Sensory Stories for Children with Complex Needs Sensory stories for children with complex needs offer a simple and meaningful way to bring storytelling to life. Instead of relying on spoken language alone, each sentence in the story is paired with a meaningful sensory experience. The learner does not just hear the story; they feel it …
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Fire and Ice sensory PMLD activities Fire and Ice sensory PMLD activities offer clear contrasts in temperature, movement, sound, and visual experience.. For learners with PMLD and complex learning needs, these contrasts can be explored safely and meaningfully through simple, carefully chosen sensory experiences that engage the senses in different ways. what do we mean …
While working on some Stone Age resources for the Sensory Soup website, I came across some inspiring ideas and fantastic resources to complement this exciting learning topic! CAVEMAN TORCH This fantastic Caveman torch is made from easily sourced materials and is an excellent prop for various sensory activities, including storytelling. To learn how to make …
WINTER WINDOW SNOW SCENE YOUTUBE VIDEO Gaze out from the cozy, warm indoors at the cold Winter day and the falling snow outside. This YouTube Winter window snow scene video would be ideal for creating an immersive Winter environment in a sensory or dark room. It could be used as a backdrop for a relaxing …
INFLATABLE SANTA SWITCH FUN This outdoor inflatable Santa light makes a brilliant Christmas cause-and-effect activity for switch users. Press a switch to watch the Santa Claus light up and slowly inflate. Press the switch again to turn the light off, and watch him deflate for lots of festive fun in a low-lit classroom or sensory …
CAUSE & EFFECT SENSORY SOUND BOX Wind Maker is a Sensory Sound Box App theme perfect for Autumn. When you tap the screen, vibrant Autumn leaves materialise, accompanied by the sound of strong winds. Removing your finger makes both the leaves and sounds vanish. This app is fantastic for enhancing a sensory story where the …
PEEK A BOO ZOO APP Peek-A-Boo Zoo is a lovely, simple, interactive app for learning about different Ocean Animals.Touch the screen makes a series of Ocean Animals appear along with fun sounds.Available on the App Store OWLIEBOO GAMES Owlieboo games are available for FREE online and are switch accessible.You can also download the Owlieboo App …
SENSORY SOUND YOUTUBE CHANNEL Weather In Your Hands is a wonderful signed song by Sensory Sound, with amazing sensory ideas on how to make the words in the song come alive for your special learners. SOMETHING SPECIAL – WEATHER Who doesn’t love Mr. Tumble? It’s a fabulously fun Makaton-signed children’s programme that the special learners …
Flo Longhorn’s Sensory Books are amazing and were the best resources I discovered early in my career as a teaching professional; they are full of fun, creative and inspiring sensory learning ideas and knowledge, so if you haven’t downloaded them yet, you must. Flo Longhorn’s books are free to download on her new website, which …
Witches Cabin Ambience – Bubbling Cauldron, Crackling Fire & Magical Potions YouTube Video This magical video of a witch’s cabin looks fantastic, projected onto a Sensory Room wall, helping to create a magical immersive environment. Perfect for a Magic, Witches & Wizards or Halloween theme. Relaxing Potion Brewing Ambience YouTube Video Another magical YouTube video …
Fluorescent playdough is a visually brilliant material for sensory play in a sensory room or dark room under UV light, and it is super simple to make. RECIPE 2 cups of flour 1 cup of salt 2 tablespoons of cream of tartar 2 tablespoons of cooking oil Up to 1.5 cups of boiling water Fluorescent …
WHAT YOU NEED A free-standing clothes rail A selection of neon beads – You can buy these from Amazon. Click on the link below. NEON BEADS AMAZON Pearl white beads – These glow well under UV light. You can buy them from Amazon by the metre. Click on the link below. PEARL WHITE BEADS AMAZON …
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Thank you to Wendy @ Disabilityhelper.info, who came across the Sensory Soup website and forwarded me a few detailed resources she felt may be valuable to share via the site with persons and parents who may be struggling to deal with sensory issues or to meet sensory needs. NHS SENSORY PROCESSING HUB http://www.sensoryprocessinghub.humber.nhs.uk Here can …
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DRAW WITH STARS Draw With Stars is a super simple cause & effect app with twinkling sound effects. Touch the screen to make individual stars appear. Touch and hold the screen to make a trail of stars appear. You can change the size and colour of the stars too. Available from the App Store ROCKETS …
Not only do these sensory pop tubes make a fabulous noise, bend, stretch, twist and squash the light up too. There are so many different ways that you could use them for learning in your sensory room or dark space. Big & Small Size Ordering Counting Creating Shapes…the list goes on! You can purchase Light …
5 Little Ducks Went Swimming One Day These little light-up ducks look visually fabulous swimming on neon water in the Sensory Room. Brilliant for sensory play & learning when sharing 5 Little Ducks with your sensory room explorers.
Here are a few Superhero ideas to use in your Sensory Room with your sensory learners & explorers. GOTHAM CITY AMBIENCE – YouTube Video This video makes a fabulous backdrop projected onto the wall of a Sensory Room—an hour-long video with amazing lights, city sounds and smoking rooftops. Watch out for the Bat-Signal shining into …
Autumn is a souper sensory time of year leaves; conkers are falling from the trees, the weather is getting colder, the nights are darker, and we look forward to celebrating Halloween, Bonfire Night and Christmas. Here are some fantastic cause-and-effect apps themed around this beautiful time of year to use with sensory learners in your …
Here are two fabulous Autumn videos from YouTube that you can use to create a magical Autumnal environment in your sensory room. Run them via your projector onto a blank wall, a super cheap way to bring the visual wonder of Autumn inside… the perfect backdrops for setting the scene for Autumn sensory sessions.
Add different coloured florescent paint to water beads for a very effective sensory room art activity. This can get messy so make sure you have a plastic sheet down as the water beads bounce everywhere. I dropped the paint-covered water beads on to black paper in a large plastic storage box. The beads make a …
Finally, why not try adding neon bouncy balls to plain water for a calming, visual sensory play experience. These bouncy balls make a lovely sound when dropped into the water.
Soup up your sensory room water play by adding water to a good blob of florescent paint, chuck in loads of neon bouncy balls and off you go—a souper sensory play experience for special learners of all ages.
Use Neon bouncy balls in your sensory room with a backlight, for lots of visual, tactile, bouncy fun & play.
GLOW IN THE DARK WATER MADE SIMPLE – If you have a sensory room or similar with a good blacklight, you can create a water play experience with a difference by adding fluorescent paint to your water. A visually fabulous and engaging sensory activity for super special sensory learners of all ages.
