Sensory Cards

Materials 

1. Heavy poster board
2. Scissors
3. Sandpaper
4. Fabric with varying textures
5. Glue
6. Markers

Instructions

1. Cut poster board into cards.
2. Make sensory cards by gluing different textures on each card.
3. On the back of each card, write a word that describes how it feels to the touch (rough, smooth, bumpy, soft, and so on).
4. Let the children take turns feeling the cards. Encourage them to write their own descriptive word or tell you or a friend.
5. If desired, extend the activity by asking the children to find an object in the room that feels similar to the card they felt.