Pre Recorded Sensory Story
Different sensory elements:
Part 1 - have a bag and pack different clothes in it. You can choose different textures/weights/ types of clothing or just use coloured scarves if you want!
I can explore materials of different size/length/weight/colour
I can reach to put items in a bag/ take items out of a bag.
Part 2- Italy - flour- put some flour on a tray and use hands/feet/arms/legs to explore it! Depending on young person position you might want to sprinkle it from above or clap it together to make a cloud, its up to you how messy you want to get!
I can use different exploratory actions to explore flour.
I can indicate like/ dislike through body language or via AAC
Part 3- France - chickens- feel the feathers on different body parts, you might want to do short tickles or long strokes across the body. Feel free to use a real egg for this bit if you want too!
I can respond to a soft touch on different body parts.
I can indicate more or finished.
I can show an awareness of the body part being touched (look towards, flexing or moving limb)
Part 4 - Sri Lanka- cinnamon - smell the cinnamon sticks!
I can show through body language/ facial expression/ AAC a like or dislike of a smell.
I can lean towards or away from a smell.
Part 5 - England - milk - squeeze your wet sponge using your hands or forearm! If you want to you can use milk!
I can squeeze an item for a short period of time.
Part 6 - Jamaica - salt and sugar- you can either explore the rougher texture of this compared to the flour or have a tiny tiny taste of each.
I can move my fingers/ toes in salt/ sugar.
I can indicate like/ dislike of a taste.
Part 7- Apples - have a taste or smell of your apple bake! If you want to you could use a real apple!
I can indicate like/ dislike of a taste.
Different sensory elements:
Part 1 - teddy, make him pop up from different places and see if young person notices him/her! Works best with a motivating teddy or a noisy teddy and feel his fur!
I can notice a teddy when it appears in my visual field
I can reach out to hold teddy, bring it closer/further away
I can use different actions/ movements to explore a texture (soft)
Part 2- any horse trotting sounds on a device, play pause and see if young person turns towards sound source, if you have recordable buttons at home then record a horse sound on them and see if young person can press to activate the sound! Then you have hay/straw to feel and smell and move around too!
I can recognise when a sound source is played/ show a response to it
I can turn towards a sound source
I can activate my own sound source
Part 3- water spray - say ready 1,2,3 then spray to cue young person in, you can also use an ocean drum if you have one or something like rice in a plastic bottle to get a ocean sound of waves.
I can anticipate something is about to happen
I can indicate through my body language/ vocalisations enjoyment/ dislike
I can make a movement so a sound happens
Part 4- I have been using smoky tea to smell but equally you can just listen to the train sound on your device. If you have a noisy train toy as well then use that!
I can move towards or away from a smell that I like/dislike
(Sound responses same as part 2)
Part 5- Hide your plane toy in cotton balls (or any material or even under a blanket and encourage young person to pull away to reveal the plane!)
I can use exploratory movements to find a plane.
I can respond to a difference in material (hard/ soft)
I can grasp/ release the plane
I know an item has been hidden from me when I've watched it be hidden
Part 6- foil blanket to be the rocket, can place over and around the young person and any movement they make will make a rustling sound! If you have sensory lights which young person can change the colour of then do that, if not any colour changing light/ torch, or even shining regular torch onto the foil blanket will be fine!
I can make a movement so a sound happens
I can move item closer/ further away (or myself eg head movement) if I like/dislike it
I can visually locate/ track a flashing light source