Help me give my students a Numbers Feel Find Sensory tub, sensory sand sets, and other activities to help them learn to self-soothe, self-regulate, and promote independence!
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My Students
The students in our program have a variety of special needs, including Autism, Speech and Language Impairments, and Intellectual Disabilities and are all between the ages of 5-7. One of the biggest challenges they have is sensory processing. These tools will provide the sensory input my sensory seekers need and provide calming input for my sensory avoiders.
Self-regulation through sensory integration is the key to greater independence for our students!
The intention of sensory integration is to educate the students on self-regulation strategies. This aims to foster the independence and emotional well-being of children who demonstrate difficulty responding to sensory stimuli.
Children may be taught self regulation strategies to assist in managing their responses to certain textures or stimuli they may encounter throughout a typical day. Children can demonstrate sensory defensiveness that causes them to react with a strong negative response. A child with defensiveness may display mild, moderate, or severe reactions by kicking, screaming, crying, and displaying frequent tantrums in response to sensory stimuli that they are uncomfortable with.
My Project
Many of the students in our program have trouble self-regulating. This can happen when they become frustrated or upset often due to not being understood or because of sensory stimuli. Our hope is that through the use of sensory based items and activities, our students will expand their ability to self-soothe and self-regulate.
Self-regulation is the key to successful learning for our students!!
The items in this project were chosen because they represent a variety of textures and shapes exposing our students to different sensory stimuli. The integration of these items will provide the child with sensory information which helps organize the central nervous system, assist the child in inhibiting and/or modulating sensory information, and help the child to process a more organized response to sensory stimuli. The foam, play dough, water marbles, and types of sand provide choices for our students to explore and regulate their responses to different textures and shapes while counting and exploring numbers at the same time.
Our goal is to have our students use sensory integration tools to learn to self-soothe and regulate. When a student is more focused and calm, they are able to participate more fully and independently in their learning. These items will be incorporated into daily lessons to support learners by helping them focus and regulate their bodies.
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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