10 things to do with any book (ASN)

By adding interesting playful activities and sensory elements to reading aloud, we can help children with additional support needs engage with and understand stories. This resource contains activity ideas which can be used with any picture book to make it fun, exciting and enjoyable read. The activity ideas are:

• Create a sensory story (estimated time: 10-15mins)
• Multi-sensory page turn surprise (estimated time: 10-15mins)
• Create a tactile version of the book (estimated: 1-2 hours)
• Story trace (estimated time: 10-15mins)
• Heroes and villains (estimated time: 1-2 hours)
• Happy or sad (estimated time: 20-30mins)
• Story dress-up (estimated time: 15-20mins)
• Sound effect story (estimated time: 10-15mins)
• Make a game out of the book (estimated time: 15-20mins)
• Story pass the parcel (estimated time: 15-20mins)