I believe a teacher must give regard to sight, sound, smell, and kinesthetic movement in a classroom for intentional active learning to take place! I am looking for ways to engage students in ways they least expect. To do this I need both hands-on learning tools as well as objects of interest.
Creating a sensory experience for students is beneficial for their mental, emotional, and physical learning aptitude.
I believe supplying yoga balls as alternate seating for my middle schoolers with extra wiggles would be a great way to channel their focus and purpose to learn. I would love to use the human skull as a motivational "spooky" writing prompt for both informational and fictional literature. Who wouldn't be inspired to "direct" the room while "presenting" their most recent writer's piece from the director's chair? Having a parachute and double dutch rope set to drill vocabulary and facts would be a dream come true! The idea of having students write a narrative piece about going to the beach while playing ocean waves from my sound machine sounds so incredible. How much more is an opinion paper on the work ethic of one of earth's smallest creatures, the ANT, while you've been watching the ant work daily in your class room all year.
Students are submersed in both academic and entertaining digital content from the time they get up until the go to bed. Please help me provide resources that they can awaken their senses in such a way that learning becomes an actual real life experience and not just monotonous digital documents. Please help me bring this type of sensory learning to my classroom. This list is small in the grand scheme of things but I believe each item will make a HUGE impact!
Casual Home 30" Director's Chair Black Frame-with White Canvas, Bar Height
• Amazon Business
$71.00
1
$71.00
Flexible Seating for Classroom Elementary & Middle School, Kids Yoga Ball Chair Wobble Seat for Sensory Kids - Improve Focus & Balance with Alternative Seating Desk Ball Chairs for Students Sitting
• Amazon Business
$22.19
3
$66.57
THE EXPLORER GLOBE
• Teachers' School Supply
$61.59
1
$61.59
SPINFOX Play Parachute 6FT, 10FT, 20ft Play Parachute with Handles Multicolored Parachute for Kids, Kids Play Parachute for Indoor Outdoor Games Exercise Toy
• Amazon Business
$39.99
1
$39.99
Budget Skull
• Blick Art Materials
$32.92
1
$32.92
COLORLIFE Cool Electric Jellyfish Lamp with Bluetooth Speaker Music Gift for Boys Girls Adults Aquarium Tank Sensory Mood Night Light for Decorate Relax
• Amazon Business
$29.89
1
$29.89
Small Fish Sensory Stress Ball for Adults, 36 Pack Mini Stress Relief Fidget Toy Bulk, Anti-Anxiety and Calm Down Squishy Sensory Items for Autistic Autism ADHD, Party Favors
• Amazon Business
$27.99
1
$27.99
Light-up Ant Farm Terrarium Kit for Kids – LED Habitat for Live Ants with Nutrient Rich Gel - Watch Ants Dig Their Own Tunnels - Nature Learning, Science Toys, Experiment Gift for Boys & Girls
• Amazon Business
$24.99
1
$24.99
Reaching for the Stars: The Inspiring Story of a Migrant Farmworker Turned Astronaut
• Amazon Business
$24.82
1
$24.82
Twelve Mighty Orphans: The Inspiring True Story of the Mighty Mites Who Ruled Texas Football
• Amazon Business
$22.03
1
$22.03
Ripley's Believe It or Not! 2023
• Amazon Business
$21.86
1
$21.86
Crayola Take Note! Dry Erase Markers, Chisel Tip, Assorted, Set of 12, White
• School Specialty
$18.44
1
$18.44
Double Dutch Jump Rope 16 ft 2 Pack, Adjustable Long Skipping Rope with Wooden Handle, Multiplayer Team Jumping Rope for Kids Adults, Long Enough for 5-6 Jumpers
• Amazon Business
$16.88
1
$16.88
Mr. Sketch Scented Marker Set - Assorted Colors, Set of 22
• Blick Art Materials
$14.39
1
$14.39
Where's Waldo?
• Amazon Business
$7.03
1
$7.03
Materials cost
$480.39
Vendor shipping charges
$18.56
Sales tax
$39.63
3rd party payment processing fee
$7.21
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$575.79
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