Sensory Stories
Sensory stories are stories which have different sensory stimuli associated with each part.
In school, we repetitively use the same sensory story to give the children opportunities to build up a recognition of the structure and to begin to anticipate different parts.
You could do this story with your child every day if you like to see if they begin to develop these skills.
Teddy's Busy Day
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What to say |
What you’ll need |
What to do |
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Teddy woke up and jumped out of bed with a big stretch. |
Light switch |
Turn lights on and support your child to stretch their arms. |
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Teddy went into the bathroom, washed his face and brushed his teeth. |
Water Toothpaste |
Splash water and smell toothpaste. |
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Teddy got dressed, he pulled his cosy jumper over his head. |
Jumper |
Pull a jumper over your child’s head |
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Teddy ran downstairs as he was very excited to try his new cereal. |
Cereal |
Crunch cereal in hands |
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Teddy made cup of hot coffee. |
Coffee |
Smell, taste, explore coffee |
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It was time for Teddy to play with his toys. |
Favourite toy |
Play with your child’s favourite toy |
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Then, Teddy watched the television with Mum and Dad. |
Remote control ‘Strictly come dancing’ theme tune |
Play ‘strictly come dancing’ theme tune, press remote buttons |
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It was time for tea! Teddy helped Dad cook a yummy tea. |
Herbs and spices |
Smell herbs/ spices |
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Before bed, Teddy lay down and read a story with Mum. |
Story book |
Look at pictures in story book |
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Yawn! Teddy was tired. He had a lovely day, it was time for bed. Goodnight Teddy! |
Blanket Light switch |
Pull cover over your child, sing 'twinkle, twinkle' and turn off lights |
What Makes a Rainbow?
Play the PowerPoint: 'What Makes a Rainbow?' and follow the instructions in the table below. Each slide has an audio file attached, once you have read the page play the audio. You do not have to play the whole song, play the song for as long as your child is interested in the item.
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Page |
What you will need |
What to do |
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1 |
Something fluffy |
Play the rabbit song on the power point. Give the item to your child to explore, see if they like the fluffy item on different parts of their body. |
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2 |
Red items e.g. red pepper, tomato, piece of clothing, scarf etc.
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Play the ladybird song. Show your child the red item, saying ‘red’ get them to touch, smell etc. depending on what the item is. |
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3 |
Orange items e.g. orange, post it notes, clothing etc. |
Play the fox song. Show your child the orange item, saying ‘orange’ encourage your child to explore the item e.g. roll, squeeze, hold etc. |
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4 |
Yellow items e.g. blanket, lemon, butter |
Play the chick song. Show your child the yellow item, saying ‘yellow’ encourage your child to explore the item e.g. feel, squeeze, smell etc. |
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5 |
Green items e.g. peas, shampoo, |
Play the frog song. Show your child the green item, saying ‘green’ encourage your child to explore the item e.g. taste, hold, feel etc. |
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6 |
Blue items e.g. gloves, sponge |
Play the bird song. Show your child the blue item, saying ‘blue’ encourage your child to explore the item e.g. roll, squeeze, hold etc. |
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Purple items e.g. grapes, shoes, chocolate wrappers |
Play the butterfly song. Show your child the purple item, saying ‘purple’ encourage your child to explore the item e.g. roll, squeeze, listen etc. |
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8 |
Something fluffy |
Give the item to your child to explore, see if they like the fluffy item on different parts of their body. |
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9 |
Water play |
Give your child the opportunity to explore water, this can be a bowl of water with bubbles in, or a water spray, whatever you have available. |