Dear Members
My colleague and I have been working on an outreach project with two care
homes and a PRU (pupil referral unit), creating a games sensory box. The
adults from the home have severe learning difficulties and the children
have a range of behavioural and emotional difficulties and have been
excluded from mainstream school. We are at the stage where we are putting
together the sensory box and would appreciate some advice or help from
anyone who has done something similar to this before.
The sensory box will allow the participants to have a sensory experience
related to our games exhibition. We are looking for some
objects/resources/ideas related to sound, smell and touch. I would
appreciate it if anyone has done something similar to get back to me with
some suggestions.
If anyone has got any recommendations on how to deliver such a box it would
be much appreciated. At the moment we are playing with the idea of talking
through the sensory box and the related activities with the teacher or
group leader and allow them the flexibility to deliver the activities
appropriate to the needs of the adults/children. We will be trialling the
boxes as part of the project to see how it works and how we can develop it
further.
Regards
Fatima Choudhury
School Projects Officer
Luton Museums Service
01582 546727
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