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Sensory Stimulation Kit:
High School Graduation
Jessica Locker
Sensory Stimulation Kit Assignment Fall 2015:
Theme: High-School Graduation
Supplies:
Kit Contents:
Visual:
 Camera
 Graduation Card
 Diploma
Auditory:
Graduation March: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YaA7uicdQo
Pomp and Circumstance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_doAV8bx0xg
Example graduation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF3kRoWzAD4
Graduation Song (Friends Forever) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrUQcmI9Fi4
Tactile:
 Money
 Graduation Gown
 Admission Ticket
Smell:
 Perfume
 Flower scented Air Freshener
Taste:
 Sparkling Cider
 Mints
 Cupcake
Optional item: Gift Bag, Songs and you tube video links related to graduations, additional snacks such as
pretzels and chips that would be served at a graduation party. A picture of a graduation cake, pictures
of high schools or colleges, fresh flowers (if possible), a graduation speech, a program, a thank you
card, pictures of graduating students with their parents, pictures of professors (showing different
graduation gowns) a box of tissues (for tears of joy!) A toy microphone for speeches, balloons-regular,
or if possible, balloons that say something like, “congratulations graduate”.
Additional Equipment/ Supplies Required: Music player or computer to play music, cups, small plates,
and napkins.
Activities
Visual: Show the graduation card in the envelope. Have the client take the card out of the envelope and
read it aloud. Repeat the same steps with the diploma. Have a conversation about where they
graduated from and what classes the client took while in school. Ask the name of their friends while in
high-school or and extracurricular activities they participated in. Then show the client the camera. Talk
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about some of the thing they would take pictures of on that day. Have the client reenact the scenes they
described with the props provided. Client can also practice their fine motor skills by being the
photographer.
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Allow increased time for taking the graduation card out of the envelope and reading it.
Could find a card with simple one to two syllable words. Demonstrate how to use the
camera step by step.
Auditory: Use the internet to play the song and sounds that you would hear at a high-school graduation.
Have the client determine the sounds and where they would hear them at. Also, you could have the
clients reminisce on their high-school graduation. You could ask questions like, what year did you
graduate? Who was there? What was the weather like?
- Encourage the client to mimic a graduation ceremony while the music is playing in the
background. You can also play example Valedictorian speeches
Tactile: Give the client the imitation money, ask client how much it is and what could they buy with that
money. Ask if they were given money as a present or did they receive a purchased gift? Discuss about
what graduates wear on graduation day. Do they wear casual clothes or formal attire? Do they wear
something overtop of their clothes during the ceremony? What color is the cap and gown? What kind of
fabric is the gown made out of? Have client feel the gown and try it on. Hand client the admission ticket
for the ceremony, ask them to hold and describe the object. Ask client if they ever been to someone’s
graduation, if so, who invited them? If you have the tassel from the graduation cap, this is also a good
item for the participants to touch, and you could ask them what it means when students pass the tassel
from one side to the other.
Give the participant additional time to feel the money and admission ticket with also
allowing extra time to try on the graduation gown.
Smell: Ask the client some of the things they might smell at a graduation. Get the Air Freshener and
perfume and have the client smell them and guess what they smell like.
- Rather than just smelling the bottle cap on the perfume and air freshener, actually spray them
into the air one at a time for a more potent smell. If possible, have real flowers for smell, or silk
flowers (for visual) displayed in a bouquet, and ask if participants got or gave flowers on
graduation day.
Taste: Ask the client about some of the food/drink items they may have at a high-school graduation.
Have the Sparkling Cider, mint, and cupcakes on the table to have the clients taste an item of their
choosing. Ask clients if they had a graduation party and if so, what food was served? Party snacks
such as pretzels and chips can also be offered to participants. To follow, have the client describe the
difference between the items they tasted. Get items that have completely different tastes such as
salty, sweet, or bitter