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Modulation games and activities are designed to help children develop the ability to regulate their energy levels, emotions, and responses to sensory input. These activities provide opportunities for children to practice transitioning between high-energy and calm states, build body awareness, and improve impulse control. By engaging in playful games that require starting, stopping, and adjusting movement, children learn how to manage their bodies in space and respond appropriately to enviro

Human beings rely on eight sensory systems to perceive and interact with their surroundings. The tools listed are designed to facilitate regulation and comfort by addressing individual responses to sensory input.

A visual tool that gives language and options for children to choose a self-regulation strategy. Print this and put it up in the classroom. Teach children about these different self-regulation strategies, and when they are dysregulated, this visual reminder can be available for help children make choices to build SEL skills.

This comprehensive bundle includes 9 essential topics to support teachers in supporting the social-emotional development, mental health, and sensory differences of the children in their classroom. The handouts help foster the development of life skills, resilience, confidence, empathy, and so much more. 1. Supporting Big Feelings in Children (step by step guide of how to respond) 2. Talking with Caregivers about Concerns for their Child's Development 3. I have an idea! A visual to help children

This handout provides a game/activity for teachers to use as a guide with the goal of engaging the 5 senses and doing a mindfulness activity.

This helpful printable includes all of the fine motor milestones for children ages 2-3, 3-4, and 4-5. Plus, a list of activities that help children develop those fine motor skills. Use as a reference, pin it up in the classroom, send it home to caregivers of preschoolers, use it as professional development, etc.

What is resilience, what to do, and what NOT to do. There is a page for teachers to share with the parents of their students, and a page for teachers to use as reference in the classroom. Covers: Scenarios to create, games and activities, and the general mindset.

This handout includes 6 games for teachers to play with their classroom out on the playground.

Cognitive problem-solving games are crucial for preschoolers as they enhance critical thinking, memory, and concentration, foster social and language skills, and prepare children for academic challenges. Through engaging activities, these games promote persistence, creativity, and emotional regulation, laying the foundation for holistic cognitive development in early childhood.

Here you will find a list and description of sensory activities to promote pre-writing skills, and other activities that help promote handwriting skills in preschoolers.

Games with rules promote teamwork, fair play, sportsmanship, and understanding of social boundaries. They also enhance cognitive skills like problem-solving and strategic thinking and can present children with the “just right” challenge in a safe and playful environment.

Classroom games to build foundational SEL skills such as modulation, self and body awareness, and impulse control.

When you ask a child to transition, you are requesting that they halt their play, exploration, and engagement with something they are deeply involved in. Essentially, you are asking them to stop what they're doing and step into the "unknown." This is akin to someone abruptly turning off Netflix in the middle of your favorite show, interrupting you while you're focused at work, or asking you to leave a restaurant while you're sharing a laugh with a friend. Preparation, empathy, and validation can

This handout includes lists of descriptors that teachers or parents can use to play search and find games with kids. This can be played while driving, on a bus, while walking, while eating, or any other time. Introduces children to new vocabulary and increases awareness of their environment.

Auditory bombardment involves conscious planning to expose a child to specific sounds or language. It is a strategy that focuses on giving a child multiple listening opportunities throughout their day. Robust Language Bombardment is intense and generalized exposure to language and sounds. This handout focuses on the preschool environment.

This handout discusses what is "typical", why kids do it, how to create an inclusive classroom culture, how to facilitate group discussions, and what kinds of direct interventions teaching staff can use.

Here you will find 21 ways that you can intentionally foster language and literacy skills in the preschool environment.

Here you will find a short summary of the most common "sensory profiles" in preschoolers, and ideas to make the schedule and environment more compatible with differing sensory needs.

Sensory bins are a great activity to develop attention, motor skills, and creativity. Here are some ideas for themed-sensory bins to use in the classroom.

This printable includes a comprehensive list of materials and tools that can be used to support the development of gross motor skills in preschool aged children Visuals included.