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Sensory Tools in the Classroom
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Sensory Tools in the Classroom
Sensory Toolbox
Sensory Needs
Students should know what tools are available, and what tools work best for them. (Sometimes it takes time and experimenting to figure out what works!)
Using Tools Appropriately
Individualized
Sensory Tools
Welcome Routine
Clear and explicit!
Signs help adults remember the rules too.
Consider establishing a sensory station as part of your entry or warmup procedure.
A child who is dysregulated will not be able to interact with their environment in a typical or functional manner. We can help by:
(1) organizing the classroom and using calming and alerting strategies to promote self-regulation, and
(2) using targeted tools to help students maintain a self-regulated state.
Teach, Practice, Reteach
Sensory tools are always something a student can use to regain equilibrium.
They are not a privilege or something to be earned, rather something that (when used appropriately) equally help the student, the classroom, and the teaching staff!
Building Tools into the Classroom Structure
Practice and re-teach classroom sensory activities daily for them to be a support and not a distraction.
Mix it up - have the kids teach each other!
Also, make sure the staff is on the same page and knows what is expected of kids, Collaborate!! :-)
Sensory tools should be used as part of the daily routine in order to facilitate transitions and support a positive classroom culture.
- Accesible
- Positively reinforced
- Universal and Individual
Sensory Curriculum
There are a range of ways to teach students how to use sensory tools. Formal curriculum includes the Zones of Regulation, the Alert program, and the Drive-Through Menu. Informal methods can be tailored to your students and classrooms.
Sensory Refuge
Establish a quiet, calm space ("quiet corner," "chill zone," outdoor retreat etc.) with established rules that allow students a refuge when feeling overwhelmed or frustrated.
- post rules visually
- have a visual timer (5 minutes max usually works, unless a child is having an exceptionally difficult time)
- you can use containers w/ names to save a specific sensory tool for a student or it can have options