Area 2: Sensory Stories
This page focuses on sensory stories that bring together many of the targeted intervention approaches found in this area of the framework
- Sight Scotland: How to create sensory story resources for pupils with visual impairment - for educators (External). This video demonstrates how to introduce things to touch, things to taste, things to listen to, things to smell to lend a full round of experiences to that young person and bring the story to life for them.
- Sight Scotland: Sensory activities and creative arts for pupils with visual impairment and complex needs (External). This video shows how touch, music and sounds can be used alongside sensory story telling.
- Sight Scotland: Mindfulness for pupils with visual impairment and complex needs (External). This video demonstrates strategies that can be used to help children and young people with a VI and complex needs to relax. It looks at breathing techniques, body awareness and the use of sensory stories.
- The Bridge School: sensory stories (External). Example of sensory stories developed by The Bridge School.
- Inclusive Teach: Sensory Story Collection (External). This page collates all the sensory stories published on inclusiveteach.com. A sensory story is one that serves to activate each of the senses to encourage engagement in a range of learning situations.
- Chidren's Trust: Sensory Stories (External). Sensory stories pair spoken word with sensory stimuli and as a result, stories come alive for our young people. You will find a wide range of age appropriate stories in this section along with a list of alternative resources you can find at home.
Downloadable Resources
See Area 2: Sensory Development homepage to discover downloadable resources shared by the sector