Sensory Stories to Support Additional Needs

Sensory Stories are short stories of a few lines which are brought to life through a selection of meaningful sensory experiences. They are particularly beneficial for people with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD) and Autistic children or adults. Sensory stories are perfect for introducing new sensory environments in a safe, interactive way to help reduce associated anxieties and open up new avenues for communication and play.

This updated edition is packed with original ready-to-use sensory stories, including 5 additional guest sensory stories by authors from around the world and your very own story template to create a sensory experience personalised for each person. With exclusive 'how to' video content and digital lesson plans, this book is the essential tool for introducing the transformative multi-sensory storytelling method into your home, classroom or group setting.

Using everyday items and step-by-step instructions to make incorporating sensory stories accessible and simple, it has never been easier to create inclusive and fun sensory experiences to enhance the lives of those with additional needs.

“Joanna's passion for inclusivity and deep understanding and experience of the needs of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) shines through every single page of this book. I finished the book feeling inspired and excited about the impact of these brilliant sensory stories on children with SEND. This book needs to be in the hands of all teachers and parents of children with SEND”

Georgina Durrant, author of ‘100 Ways Your Child Can Learn Through Play (Fun Activities for Young Children with SEN)’ and founder of The SEN Resources Blog
Jo Grace is an inspirational thinker, writer, teacher and presenter. At Chailey Heritage School, pre-pandemic, she kept 200 of our staff enthralled for a whole day - no mean feat! This book explaining the what, how, and most importantly WHY of sensory stories for sensory beginners makes for extremely valuable reading. -- Simon Yates, Headteacher, Chailey Heritage Schoo

Joanna Grace is an international sensory engagement and inclusion specialist, trainer, author, TEDx speaker and founder of The Sensory Projects.Consistently rated as Outstanding by Ofsted, Joanna has taught in mainstream and special school settings, connecting with pupils of all ages and abilities. Joanna has also supported adult care teams supporting individuals with Dementia and individuals with Profound Disabilities, and families caring for loved ones at home.Joanna has created educational resources for a number of notableorganisations including Amnesty International, Oxfam and the Booktrust. She has also supported public settings small and large with their ambitions to be more inclusive.To inform her work Joanna draws on her own experience from her private and professional life as well as taking in all the information she can from the research archives. Joanna's private life includes family members with profound disabilities and time spent as a registered foster carer for children with profound disabilities.Joanna grew up at sea, travelling with her family in their self built concrete boat, she now lives in rural Cornwall in a little hamlet with no house numbers or road names. She also lives on the rail network travelling the UK delivering training and conference presentations to delegates keen to know more about how simple sensory resources can be used as effective tools for inclusion.In all of her work Joanna is seeking to contribute to a future where people are understood in spite of their differences.Joanna is a big fan of social media and is always happy to connect with people online. You can find her on Twitter at @jo3grace, or through her website

Sensory Stories are short stories of a few lines which are brought to life through a selection of meaningful sensory experiences. They are particularly beneficial for people with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD) and Autistic children or adults. Sensory stories are perfect for introducing new sensory environments in a safe, interactive way to help reduce associated anxieties and open up new avenues for communication and play. This updated edition is packed with original ready-to-use sensory stories, including 5 additional guest sensory stories by authors from around the world and your very own story template to create a sensory experience personalised for each person. With exclusive 'how to' video content and digital lesson plans, this book is the essential tool for introducing the transformative multi-sensory storytelling method into your home, classroom or group setting. Using everyday items and step-by-step instructions to make incorporating sensory stories accessible and simple, it has never been easier to create inclusive and fun sensory experiences to enhance the lives of those with additional needs.

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