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The various items I'm requesting are to keep meet the sensory needs of all my students. For my students who need touch supports I am requesting fidgets, stress balls, a sitting teeter totter and a stuffed animal. The tent will serve the purpose as a calming spot for my students and to use the ocean lights. There is also the rainmaker and spinning lights that will be visually stimulating for my students. Using chewies for my students who are oral sensory has helped them focus and appropriately channel their need. For my students who are driven through smell, the stuffed animal is lavender scented, which is calming for them. The final area that I wanted to address was the auditory part of my student senses. Many of my students avoid noise, which is why I requested headphones. For my students who are driven by noise they have the rainmaker and the ocean visualizer makes a subtle noise. Being a special needs teacher, I have learned through all my students that everyone's needs are different. Have a one fits all items doesn't seem to exist, so having a selection of interventions for my students who allow them to find what's best for them to regulate themselves. My hope is that they can use these items to generalize how to regulate themselves and be productive learners. When receiving these items, they'll slowly be introduced in social lessons, and in mini lessons. We'll talk extensively on when to use them. Students will have opportunities to interact with items while at a calm state, and then they'll be introduced to help regulate themselves. These will also be accessible to all my students as needed.

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The various items I'm requesting are to keep meet the sensory needs of all my students. For my students who need touch supports I am requesting fidgets, stress balls, a sitting teeter totter and a stuffed animal. The tent will serve the purpose as a calming spot for my students and to use the ocean lights. There is also the rainmaker and spinning lights that will be visually stimulating for my students. Using chewies for my students who are oral sensory has helped them focus and appropriately channel their need. For my students who are driven through smell, the stuffed animal is lavender scented, which is calming for them. The final area that I wanted to address was the auditory part of my student senses. Many of my students avoid noise, which is why I requested headphones. For my students who are driven by noise they have the rainmaker and the ocean visualizer makes a subtle noise. Being a special needs teacher, I have learned through all my students that everyone's needs are different. Have a one fits all items doesn't seem to exist, so having a selection of interventions for my students who allow them to find what's best for them to regulate themselves. My hope is that they can use these items to generalize how to regulate themselves and be productive learners. When receiving these items, they'll slowly be introduced in social lessons, and in mini lessons. We'll talk extensively on when to use them. Students will have opportunities to interact with items while at a calm state, and then they'll be introduced to help regulate themselves. These will also be accessible to all my students as needed.

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