This simple visual helps to provide structure, consistency and effectiveness for students who take sensory motor room breaks! It outlines a routine and structure to best support their safety, independence and readiness to learn! This is great for establishing consistency with school or clinic sensory motor rooms. Steps included:Enter with a teacherCheck in with your body and brainChoose a toolSet a timerClean upCheck in with your body after using the toolBody and brain is ready to learn
This visual choice boards aids students in selecting regulation tools that support their overall readiness to learn. This choice board includes:Blow bubblesSensory sandMindful coloringBody squeezesDrink waterListen to musicQuiet spaceStretches*Please note that each child's sensory system is unique! **It is important to note that not all students respond to sensory input in the same way. Sensory interventions should NEVER be forced or used as a reward. If the child demonstrates a need for sensor
These supplementary resources support the teaching and implementation of the evidence-informed curriculum The Alert Program. Develop your students' self-regulation skills in order to get their body and brains ready to learn!
Our bodies are constantly fluctuating between energy levels. Our goal is to regulate our energy levels, emotions and behaviors to match the demands of the activity or environment. Help to identify observable behaviors that may indicate when your students' body and brain are not ready to learn!
This visual choice board guides healthy and safe movement based activities. They intentionally provide proprioceptive and vestibular input to help regulate the sensory nervous system and promote optimal learning! This visual includes:Jumping jacksJoggingLungesChair squatsFrog JumpsBear CrawlBalancingSide bendsDance breaks
This simple visual choice board provides various animal walks that promote gross motor strength, motor coordination, bilateral integration, proprioceptive/vestibular input AND imaginative play skills! This can be used during structured movement breaks to help promote optimal learning, movement and fun! Animal Walks Included:Seal stretchBear walkSnake crawlFlamingo standStarfish standButterfly stretchCat crawlFrog hopsArmadillo roll*Please note that each child's sensory system is unique! **It is
Evidence supports that students benefit from intentional and explicit teaching on social emotional learning. Implementing classroom sensory and self-regulation tools can be highly beneficial - when they are taught and implemented with structure and expectation! Introduce how to use sensory and self-regulation tools with this social story!
Heavywork is a type of proprioceptive input that helps students gain regulating sensory input through everyday classroom routines and activities. Providing students with intentional opportunities for embedded heavywork jobs helps to provide integrated sensory regulation AND build a sense of classroom belonging throughout everyday school routines! Heavywork Choices include:Wipe down the whiteboardHold the door open for classmatesHelp stack chairsPush/pull the library cart
Help students to regulate their body and emotions with a classroom calming corner! Allow students to utilize calming strategies and quiet classroom environments with structure and purpose to get ready to learn!
This visual choice board guides healthy and safe movement based activities. They intentionally provide proprioceptive and vestibular input to help regulate the sensory nervous system and promote optimal learning! This visual includes:Jumping jacksJoggingLungesChair squatsFrog JumpsBear CrawlBalancingSide bendsDance breaks
This simple visual helps to guide safe and alternative choices for oral sensory seekers! The visuals include mouth tools for:Drinking from a strawBrushing teeth / using a toothbrush and toothpasteEating a crunchy snackUsing Chewlery*Please note that each child's sensory system is unique! **It is important to note that not all students respond to sensory input in the same way. Sensory interventions should NEVER be forced or used as a reward. If the child demonstrates a need for sensory input OR
Use these visuals in your classroom to support sensory and self-regulation strategies for ALL sensory systems! Visuals include sensory tools for over/under-responsiveness for tactile, auditory, oral, visual, olfactory, movement, deep pressure, and self-regulation.
Help students to identify basic and complex emotions with these set of emotion cards! This resource includes 2 sets of emotions, one with more realistic pictures and the other with more animated characters.