Sensory Story Baskets
Enhance literacy engagement by pairing elements from a storybook with corresponding tactile objects, aiding comprehension and attention for concrete thinkers.
- Takes
- 30 min
- Your setup
- 15 min prep
- Ages
- Ages 1–7
- Mess
- No mess
- Cost
- $
- Where
- Indoors
How to do it
- 1Select a book and gather 5-7 representative objects.
- 2As you read a key page, pause and present the corresponding object for the child to touch and explore.
- 3Use descriptive language related to the object's texture, weight, and temperature.
- 4After the story, encourage the child to retell the story using the objects as prompts.
What they're practising
- Literacy comprehension
- Tactile engagement
- Vocabulary expansion
- Joint attention