A Sensory Story for Autumn 'The Leaf Man' by Lois Ehlert

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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 effectsVisit 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 to squish if some of your students don’t like to get there hands dirty
  • 􏰀A sound recording of a River & a water tray. Visit www.freesound.org to find lots of different sounds of water in the environment
  • 􏰀Switch adapted fan / handheld fan or battery operated fan
  • Apple and pear puree (you can make your own or buy the small jars of baby food from the supermarket. If your student's are not able to taste, use a little apple or pear flavoured lipbalm. You can purchase most flavours from www.amazon.co.uk.
  • A big key / bunch of keys or your object of reference in school for home time



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                  Introduce the story by listening to the sound recording of the wind.

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                  Sensory Story
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                  Sensory Prop

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                  Leaf man used to live near me, in a plie of leaves
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                  Explore the tray of leaves, scrunch, listen and feel
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                  But yesterday the wind blew leaf man away, he left no travel plans
                  Using a switch adapted fan, let the students activate the fan to feel the breeze for wind, watch and listen to the leaves blowing away.
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                  The last time I saw him, he was heading east past the chickens
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                  Support the student to press the BigMac to hear the chickens
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                  towards the marsh
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                  Support the student to explore the wet, cold soil for the marsh
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                  Well leave mans got to go where the wind blows
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                  Using the switch adapted fan support the student to activate the fan
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                  Is he drifting west above the orchards ?
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                  Smell and feel an apple, taste some apple pie filling. Smell and feel a pear, taste some mashed up pear.
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                  Or past the spotted cows?
                  Support the student to activate the BigMac to hear the sound of the cows.
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                  Maybe leave man is flying along the river following butterflies going south.
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                  Listen to the sounds of the river recorded on the Cd. Let the student feel the cold water
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                  When leave man looks down on earth is he lonesome for a home ?
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                  Object of Reference for Home / Big Key - Leave a pause at the end of the sentence
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                  This I do know ! Where a leaf man will land, only the wind knows.
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                  Listen to the sound of the wind recorded on to the Cd
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