Technique/Tool/Resource: Sensory Cards
Used For: (TF-CBT: PRACTICE) Feelings identification for children with visual disabilities
Where Technique was taken from: Pinterest - http://thefeltmouse.blogspot.com/2008/12/for-kids.html
Supplies Needed:
Cardboard to make the cards, glue, and a variety of the following:
Alphabet pasta
Seed
beads
lace, other cloths
pennies
feathers
popsicle sticks
chenille stems
puffy paint design
foam shapes
bubble wrap
foil
toothpicks
sandpaper
felt shapes
yarn- various textures, sizes
brads
corrugated cardboard
sequins
velcro and elastic
cut numbers
paper clips
rickrack
buttons
textured contact paper
mesh
Detailed Description: Together identify feelings with the child and formulate a list of feelings. Let the child explore the various items you have to create the sensory cards and ask him/her to pick items that describe the feelings listed (like asking visually unimpaired children to match colors to feelings). Glue to sensory card and label using brail stickers, raised letters, or puffy paint.
To expand on skill development, ask the child to identify where in his/her body he/she experiences each feeling (stomach, head, back, etc.). Ask the child how he/she shows other people when each feeling is being experienced, how he/she knows when others are experiencing each particular feeling.