What is sensory?

Sensory means using your body’s special helpers to know what is happening around you.

Imagine you're playing outside on a sunny day. Your eyes see the colorful swings, your ears hear the laughter of friends, your feet feel the warm grass under them, and your hands touch the smooth slide. All these are parts of being sensory, it's like having little helpers in your body that tell you about the world.

Each part of your body has a job:

• Your eyes help you see.
• Your ears help you hear.
• Your nose helps you smell.
• Your tongue helps you taste.
• Your skin helps you feel things like hot, cold, rough, or soft.

These helpers work together so you can explore and understand your world, just like when you close your eyes and guess what toy your friend is holding by feeling it. That’s using your sensory helpers to know something without seeing it!