I recently made this sensory bag for a young child in my class with profound and multiple difficulties (PMLD) along with some activities that would also work well with young children with SEN to develop their early social interaction, joint attention and communication skills.
Most of the contents were sourced from the shop Tiger which is amazing for all kinds of resources! The jingle bag I made myself, really easy just little bells sewn into a furry pencil case (can also do this with scrunchy paper).
Glitter and shiny balls - great for
exploration, deep pressure, early gross motor skills.
Jingle bag - great for early aural skills,
exploration, early cause and effect: Sing Jingle Bells (seasonal!!) or sing the
‘Oranges and Lemons’ and jingle the bag every time you sing about the bells.
Mitt - great for deep pressure, massage: Incy wincy spider massage:
‘Incy wincy spider climbed up the water
spout’ – stroke mitt up back
‘Down came the rain and washed the spider
out’ – stroke the mitt down back
‘Out came the sunshine and dried up all
the rain’ – do circles with mitt on back
‘and incy wincy spider climbed up the
spout again’ – stroke mitt up back
Octopus fingers - great for light
pressure, tickles: put the octopus fingers on your fingers and tickle! Stop
with fingers poised and encourage eye-contact or
verbalisation to continue
Disco Fingers - great for eye-gaze
tracking, attention building): 'This
little piggy went to market' (turn off the lights as each little piggy goes
home). '5 little men in a flying saucer' (move your hand like a flying saucer,
turn off lights when they fly away
Disco Light - great for early cause and
effect, eye-gaze tracking, attention building: hide under dark cloth together
and sing twinkle little star. Hold by the string and move it around singing
‘you spin me right round baby, right round’
Massager - great for deep pressure,
indicating wanting more, early cause and effect: turn on and explore, turn it
off and encourage eye-contact or verbalisation to request more
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