I’m siting on our patio as my son has his morning nap with my Nook and a box of chocolates beside me, and my cat, Six-Toes, sitting at my feet. It is a brilliantly sunny day, though there is a cool wind blowing, but if you sit very still, stretched out on the warm red bricks you barely feel the wind at all. In this moment I am perfectly content and completely present.

Sensory Exercises adapted from: http://www.ehow.com/list_6507941_sensory-writing-activities.html

 

 

    • Pick a place or room familiar to you. How would you describe it to someone who has never seen it? Write observations that fall into the categories of things, colors, sounds, smells and feelings. Write a description that calls on all the senses or just one or two of your choice.

    Here is an interesting exercise that draws attention to how and why we use different senses in our writing:

    • Bright Hub offers a lesson plan that asks readers to recognize the different senses to which a writer is appealing. Teachers give students crayons or colored pencils in five different colors. One color is assigned to each of the senses. Students go through a piece of writing and circle each sensory description with the appropriate color so they can see how the different senses are used in writing. They can also determine what sensory information is not being used and think about why.

      If you do the above exercise feel free to share what it was like on here. Was it interesting or surprising? Helpful?