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Many of the students who I work with have difficulty with self-regulation; they have difficulty responding to the sensory input they are receiving from their environment. This can be seen as kids who appear fidgety, display meltdowns, and have difficulty concentrating. To improve self-regulation, students need different sensory experiences to help them control their own emotions and behavior. Students who are provided appropriate sensory experiences are more able to successfully participate in the classroom setting. The soft seats will provide alternative seating to help improve attention in the classroom. Tangles and sensory balls will be given to students who fidget and are unable to attend. The play tunnel, scooter boards, sensory mats, and sensory sand will provide proprioceptive input to energetic kids. The chewy tubes and pencil toppers will give oral sensory information to students with oral sensory needs. The in a jar game set will help students struggling develop strategies to better manage their behavior in the classroom. Students in the classroom also need to have fine motor skills to successfully participate in school activities. This includes handwriting, cutting, opening containers, and clothing fasteners. Many of the special education students who I work with have fine motor deficits. This is seen as poor handwriting and an improper writing grasp. These students need opportunities to develop their fine motor skills in order to more successfully perform in the school environment. Feed the dog and the Zoob building set are fun activities that the students can use to help develop fine motor skills for the classroom. The writing claws, pencil grotto grips, star spacers, and write the letter activity will be used to improve handwriting. I have seen how a variety of sensory and fine motor experiences have positively impacted my students in the classroom environment.

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Many of the students who I work with have difficulty with self-regulation; they have difficulty responding to the sensory input they are receiving from their environment. This can be seen as kids who appear fidgety, display meltdowns, and have difficulty concentrating. To improve self-regulation, students need different sensory experiences to help them control their own emotions and behavior. Students who are provided appropriate sensory experiences are more able to successfully participate in the classroom setting. The soft seats will provide alternative seating to help improve attention in the classroom. Tangles and sensory balls will be given to students who fidget and are unable to attend. The play tunnel, scooter boards, sensory mats, and sensory sand will provide proprioceptive input to energetic kids. The chewy tubes and pencil toppers will give oral sensory information to students with oral sensory needs. The in a jar game set will help students struggling develop strategies to better manage their behavior in the classroom. Students in the classroom also need to have fine motor skills to successfully participate in school activities. This includes handwriting, cutting, opening containers, and clothing fasteners. Many of the special education students who I work with have fine motor deficits. This is seen as poor handwriting and an improper writing grasp. These students need opportunities to develop their fine motor skills in order to more successfully perform in the school environment. Feed the dog and the Zoob building set are fun activities that the students can use to help develop fine motor skills for the classroom. The writing claws, pencil grotto grips, star spacers, and write the letter activity will be used to improve handwriting. I have seen how a variety of sensory and fine motor experiences have positively impacted my students in the classroom environment.

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