Help me give my students items to meet their sensory needs. I'm asking for a privacy cube that my students can use when they're feeling overwhelmed. I'm also asking for items for our sensory table.
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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
My class is called Preschool For All Learners - a special day class preschool for children with a variety of needs. My students are bright, funny and high-energy, but sitting down and learning in a classroom does not come naturally to many of them. They learn academics and socially appropriate behavior through "getting it right" and respond well to learning through play, visual cues and positive reinforcement. My class is learning the general education preschool curriculum, but with the curriculum presented at a slower pace and with some modifications to help the students learn. My students get most excited about dancing, music time, and learning through play and technology.
Our class is comprised of 7 wonderful three and four-year-old students - five boys and two girls!
We go to school in Los Angeles at a school where 100% of the students receive free lunch. Many of my students come from bilingual households, and are non-verbal or low-verbal.
My Project
Many of my students have a variety of sensory needs. Some are sensory seekers, who need sensory input and sensory play to regulate their emotions and body, and some are sensory avoiders, who feel easily overwhelmed by noises, textures, lights and smells, and some students are a combination of both! I address the needs of all my students with this project, as well as transforming our sensory table in to an amazing opportunity to learn letters, numbers, and STEM through sensory play.
With this project, I'm hoping to meet the sensory needs of all of my students by providing a privacy cube for students who are feeling overwhelmed and need a break, as well as fun sensory toys to help students in their learning and self regulation!
Nearly all 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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