November Teaching Calendar
Updated: Dec 16, 2021
Sensory ideas and inspiration to celebrate the month of November.
'Sensory Poppies' by Year 9 students
November 1st - 7th
UK Parliament Week
Activity Ideas
Hold a classroom debate!
This could be a random topic: 'Is there life on other planets?', a current affair 'Climate change' or write a variety of different topics onto slips of paper, place into a bag for students to randomly select one a topic to debate for a set amount of time then choose another.
Debating promotes turn taking and listening skills (listening to others' ideas), supports critical thinking and builds confidence.
On a sensory level ensure you support your students in having a voice to express their likes, dislikes and sensory preferences. Teaching rejection is equally important.
Provide plenty of opportunities for students to make choices (this could be at snack/lunchtime, through play and in the materials they use for art and craft activities)
November 4th
Diwali
Celebrate the Festival of Lights
Make a 'Diya' candle holder using clay, playdoh or plasticine.
Make a Diwali card.
Engage the senses, explore Indian food including Indian sweets, samosas, pakoras and paneer.
Explore Indian herbs and spices. Explore spindle-shaped cardamom pods. Can the students peel open the capsules to reveal the small, black seeds inside? Smell the smokiness of the cardamom and the intense woody, nutty fragrance of cinnamon sticks. Explore the tiny oblong, yellow-brown seeds and taste the bitter sweetness of cumin seeds
Explore the colours and patterns of a silk sari. Direct torchlight onto the sparkles and sequins to make them glisten. Offer students the opportunity to dress in the sari.
Using chalk, draw a Rangoli pattern onto a Tuff Tray, provide coloured sand for students to pour onto the patterns.
You may like:
'A Train Ride Through India - A Multisensory Exploration'
Table of Contents:
How to Tell a Multisensory Story
A Train Ride Through India (Fully Resourced, Step-by-Step, Multisensory Poem)
A Train Ride Through India Listening Game
A Train Ride Through India Sensory Bin
A Train Ride Through India Sensory Bag
Sensory Indian Flag
Train Ride Role Play
Let's Explore...Asiatic Lions
Mehndi
India Themed Sensory Ideas & Inspiration
You may also like:
'Holi - A Multisensory Adventure!'
Celebrate the magic and colour of the festival of Holi with this fully resourced, step-by-step multisensory story.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Prepare to Celebrate (Gathering Story Props)
How to Tell a Multisensory Story
Holi Poem
Holi- A Multisensory Exploration
Holi Themed Sensory Umbrella
Holi Themed Sensory Tent
Holi Themed Sensory Bin
Holi Themed Sensory Bag
Holi Themed Listening Game
Let's Make...Holi Powder Paint
Jackson Pollock Themed Art
Scented Paint
Paint Bombs & Cinnamon Stick Painting
Paint Splatter Picture
Colour Sorting
Thandai Recipe
Holi Ideas & Inspiration
November 5Th
Bonfire Night
Create a Bonfire Night Sensory Bin.
Place materials for students to make a 'bonfire' in the centre of the tray (leaves, twigs, pinecones)
Add strips of yellow, orange and red tissue paper to recreate the flames.