🌞 THE £10 WORKSHOPS ARE BACK!
Summer Sizzler Access – Sensory Storytelling CPD (Online)
Learn at your own pace — anytime, anywhere.
Perfect for SEND, PMLD & EYFS practitioners, SALT, Play Therapists, Activity Coordinators, Librarians & Storytellers, Parents, and Caregivers looking for fresh sensory inspiration.
💡 What’s Included
Full access all summer to:
- 90 minutes of workshop modules
- 4 hours of video content including story walkthroughs
📚 Modules
What sensory storytelling is and why it matters
The role of the five main sensory senses
The role of internal body‑based senses
Building a basic sensory storytelling kit
The power of props and creative sourcing
Using food in sensory storytelling
The roles and use of scents and smells
Using sound effects
Story facilitation
Creative approaches to sensory storytelling
Sensory boxes and story boxes
Classical poetry and sensory trays
Creating sensory stories and adapting books
🎥 Story Walkthrough Videos
The Weather
Jack and the Beanstalk
Chinese New Year
Summer
Autumn
Plus practical ideas for multisensory learning
🌟 Summer Access — Was £29 Now £10!
Full online access until 1st September.
A perfect way to refresh your sensory practice for summer.
Transitions. Supporting PMLD & SEND Learners Through Classroom Transitions and Beyond.
This Transition Day resource supports learners who are staying in their current class for another year, learners who are moving to a new class, and those preparing for wider transitions beyond the classroom. Rooted in emotional safety, predictability and multisensory engagement, it offers calm, attuned routines that help learners recognise who is staying, who is moving, and how their environment is evolving.
A clear plan of the day is included to support smooth, predictable transitions, giving learners and staff a steady structure to follow and reducing uncertainty throughout the session.
The resource also includes Transition Day strategies and activities. For learners remaining in their familiar class, the resource provides gentle opportunities to notice new peers, maintain continuity and feel secure within a stable team. For learners moving to a new class, it offers clear sequencing, steady introductions and sensory bridges that support confidence and early relationship building.
Across all pathways, the resource emphasises slow pacing, familiar cues and meaningful noticing moments that help learners explore new spaces, meet new people and connect with emerging routines at their own pace, ensuring every learner feels safe, valued and supported throughout change.
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“Student Enterprise Practical Ideas for Multisensory Learning in PMLD and SEND Classrooms”
A practitioner ready guide to running meaningful student enterprise experiences in PMLD and SEND settings.
At the heart of the resource is a rich collection of inspirational and sustainable enterprise ideas that practitioners can put into practice straight away. These activities use natural, eco‑friendly materials and offer predictable steps that support communication, regulation, choice‑making, and agency. Learners can watch, explore, join in, or contribute in their own way, with every response honoured, and valued.
Includes practical guidance on what student enterprise is, its value in PMLD and SEND settings, learning outcomes, sustainability and eco-friendly practice, inclusion, sponsorship along with learning outcomes for each activity.
Designed for busy practitioners, this resource offers clarity, structure, and sensory‑aware practice throughout. Whether you’re making a simple card to running a cafe or tuck shop, it provides the tools, inspiration, and practical ideas to celebrate contribution, build community, and create purposeful enterprise experiences where every learner is recognised as a capable creator.
Annual Subscription £95 for unlimited access to over 56 sensory stories and resources, plus bonus content https://www.rhymingmultisensorystories.com/product-page/annual-subscription
As we head towards the end of another academic year, I wanted to say a heartfelt thank you for all your support. Your messages, interactions, supporting my resources, joining me on my workshops and shared enthusiasm mean the world — and I’m so grateful to be part of our community.
As a small thank you, I’m sharing a free World Cup Sensory Pack for you to use throughout the tournament. Please feel free to share it with colleagues, settings, and anyone who may find it helpful.
About the pack:
The World Cup Sensory Pack offers a calm, structured way for sensory explorers to explore the excitement of the tournament through touch, sound, smell, taste, movement, and shared celebration. Each activity is designed with a clear single message, predictable rhythm, and meaningful opportunities for communication, turn‑taking, teamwork, and sensory exploration.
Learners meet the teams through textured flags, explore cultural smells and tastes, take part in a sensory football match, and enjoy a gentle trophy ceremony to close the session. The pack includes optional food‑based extensions and a post‑match celebration to deepen engagement and reinforce positive shared experiences.
With adaptable props and a consistent structure, this resource can be repeated throughout the tournament by swapping teams to explore different cultures, building familiarity while offering fresh sensory opportunities each time.
Download your copy here!
https://www.rhymingmultisensorystories.com/product-page/the-world-cup-practical-ideas-for-multisensory-learning
I’m delighted to share that my sensory story The Language of My Senses is featured in the Spring edition of PMLD Link Journal alongside so many other articles and features from fabulous contributors from across the sector.
This special issue is dedicated to the memory of Flo Longhorn and Richard Hirstwood — two extraordinary pioneers whose work continues to shape and inspire us all.
'The Language of My Senses' is a gentle, sensory‑rich invitation for story participants to explore their world through touch, sound, movement and connection. It offers facilitators a calm tapestry of sensory cues to support communication, engagement and meaningful interaction.
find out more https://www.pmldlink.org.uk/the-journal/spring-issue/
Sensory rich teaching ideas and activities to celebrate the month of May including Vesak, VE Day, World Bee Day, Hedgehog Awareness Day, Whitsun, National Sun Awareness Week, FREE Weather Sensory Story and more!
Teaching ideas and activities to celebrate the month of May including Vesak Day, World Bee Day, Hedgehog Awareness Day, Whitsun and more!
Vesak - A Sensory Story Told Through the Eight Senses invites learners into the calm, symbolic world of Vesak, the Buddhist day that marks the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment, and passing.
Using sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, movement, body awareness, and inner sensing, each moment is grounded in authentic Vesak imagery including lantern light, lotus flowers, Bodhi leaves, temple sounds and other sensory stimuli offering gentle, accessible pathways for sensory engagement.
Designed for inclusive classrooms and sensory learners, this approach blends cultural accuracy with multisensory exploration, supporting connection, curiosity, and quiet reflection. Through carefully crafted invitations, learners experience Vesak not just as a festival, but as a peaceful journey of light, kindness, and awareness.
Rooted in a commitment to accessibility, sensory engagement and meaningful communication, each couplet offers a sensory prompt guiding the story explorer through a journey where they can explore and connect in a space where every sense is welcome.
Sensory-rich activities including focus on invitations through the eight senses
Includes learning objectives to help with planning, differentiation, and assessment.
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Not a subscriber? £95 per year for unlimited access to the complete library of sensory stories and resources.
Here are two ideas linking to maths as students use their problem solving, organisation and lateral thinking skills to re-create a St Georges Day Flag using red and white Lego bricks and pegs.
For more ideas visit https://www.rhymingmultisensorystories.com/post/april-teaching-calendar
National Tea Day, celebrated on April 21st in the UK, honours the nation's love of tea with tastings, traditions, and shared moments over every kind of brew.
Tea Sensory Bottles
A tea sensory bottle is a calming, choice‑led exploration that invites learners to discover the colours, movements, scents, and gentle warmth of different tea blends. Using clear bottles, learners can select from a range of loose teas, herbs, petals, and spices to create their own unique blend. As the warm water is added, the ingredients swirl, float, sink, and slowly infuse, offering a soothing visual experience.
This activity supports sensory regulation and encourages curiosity through smell, sight, and gentle touch. Learners can watch the leaves unfurl, notice bubbles rising, observe colour changes, and feel the comforting warmth of the bottle in their hands. Each blend becomes personal and meaningful, giving learners a sense of ownership and creative expression.
A tea sensory bottle is a beautiful way to slow the pace, invite choice‑making, and celebrate the simple magic of natural materials coming to life in water. It can be used as part of a relaxation routine, a nature‑themed session, or a quiet moment of sensory grounding.
Explore different herbal teas.
Invite the learner to engage with a variety of herbal teas through smell, touch, and optional tasting. Present each tea slowly, allowing time for sensory exploration and choice-making.
Note: Always check for allergies or dietary restrictions before offering teas. Ensure teas are served cool to warm not hot and are presented in small quantities to support learner autonomy.
The sensory profiles below offer guidance on aroma, flavour, and emotional tone.
Spicy teas – Often infused with ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, or pepper. These teas feel warming and bold, perfect for autumnal or festive themes.
Floral teas – Include rose, jasmine, chamomile, or lavender. They offer gentle, calming aromas and soft, fragrant taste — ideal for emotional regulation and olfactory engagement.
Fruity teas – May feature dried apple, orange peel, hibiscus, or berries. These are bright, tangy, and sweet, often paired with vibrant colours and refreshing scents.
Earthy teas – Like rooibos, pu-erh, or turmeric blends. They carry grounding, deep aromas and are wonderful for tactile and scent-based storytelling.
Sweet teas – Naturally sweetened with honey, liquorice root, or vanilla. These are smooth and comforting, great for taste exploration and emotional warmth.
Further Resources
Sensory Bottles Practical Ideas for Inclusive Multisensory Learning
Sensory Bottles is an inclusive, practical guide for creating meaningful sensory experiences across inclusive settings. It introduces the purpose and value of sensory bottles, explores ideas practitioners can create, and outlines the developmental, sensory, and communication opportunities they support.
Clear safety guidance ensures every bottle is durable, appropriate, and confidently used, while the creative planning section — including an inspiring A–Z of sensory bottle themes and ideas — offers endless possibilities for engagement, regulation, and exploration providing ready‑to‑use sessions with learning outcomes, materials lists, and adaptations for diverse learners.
Thoughtful, flexible, and deeply learner‑centred, this resource supports practitioners in building sensory experiences that are safe, meaningful, and enriching for every learner each bottle offering a sensory prompt that invites and guides the learner through a journey where every sense is welcome.
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Sensory Bottles is an inclusive, practical guide for creating meaningful sensory experiences across inclusive settings. It introduces the pu
Annual Subscribers download for FREE
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The sensory stories in my Traditional Tales collection have been revamped!
Jack and The Beanstalk
Little Red Riding Hood
The Three Little Pigs
The Gingerbread Man
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
The updated resources have updated plots and fresh new sensory-rich activities offering an immersive multisensory experience while keeping everything practitioner‑friendly, clearly structured, and ready to use.
The resources also include learning objectives to help you plan, differentiate, and assess.
Whether you use it as a full half‑term unit or dip into activities across the week, this updated resource offers an inclusive toolkit that nurtures curiosity, communication and connection. It brings warmth, rhythm, and multisensory magic to a much‑loved traditional tale.
Thank you so much for your continued support of my resources:)
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Sensory Storytelling and Engagement Through Sensory Rich Activities
Learn at your own pace, anytime, anywhere!
Practical, Sensory-Rich Training for SEND, PMLD & EYFS Practitioners, SALT, Play Therapists, Activity Coordinators, Librarians & Storyteller, Parents and care givers
What’s Included -
Full access for 30 days
90 minutes of workshop modules
90 minutes of sensory story walk-throughs (5 stories)
Choose a free resource from the Rhyming Multisensory Collection
Modules
Module 1 - What is sensory storytelling and why it matters for sensory learners
Module 2 - The role of the five main sensory senses in sensory storytelling
Module 3 - The role of the internal body based senses in sensory storytelling
Module 4 - Building a basic sensory storytelling kit & enhancing engagement using props
Module 5 - The power of props and creative sourcing
Module 6 - Using food in sensory storytelling
Module 7 - The roles and use of scents and smells in sensory storytelling
Module 8 - Using sound effects in sensory storytelling
Module 9 - Story facilitation
Module 10 - Creative approaches to sensory storytelling
Module 11 - Sensory boxes and story boxes
Module 12 - Classical poetry and story sensory trays
Module 13 - Creating sensory stories and adapting books into sensory stories
Videos of Story Walkthroughs
The Weather
Jack and the Beanstalk
Chinese New Year
Summer
Autumn
Please note - Your access will be available within 24 hours of purchase
For schools, settings and organisations requiring a site licence or invoice payment, please contact me and I’ll be happy to arrange this.
Your questions, queries, comments and feedback are always welcome😊
Find out more!
https://www.rhymingmultisensorystories.com/product-page/sensory-storytelling-cpd-online-workshop-modules
Pupil Voice An A to Z of Sensory Approaches for PMLD and SEND Learners in Inclusive Classrooms
Just Released!
Pupil voice refers to the meaningful involvement of learners in expressing preferences, making choices, influencing decisions, and shaping their educational experience. For some learners with PMLD and SEND, pupil voice includes:
• Eye gaze
• Facial expressions
• Body movements
• Vocalisations
• Gestures
• Sensory preferences
• Behaviour as communication
• Patterns of engagement or withdrawal
Pupil voice is not dependent on speech or symbolic communication. It is about recognising all forms of expression and ensuring that learners have opportunities to influence:
• Activities
• Routines
• Environments
• Interactions
• Resources
• Sensory experiences
• Transitions
• Daily choices
This resource provides practical, accessible ways to embed pupil voice into everyday practice.
Every learner communicates. Every learner expresses preferences, makes choices, and shows us what matters to them. For some learners, communication may not be spoken, symbolic, or conventional — but it is always present, meaningful, and must be recognised.
Pupil voice is not about asking questions and waiting for words. It is about noticing, interpreting, responding, and shaping environments where every learner can influence their world. This book was created to support practitioners, teachers, support staff, therapists, and families in honouring the voices of learners who communicate through movement, expression, sensory engagement, and behaviour.
Grounded in the UK legal and policy context, the book reflects the expectations set out in the SEND Code of Practice, the Equality Act 2010, and the wider rights-based framework that places pupil voice at the heart of inclusive education. It supports practitioners to meet their statutory duties while honouring each learner’s autonomy, agency, and emotional safety. The guidance aligns with best practice across specialist settings, offering practical ways to embed pupil voice within everyday routines, sensory experiences, and personalised communication systems.
This A–Z collection offers simple, sensory aware activities that help practitioners notice, interpret, and respond to the many ways learners with PMLD and SEND communicate. Each activity focuses on a different cue, action, or sensory behaviour, giving clear guidance on what to look for, how to support it, and how to build it into everyday practice. The aim is to make pupil voice visible, valued, and woven gently into routines, interactions, and learning moments across the day.
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This week’s best‑selling teaching packs have been such a joy to see heading out to classrooms, homes and settings.
Thank you to everyone for supporting my work. Its lovely to hear how these resources are helping your learners engage, communicate, and explore.
These are the packs that have been most popular this week:
Easter Sensory Bottles
Circle Time
St Patrick’s Day
The Weather (FREE resource)
Little Red Riding Hood
The Farm
Spring
Each pack is designed to save you planning time while giving your learners rich, sensory experiences that support communication, anticipation, sensory exploration, agency and meaningful choice-making.
If you’re building your seasonal planning or refreshing your story boxes, these are a lovely place to start.
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Sensory boxes do not have to be complicated. A few simple items can tell a story.
St Patrick’s Day Sensory Story and Sensory Rich Resources
This rich, fully resourced sensory experience brings the life, legends, and spirit of St Patrick to life through touch, sound, movement, light, creativity, and gentle spirituality. This collection invites learners to explore glowing Paschal fires, soft shamrocks, calming textures, Irish rhythms, and joyful movement in a peaceful, accessible way.
The pack includes a step‑by‑step sensory story, a spiritual and life‑of‑St‑Patrick sensory bin, and a wide range of themed activities designed to support engagement, anticipation, communication, and delight. Learners can explore tactile crafts, sensory baking, Irish dancing, drumming, dressing‑up fun, and calming reflective moments.
This resource includes:
St Patrick’s Day Fully Resourced, Step‑by‑Step Sensory Story
St Patrick’s Day Sensory Bin (Spiritual & Life of St Patrick Focus)
Irish Tricolour Sensory Flag Craft Activity
Bell Pepper Printing Activity
Grab and Go St Patrick’s Day Sensory Activities
Sensory Shamrock Art
Green Cupcake Sensory Baking
Irish Dancing Movement
Green Smoothies
Match the Shamrocks
Irish Drumming
St Patrick’s Day Hats
St Patrick’s Day Dressing Up and Photo Fun
Created to support PMLD and sensory learners, this collection offers a calm, immersive celebration of St Patrick’s Day where every participant can connect, explore, and experience the story in their own way.
Celebrate St Patrick’s Day with a rich, fully resourced sensory experience that brings the life, legends, and spirit of St Patrick to life t
Sensory Bottles Practical Ideas for Inclusive Multisensory Learning
Sensory Bottles is an inclusive, practical guide for creating meaningful sensory experiences across inclusive settings. It introduces the purpose and value of sensory bottles, explores ideas practitioners can create, and outlines the developmental, sensory, and communication opportunities they support.
Clear safety guidance ensures every bottle is durable, appropriate, and confidently used, while the creative planning section — including an inspiring A–Z of sensory bottle themes and ideas — offers endless possibilities for engagement, regulation, and exploration providing ready‑to‑use sessions with learning outcomes, materials lists, and adaptations for diverse learners.
Thoughtful, flexible, and deeply learner‑centred, this resource supports practitioners in building sensory experiences that are safe, meaningful, and enriching for every learner each bottle offering a sensory prompt that invites and guides the learner through a journey where every sense is welcome.
Visit the shop (£3.98)
Sensory Bottles is an inclusive, practical guide for creating meaningful sensory experiences across inclusive settings. It introduces the pu
Annual Subscribers download for FREE
To find out more about a subscription visit https://www.rhymingmultisensorystories.com/product-page/annual-subscription
