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

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.

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. Your questions, queries, comments and feedback are always welcome. Thank you for looking:)

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.

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 symbolised word grid that identifies sensory toys, rooms and resources. Widget Symbols Word Symbolised SEN SEND Lower Ability Support Special Education Needs Disabilities Pastoral ASD Autism Behaviour.

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!

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.

A sensory story suitable for both children and adults with special education needs alike. You should read each sentence out loud, adding a sensory experience (suggestions at the back of the resource). Repeat the story consistently over a few weeks.

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.

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 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 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

'One Christmas' is a sensory story about the excitement of Christmas Eve and joy on Christmas day. It comes with a resource list, recipe card and an information sheet explaining the benefits and how to use a sensory story. This is designed for children with SEN (PMLD, CLDD, SLD) and EYFS. This could make a great last week of term activity or why not laminate and send home to parents as holiday homework or an end of term gift. You can also find this resource on our Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/TheSensoryDispensary for sale including all resources £25.00 + post and packaging (£2.90). This would make a great Christmas gift for any Sensory Beings you support Please read our Sensory Dispensary blog for further information: http://sensorydispensary.blogspot.co.uk/. We blog about about all things sensory for those with Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD) including: planning, resources, research, events, CPD, reviews and much more!

Sensory Art sessions that could also be completed online. Embedded communication skills as sensory exploration. Activities include subject areas that support active outdoor learning including textures, shape, patterns and colours.