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Eye Can Write: A Memoir of a Silent Soul Emerging

I’ve had a lot of experience over the last few years, working with young people with disabilities and learning difficulties, in particular those with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) and I absolutely adore my job. These children who people regularly underestimate and speak to in a ‘baby voice’, have often been some of the most aware and intelligent individuals I’ve had the pleasure to work with. I’m so passionate about not excluding or dismissing people just because of their physical abilities but it happens every single day, not just by strangers, but families, friends, medical professionals, teachers and support workers. Its a difficult thing to tackle, because how do you go about changing the way people see these individuals, when you have no way of showing them that there’s so much more than what they can see, especially if the person cannot speak and needs help to eat, drink and even move about on their own?

Eye Can Write, is an incredible memoir written by one such boy.12 year old Jonathan Bryan, who has severe cerebral palsy and is ‘locked in’ so cannot speak or even sign, but despite the constant battle with his own body, he and an amazing support network he learned to read and has they have developed a way to spell words by just using his eyes.

This book is about his journey, his thoughts and feelings about finding his voice and his wish to help others like him labelled with PMLD to receive an education so they can find their voice too.

Please help to share this little miracle of a book! It’s available to buy online at Amazon and at most major booksellers. A portion of all book sales are being donated to Teach Us Too, a charity set up by Jonathan and his family to help teach children with PMLD to read and write!

Teach Us Too, website: http://www.teachustoo.org.uk/

Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eye-Can-Write-memoir-emerging-ebook/dp/B07BZMXRL7/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1534182486&sr=8-1&keywords=eye+can+write

Vesak - A Sensory Story Told Through the Eight Senses invites learners into the calm, symbolic world of Vesak, the Buddhist day that marks the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment, and passing.

Using sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, movement, body awareness, and inner sensing, each moment is grounded in authentic Vesak imagery including lantern light, lotus flowers, Bodhi leaves, temple sounds and other sensory stimuli offering gentle, accessible pathways for sensory engagement.

Designed for inclusive classrooms and sensory learners, this approach blends cultural accuracy with multisensory exploration, supporting connection, curiosity, and quiet reflection. Through carefully crafted invitations, learners experience Vesak not just as a festival, but as a peaceful journey of light, kindness, and awareness.

Rooted in a commitment to accessibility, sensory engagement and meaningful communication, each couplet offers a sensory prompt guiding the story explorer through a journey where they can explore and connect in a space where every sense is welcome.

Sensory-rich activities including focus on invitations through the eight senses

Includes learning objectives to help with planning, differentiation, and assessment.

Visit the shop https://www.rhymingmultisensorystories.com/product-page/vesak-sensory-story-and-sensory-rich-ideas-and-activities-pmld-send

Annual Subscribers download for FREE

Not a subscriber? £95 per year for unlimited access to the complete library of sensory stories and resources. 

Pupil Voice An A to Z of Sensory Approaches for PMLD and SEND Learners in Inclusive Classrooms

This week’s best‑selling teaching packs have been such a joy to see heading out to classrooms, homes and settings.

Thank you to everyone for supporting my work. Its lovely to hear how these resources are helping your learners engage, communicate, and explore.

These are the packs that have been most popular this week:

Easter Sensory Bottles Circle Time St Patrick’s Day The Weather (FREE resource) Little Red Riding Hood The Farm Spring

Each pack is designed to save you planning time while giving your learners rich, sensory experiences that support communication, anticipation, sensory exploration, agency and meaningful choice-making.

If you’re building your seasonal planning or refreshing your story boxes, these are a lovely place to start.

Visit the shop (packs are £3.98 each) https://www.rhymingmultisensorystories.com/category/shop

St Patricks Day Planning - Story Box

Sensory boxes do not have to be complicated. A few simple items can tell a story.

St Patrick’s Day Sensory Story and Sensory Rich Resources

This rich, fully resourced sensory experience brings the life, legends, and spirit of St Patrick to life through touch, sound, movement, light, creativity, and gentle spirituality. This collection invites learners to explore glowing Paschal fires, soft shamrocks, calming textures, Irish rhythms, and joyful movement in a peaceful, accessible way.

The pack includes a step‑by‑step sensory story, a spiritual and life‑of‑St‑Patrick sensory bin, and a wide range of themed activities designed to support engagement, anticipation, communication, and delight. Learners can explore tactile crafts, sensory baking, Irish dancing, drumming, dressing‑up fun, and calming reflective moments.

This resource includes:

St Patrick’s Day Fully Resourced, Step‑by‑Step Sensory Story

St Patrick’s Day Sensory Bin (Spiritual & Life of St Patrick Focus)

Irish Tricolour Sensory Flag Craft Activity

Bell Pepper Printing Activity

Grab and Go St Patrick’s Day Sensory Activities

Sensory Shamrock Art

Green Cupcake Sensory Baking

Irish Dancing Movement

Green Smoothies

Match the Shamrocks

Irish Drumming

St Patrick’s Day Hats

St Patrick’s Day Dressing Up and Photo Fun

Created to support PMLD and sensory learners, this collection offers a calm, immersive celebration of St Patrick’s Day where every participant can connect, explore, and experience the story in their own way.

Sensory Bottles Practical Ideas for Inclusive Multisensory Learning 

Sensory Bottles is an inclusive, practical guide for creating meaningful sensory experiences across inclusive settings. It introduces the purpose and value of sensory bottles, explores ideas practitioners can create, and outlines the developmental, sensory, and communication opportunities they support. 

Clear safety guidance ensures every bottle is durable, appropriate, and confidently used, while the creative planning section — including an inspiring A–Z of sensory bottle themes and ideas — offers endless possibilities for engagement, regulation, and exploration providing ready‑to‑use sessions with learning outcomes, materials lists, and adaptations for diverse learners. 

Thoughtful, flexible, and deeply learner‑centred, this resource supports practitioners in building sensory experiences that are safe, meaningful, and enriching for every learner each bottle offering a sensory prompt that invites and guides the learner through a journey where every sense is welcome. 

Visit the shop (£3.98) 

Annual Subscribers download for FREE 

It’s been a busy week, thank you to everyone who has been in touch with questions, ideas, and lovely messages.

As requested, I’ve popped the March Teaching Calendar out early so those who like to plan ahead can dive straight in.

March is bursting with colour, culture, and creative possibilities, and this month’s collection is packed with teaching ideas, sensory activities, and inspiration to help you celebrate it all. You’ll find:

St David’s Day Soundscapes

Proprioception activities linked to Ramadan

National Careers Week – Classroom Job Board

St Patrick’s Day Sensory Story Box + Bell Pepper Shamrock Printing

Mother’s Day Card activity

Holi – Colours of Light Sensory Experience

Spring-themed exploration

And a joyful Comic Relief Giggle Box to bring plenty of smiles ....and more!

Let’s make March a month full of connection, colour, and sensory delight.

A new FREE sensory story with sensory-rich ideas and activities, facilitation guidance and learning objectives!

Bring the weather to life with this Weather Sensory Story, designed especially for learners with PMLD, SEND, ideal for inclusive classrooms. This beautifully structured story guides learners through rain, wind, sunshine, and storms using simple language, rhythm, and sensory cues that support engagement, anticipation, and connection.

"The Weather"

This sensory story can be used as a standalone sensory experience for exploring a topic or theme or as part of a daily circle time routine, offering learners a rich, multisensory way to explore the topic of the weather or the changing seasons. The gentle rhythm, simple language, and sensory cues help learners connect with concepts such as rain, wind, fog, snow, sunshine, storms and rainbows in a meaningful, accessible way. 

Sensory-rich weather-themed activities complement the sensory story as you invite students to create a storm orchestra, explore a weather umbrella or seasonal sensory boxes, create rainbow-themed art, take part in a rainbow’s end treasure hunt amongst other activities.

Ideal for 1:1 sessions, small groups, whole class or circle time weather routines; this resource supports communication, emotional regulation, and early understanding of weather concepts in a sensory and inclusive way.

A versatile, practitioner‑friendly resource that brings joy, calm, drama, and curiosity to any sensory curriculum.

(If you have a copy of The Weather with the umbrellas on the cover, this is a totally different story)