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
FAQ
Your questions, queries, comments, and feedback are always welcome.
CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO WATCH THE VIDEO OF ‘JOURNEY INTO SPACE’ AS SEEN AT THE SENSORY FESTIVAL 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EedHROaSAKQ&t=38s
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?
1. Storytelling creates a bond between the storyteller and the story explorer enhancing and enriching experiences.
2. Rhyming Multisensory Stories connect the individual to literature, culture, and topic in a fun and engaging way.
3. The stories form a base on which to scaffold learning enabling the student to work on personal goals and individual targets.
4. 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
– Physical development: (fine & gross motor skills)
– Knowledge about the environment & the world around us
– Engagement in scientific experimentation and mathematical concepts
– Social & emotional skills: (turn-taking & sharing and teamwork).
5. 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.
