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 We Are All Different Sensory Story
To be used alongside the teaching of the We Are All Different eBook.

Story Activity Resources

I have straight hair. Use a mirror so the children can • Mirrors

look at themselves and their
I have wavy hair. own reflection. Ask the children • Brushes/combs

I have curly hair. to choose which picture in the

book they feel matches their
I have afro hair. hair the best.

Introduce a brush or a comb

to the children and allow them
to brush their own hair, if they
would like to.

Make sure to wash the brush/

comb between uses or provide
enough so each child has their
own to use.

If the children would not like to

use a brush/comb on their hair,
allow them to stroke their hair
with their hand or just use their
hands to feel the brush/comb.

I have light skin. Use a mirror so the children can • Mirrors

look at themselves and their own
I have dark skin. reflection. • Diversity dolls

I have a birthmark. Use diversity dolls to show • Images or pictures of people

and talk about how everyone is with light skin, dark skin,
I have freckles. birthmarks and freckles.
different.

Use images or pictures that • To further extend discussion

children can collage to make their on diversity and inclusivity, you
own cut-out people. Alternatively, could include images or pictures
an adult could make some cut- of people in wheelchairs, with
out people before the session. hearing aids, pigmentation, etc.

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I live with my two dads.
I live with my grandpa.
I live with my mum.
I live with my mum and dad.
I have a cat.
I have a goldfish.
I have a tortoise.
I have an ant farm.
I have two big brothers.
I have no brothers or sisters.
I have a twin.
I have a little sister.
I speak Portuguese.
I speak Bengali.
I use sign language.
I speak Swahili.
We Are All Different Sensory Story
Using photographs, create a • Tree template or house template
family tree of stick puppets for (which are both available in an
each child in your class – get editable version).
them to stick on pictures of who
they live with and use/reinforce • Lolly sticks
key words like mum, dad, • Photographs of the children and
grandpa, grandma. their families (laminate and add
Discuss how all the children’s Velcro to them so the children
family trees and households are can place the pictures on to their
different. tree/house).
Use sensory trays filled with • Trays x 4
different objects for the children
to feel and explore: • Toy cats
• tray with toy cats and • Fur material
fur material • Plastic/laminated fish
• tray with water and • Fishing nets
plastic fish/fishing nets
• Grass
• tray with grass and toy
tortoise/hard shells • Toy tortoise
• tray with sand and • Hard objects that
plastic ants resemble shells
• Sand
• Plastic/laminated ants
Use the family tree stick puppets Photographs of child’s siblings
again so the children can stick (laminated and with Velcro
on the pictures of their siblings, if added to them).
they have any.
Discuss the differences with
the children.
Play/sing an appropriate song • Song on YouTube
from YouTube that teaches
children how to say ‘hello’ in • Musical instruments
different languages.
Teach children how to say ‘hello’ in
sign language and as you sing the
song from the video, encourage
children to sign along to it.
To extend, use musical
instruments with the children
alongside the song.
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 We Are All Different Sensory Story

I like bananas. Explore fruits by feeling, smelling A variety of different fruits

and tasting them: – bananas, apples, grapes,
I like apples. strawberries (or others that you
• feel them before they are know the children will like/try).
I like grapes. chopped up
I like strawberries. • smell them when they are
chopped up

• taste them when they are

ready for eating

Make sure to check if children

have any allergies before
handling and eating the fruit.

I do ballet. Use small balls and drop them into • Balls of different shapes
a bucket/hoop/net – encourage and sizes
I play football. children to look and listen.
• A bucket/hoop/net
I play basketball. Use a ribbon stick to create
swirls around the children – allow • Ribbon
I do gymnastics.
them to feel the ribbon on their • Stick
body/face.

I like writing. Use objects of reference for • Pencils/crayons

children to touch and look at:
I like music. • Musical instruments
• For writing, a bag or box
I like art. of pencils/crayons to feel • Paintbrushes

I like maths. • For music, small musical • Number shapes or counting

instruments to play, e.g. a apparatus
triangle or shakers

• For art, paintbrushes to

feel – an adult could use
a paintbrush on children’s
arms/feet for them to
feel the bristles.

• For maths, a bag of

number shapes or
counting apparatus
to explore.

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 We Are All Different Sensory Story

I like green. Coloured kaleidoscope with • Kaleidoscope (make your

different colours in for children
I like pink. to twist and look through.
I like rainbow colours.
Coloured sensory bottles with
I like black. different colours for children
to explore.
own using these How to
Make a Kaleidoscope Craft
Instructions).
• Plastic bottles/jars
• Food colouring (water based
and oil based)

• Water

• Baby oil

I like sunshine. Use a range of resources to • Torch

explore weather.
I like rain. • Spray bottle filled with water
Use a torch to shine a light.
I like wind. Support the children to watch • Handheld fan

I like snow. and follow the light, and if • Ice cubes

appropriate, feel the light shining
on their skin. • Plastic ziplock bag

Use a spray bottle to spray • Fake snow (make your own

water around the room as if it’s using this No-Freeze Fake Snow
raining on the children and let the Sensory Activity)
water sprinkle over them so they
can feel it.

Use a handheld fan and allow

children to feel the breeze over
their faces, hands, arms and feet.

Put ice cubes into a plastic

ziplock bag for children to feel
the coldness of the ice. Make
fake snow to touch and explore.

We are all different. Coloured paper cut up and Coloured paper cut into
sprinkled over the top of all the small squares.
We are all friends! children together so that it falls
on them from above.

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