Sensory Storytelling is inspired by the State Library of WA’s Better Beginnings initiative and brings a multi-sensory play-based approach to 'readings' of rhymes and popular children’s stories. The program builds capacity amongst parents, early childhood educators and therapists by modeling the use of music and sensory activities to augment children’s understanding and enjoyment of story. Sensory Storytelling encourages early literacy development and links strongly with the Early Years Learning Framework.
For the past six years Sensorium Theatre been delivering sensory storytelling to hundreds of children aged 0 to 12 with a variety of needs. Sensory storytelling takes popular stories and connects them with live music, singing and interactive sensory play to create a unique fun and educational experience for children with disability, developmental delay, autism and other access needs. Music and sensory play (touch, taste and smell) add to children’s understanding and enjoyment of stories, and support the development of language and independence.
sparking the imagination of children with disability
Big Rain Coming
Big Rain Coming is a lyrical story about waiting for the rain to come to an isolated Aboriginal community. Tension in the community builds as the rain clouds thicken and grow dark. Everybody waits. When will the rain come?
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
When a family goes hunting for a bear, they face all kinds of obstacles! They wade through the grass, splash through the river and squelch through the mud on their adventure. A surprise awaits in the cave on the other side of the dark forest!
Wombat Stew
In this classic Australian picture book, a dingo catches a wombat and wants to cook him in a stew. But all the other bush animals have a plan to save their friend. They trick the dingo into using mud, feathers, flies, bugs and gumnuts in his stew, and the result is something the dingo will never forget!