire
Farmyard Small World Play
Understanding the World Farm Animals
Amazing Facts About Farm Animals
Buckle up and prepare to Blast-Off in your rocket on a multisensory exploration of the solar system with this fully resourced, step-by-step, multisensory story and teaching pack.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Story Props/Resources Checklist
How to Tell a Multisensory Story
Journey Into Space - A Fully Resourced, Step-by-Step, Multisensory Story
Developing Comprehension & Understanding
Story Map
Space Sounds (Listening Game)
Space Themed Sensory Bag
Space Themed Sensory Bin
‘Space’ – A Guided Relaxation Adventure
Space PE- Walking on the Moon
Space Food
Create an Astronaut Role Play Area
Galaxy Art
Space D & T - Planet Earth, Galaxy in a Bottle, Telescope, Rocket
The Space Lab - Alien Slime, Moon Craters
Space Design & Technology
Explore the fascinating world of Minibeasts with this fully resourced, step-by-step mulstisensory story.
A multisensory story is told using sensory stimuli (props).
The story props are low budget, everyday items found around the home, garden, outdoor areas and in the classroom.
This story includes themed, sensory extension activities that link to the EYFS Framework and areas of the KS1 National Curriculum making them the perfect resource for Special Education (aged 3-19) EYFS, Mainstream Primary, Speech & Language and EAL students.
What are the Benefits of Multisensory Storytelling?
Storytelling creates a bond between the storyteller and the story explorer enhancing and enriching experiences.
Rhyming Multisensory Stories connect the individual to literature, culture and topic in a fun and engaging way.
The stories form a base on which to scaffold learning enabling the student to work on personal goals and individual targets.
The activities in the stories are designed to promote communication skills: (eye contact, listening, shared attention & language development), self-confidence & well-being (trying out new ideas & skills, practicing self-care & independence and enjoying achievement), self-awareness: (asking for ‘help’, ‘again’ and ‘more’), present opportunities to explore cause & effect and build anticipation skills, promote physical development: (fine & gross motor skills), build knowledge about the environment & the world around us, to engage in scientific experimentation and mathematical concepts and to develop social & emotional skills: (turn-taking & sharing and teamwork).
The sensory stimuli (story props) are a tool for the story explorer to explore and express their likes, dislikes and sensory preferences and to have the opportunity to make choices.
This information can be used to identify motivators or items to calm and individual when anxious, tired or stressed, identify triggers, (some you may wish to avoid, others to work on building tolerance through desensitisation in a safe and therapeutic environment) and used in the writing of care plans to enhance areas daily life.
Table of Contents
Story Props Checklist
How to Tell a Multisensory Story
Minibeasts - Full Poem
Minibeasts - A Multisensory Exploration
Minibeasts - Story Bag
Minibeasts - Sensory Bin
Outdoor Learning Ideas & Inspiration
Minibeast Hunt
Make a Wormery
Minibeast Fun Facts
FAQ
Listen - A - Z Sensory Ideas and Inspiration
This is a complete reference guide for Parents/Carers, Early Years and Special Education Professionals.
Our senses are constantly bombarded with stimuli in our busy lives.
To a young child or an individual with special educational needs and disabilities this sensory overload can sometimes cause them to ‘switch-off’.
Focusing on individual sounds provides the opportunity to concentrate on the sense of hearing alone helping the sensory explorer to make sense of their environment.
Other benefits of focusing on the sense of hearing are teaching sound discrimination, promoting the development of language, communication skills and increasing attention span.
This comprehensive guide explores fun and engaging sensory ways of stimulating the sense of hearing.
The A-Z of sounds is divided into the following categories: Animals, Transport, Musical Instruments & Home.
It also includes fun, motivating sensory themed extension activities.
This resource is suitable for working with curious preschoolers to teenagers with complex needs.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Listening Games
Sound Effect & Audio Clip Libraries
Make Your Own Sound Effects
How to Play a Listening Game
Ideas for Themed Listening Games
Guided Relaxation
Animal Sounds
Building Vocabulary
Listening Walks
Stimulate the Auditory System
Guide to Using the A-Z Resource
A-Z Resource
Sounds to Alert us and Keep us Safe
Join King Charles III as he looks back in history then prepares for his Coronation with this fully resourced, step by step multisensory story and themed, sensory extension activities.
Table of Contents
The Benefits of Multisensory Storytelling
How to Tell a Multisensory Story
Story Props/Resources Checklist
The King’s Coronation - Full Story
The King’s Coronation - Fully Resourced, Step-by Step Story
Skills Promoted During this Multisensory Story Session
The King’s Suitcase
King Charles The Author ‘The Old Man of Lochnagar’ Sensory Ideas
The King’s Table
King Charles The Arborist
King Charles The Archaeologist
King Charles The Magician
King Charles The Thespian
More Resources Linking to Buckingham Palace
What is a Multisensory Story?
A multisensory story is told using sensory stimuli (props).
The story props are low budget, everyday items found around the home, garden, outdoor areas and in the classroom.
This story includes themed, sensory extension activities that link to the EYFS Framework and areas of the KS1 National Curriculum making them the perfect resource for Special Education (aged 3-19) EYFS, Mainstream Primary, Speech & Language and EAL students.
What are the Benefits of Multisensory Storytelling?
Storytelling creates a bond between the storyteller and the story explorer enhancing and enriching experiences.
Rhyming Multisensory Stories connect the individual to literature, culture, and topic in a fun and engaging way.
The stories form a base on which to scaffold learning enabling the student to work on personal goals and individual targets.
The activities in the stories are designed to promote:
Communication skills: (eye contact, listening, shared attention & language development)
Self-confidence & well-being (trying out new ideas & skills, practicing self-care & independence and enjoying achievement)
Self-awareness: (asking for ‘help’, ‘again’ and ‘more’)
Opportunities to explore cause & effect and build anticipation skills
Promote fine motor skills
Knowledge about the environment & the world around us
Engagement in scientific experimentation and mathematical concepts
Development of social & emotional skills: (turn-taking & sharing and teamwork
Lifes kills and independence
The sensory stimuli (story props) are a tool for the story explorer to explore and express their likes, dislikes and sensory preferences and to have the opportunity to make choices.
This information can be used to identify motivators or items to calm and individual when anxious, tired or stressed, identify triggers, (some you may wish to avoid, others to work on building tolerance through desensitisation in a safe and therapeutic environment) and used in the writing of care plans to enhance areas daily life.
Thank you for looking
Your questions, queries, comments and feedback are always welcome:)
Explore the sights, sounds, smells, tastes and textures of summer with this fully resourced, step-by-step multisensory story/teaching resource plus 101 sensory, summer themed activities!
Table of Contents:
About the Artist
The Benefits of Multisensory Storytelling
How to Tell a Multisensory Story
Story Props Checklist
Summer Full Poem/Story
Summer Senses
Summer Nature
Nature’s Art Room
Independent Skills - Task Boxes
Life Skills
Summer Safety
Bubbles & Sand Dough
Summer Sounds
Summer Role Play
D & T Summer Food
Understanding the World
D & T
The Summer Garden
Outdoor Learning
Pebble Painting
Summer Maths
Summer P.E
Culture - Traditional Clothing
Summer Festivals Around the World
Summer Science
Summer Plants & Life Cycles
Butterflies
Spotlight on…Hebden Green School
Sensory Art ‘Sparrow’s sensory Sun’
Sensory Art - ‘Barn Owls Summer Exploration’
Sensory Art- ‘Starlings We’re all Going on a Summer Holiday’
What are the Benefits of Multisensory Storytelling?
Storytelling creates a bond between the storyteller and the story explorer enhancing and enriching experiences.
Rhyming Multisensory Stories connect the individual to literature, culture and topic in a fun and engaging way.
The stories form a base on which to scaffold learning enabling the student to work on personal goals and individual targets.
The activities in the stories are designed to promote communication skills: (eye contact, listening, shared attention & language development), self-confidence & well-being (trying out new ideas & skills, practicing self-care & independence and enjoying achievement), self-awareness: (asking for ‘help’, ‘again’ and ‘more’), present opportunities to explore cause & effect and build anticipation skills, promote physical development: (fine & gross motor skills), build knowledge about the environment & the world around us, to engage in scientific experimentation and mathematical concepts and to develop social & emotional skills: (turn-taking & sharing and teamwork).
The sensory stimuli (story props) are a tool for the story explorer to explore and express their likes, dislikes and sensory preferences and to have the opportunity to make choices.
This information can be used to identify motivators or items to calm and individual when anxious, tired or stressed, identify triggers, (some you may wish to avoid, others to work on building tolerance through desensitisation in a safe and therapeutic environment) and used in the writing of care plans to enhance areas daily life.
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