Full Description
Imagine stepping into a sensory space where you can feel the sand between your toes, smell the sea, listen to the sound of seagulls calling; touch feathers, shells and driftwood...
Sensory spaces invite learners to be curious and try new ideas and skills, inspiring imaginative play, creativity and storytelling. This comprehensive A-Z shows readers how to create easily customisable spaces for learning, sensory engagement and relaxation, using a host of everyday items. It is packed full of:
• tools and strategies to provide positive experiences and the best outcomes for an inclusive education;
• ideas for connecting learners to different areas of the curriculum;
• sensory-rich activities to support the mental health and wellbeing of people with complex and additional needs; and
• case studies and examples from guest contributors to showcase a wide range of sensory spaces in practice.
With a rich selection of colour photographs, this essential guide will inspire you to create spaces for learners to take ownership of their sensory explorations in creative, immersive and stimulating environments. It is a valuable resource for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and mainstream teachers, SEND coordinators, teaching assistants, early years practitioners, play therapists, parents and carers, and anyone with an interest in engaging learners through the senses.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Guest Contributors
Foreword
About This Book
How to Use This Book
Part 1: Introducing Sensory Spaces 1
Sensory Processing
Sensory Profiles
The Benefits of Using Sensory Structures and Sensory Spaces
Ownership of Sensory Spaces
Part 2: Getting Started
Health and Safety Guidance
Using Scents and Smells
Choosing a Sensory Structure or Space
Accessorising Sensory Spaces
Part 3: An A-Z of Sensory Spaces to Suit all Budgets
Activity Arches
Beach Shelters
Balloon Arches
Ball Pits
Baths and Hydrotherapy Pools
Beaded Door Curtains
Bedrooms
Bed Canopies
Bedsheets
Blankets and Throws
Body
Canvas and Tarpaulins
Cardboard Boxes
Carpet Tiles
Cavendish Spaces
Colour Wheels and Light Projectors
Cupboards and Small Rooms
Curtains
Dens
Drona Boxes
Eco-nooks
Fishing Nets
Gardens
Garden Arches
Gazebos
Hammocks
Hoists
Hula Hoops
Intergenerational Sensory Spaces
Journey Sensory Pathway
Kitchens
Light Rooms
Mosquito Nets and Insect Screens
Net Curtains
Observation Windows
Outdoor Spaces
Parachutes
Parasols
Partitions and Room Dividers
Peg Spinners
Playhouses
Polytunnels
Plumbing Pipes and Connectors
Quiet Spaces
Rails
Remote Interactive Learning Experiences
Sandpits
Sensory Rooms
Shower Curtains
Side Lyers
Scrim Nets
Space Blankets
Stages
Tents
Trampolines
Trellises
Tunnels
Umbrellas
Vision Impairment Sensory Spaces
Walls
Washing Lines
Wigwams and Tipis
Workspaces
Xylography
Yoga Mat
Ziplock Sensory Bags
Part 4: The 'Why'
Sensory Zones in the Home
Sensory Zones in the Classroom
Sensory Spaces for People with Dementia
Sensory Zones for Adults with Learning Disabilities
Sensory Spaces for You
Part 5: Sensory Zones
The Senses: Auditory Zone
The Senses: Gustatory Zone
The Senses: Olfactory Zone
The Senses: Tactile Zone
The Senses: Visual Zone
Creativity Zone: Arts
Creativity Zone: Crafts
Diversity Zone
Movement Break Zone
Music Zone
Play Zone
Reading Zone
RE Zone
Roleplay Zone
Science Zone
The Sensory Calendar
Further Resources
