A Sensory Story for Autumn 'The Leaf Man' by Lois Ehlert
This story makes a wonderful sensory story for Autumn. I have shortened the story a little to make it a more suitable length for the students that I work with. To support the story I sourced the following resources: A sound recording of strong Wind - (I purchased this sound effect from iTunes for 79p , alternatively you can download free wind sound effects from www.freesound.org A BigMac communication device with cow sounds. Visit www.freesound.org to find free cow sound effects. Cover the BigMac with material that represents a cow. I found a green car shammy in the pound shop which I thought felt and looked like grass (lovely and tactile, great for VI students) A BigMac communication device with chicken sound effects Visit www.freesound.org to find free chicken sounds Cover the BigMac with feathers to represent the feathers on the chickens Compost, you can put this is a tray and add water, or you could put some compost and water in a sealable bag ...