Goals for RE in Special Education

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1 Sensory RE

2 Goals for RE in Special Education Enjoyment and fun Exploration of feelings and emotions Communication with the world and others A developing awareness of relationships with others Enrichment of aspects of personal social development An exploration of multicultural and multi faith themes Stimulation and awareness of the beauty and mystery of the natural world Stimulation and awareness of the man-made world Celebrations of achievements in life Developing choice and the right to say yes, no and maybe Developing spirituality Longhorn, F (1993) Religious Education for Very Special Children, P. 9, Flo Publications Ltd

3 Areas of Prominence in Religious Education for the Very Special Child Awareness of me Awareness of others The needs of myself The needs of others The world around me The numinous sense Celebrating life Reflecting on life as a whole Longhorn, F (1993) Religious Education for Very Special Children, P. 3, Flo Publications Ltd

4 Sensory Experience - The Natural World Rolling in a field of long grass Sitting on the back of a donkey or pony Sitting or splashing in a muddy puddle Making snowballs and snowmen Sitting still and listening out in the woods/at the beach Smelling flowers and herbs Watching animals/insects move freely Exploring shadows Growing and tasting fruit and vegetables Observing new life emerging eg chicks, lambs, butterflies Exploring ice Observing Fire

5 Christianity

6 Easter - New Life

7 Easter Sensory Activities

8 Sensory Saturday

9 Baptism

10 Judaism

11 Hanukkah Sensory Story

12 Hanukkah Sensory Ideas Box includes smooth gold bead strings for the gelt, soft big pipe cleaners in the colors of blue and white, small rough gold pipe cleaners, curly white and blue ribbons (look at property of materials), Star of David and dreidel cookie cutters, play food donut, and wooden driedels.

13 In this box students looked for the letter H (for Hanukkah) and the number 8 (for the 8 candles on the menorah) in blue and white rice. Either scooping or sifting. In this box some potato flakes (to remind us of latkes). They have a soft, yet crunchy feel. A plastic latke was fun to find and also use as a scoop. Visual tracking was addressed as the light flakes drifted down. Pom pom yarn Shaving foam Hand print Menorah

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15 Menorah Candle Poem I'm a menorah candle (stand and point at self). rowing shorter you can see (slowly squat lower and lower). Melting all my wax (squat down lower). Until there's nothing left to see (sit down).

16 Islam

17 Ramadan Sensory Story

18 Ramadan Sensory Ideas Sensory boxes are meant to help kids learn to count, identify their colours and shapes, practice fine mo Count the white crescent moons. Count the big yellow stars; count the small yellow stars. Place pom poms into container using tongs. Count the shiny golden pom poms. Spot the gold coins and place into the gift box using tongs. How much Eid money is in the gif Compare lengths of pipe cleaners. Line up according to longest to shortest or shortest to long Touch the prayer rug. Describe how it looks and feels.

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20 Ramadan Artwork

21 Hinduism

22 Diwali Sensory Story

23 Attention Autism - Diwali

24 Diwali Role Play

25 Diwali Sensory Ideas

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27 Holi Sensory Activities

28 Buddhism

29 Mindfulness Sensory Tray

30 Wesak Sensory Activities

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32 Sikhism

33 Sikhism Sensory Tray

34 Vaisakhi Sensory Activities Mala Khanda Mosaic Kalgi Kanga

35 Religion, or the awareness of a deeper dimension to life, is everyone's right and even the most very special child is capable of experiencing a wholeness or personality, if given the right opportunity and guidance. Longhorn, F (1993) Religious Education for Very Special Children, P. 1, Flo Publications Ltd