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  • Orchard Gardens K-8 School
  • Roxbury, MA
  • 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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Some students need certain kinds of sensory input (like movement, lighting, pressure, sound or silence to name a few) to get their bodies and minds ready to learn. Other students may need a little something extra to work for, a safe space to take a break, or a place to work on social skills and play. In sensory rooms, students with autism, emotional disorders or other special needs can get their needs met in a way they can't always have within the classroom setting. A Sit n Spin provides the sensory seeking child the movement they are craving... and they are just so much fun! The roller scooter can be used to improve strength, coordination, and reflexes. The roller scooter also offers sensory stimulation via movement. The sensory stimulation can help the vestibular system and improve balance and equilibrium reactions. Body socks are excellent for providing calming/organizing deep pressure input, and for developing motor planning, spatial, and body awareness. Resistance tunnels help children develop body awareness and motor planning as they stretch and crawl their way through from one end to the other. The crawling is terrific "heavy work" and provides loads of sensory input. Hippy Hops provide great vestibular and proprioceptive input and can improve bilateral skills while promoting body coordination, balance, lymph circulation and exercise. TheraPutty is a resistive hand exercise material intended for a variety of finger, hand, and wrist resistive exercises. It is also excellent in helping children calm themselves when upset. Timers are extremely helpful for turn taking and for being able to transition out of the sensory room when a child's sensory break is over.

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Some students need certain kinds of sensory input (like movement, lighting, pressure, sound or silence to name a few) to get their bodies and minds ready to learn. Other students may need a little something extra to work for, a safe space to take a break, or a place to work on social skills and play. In sensory rooms, students with autism, emotional disorders or other special needs can get their needs met in a way they can't always have within the classroom setting. A Sit n Spin provides the sensory seeking child the movement they are craving... and they are just so much fun! The roller scooter can be used to improve strength, coordination, and reflexes. The roller scooter also offers sensory stimulation via movement. The sensory stimulation can help the vestibular system and improve balance and equilibrium reactions. Body socks are excellent for providing calming/organizing deep pressure input, and for developing motor planning, spatial, and body awareness. Resistance tunnels help children develop body awareness and motor planning as they stretch and crawl their way through from one end to the other. The crawling is terrific "heavy work" and provides loads of sensory input. Hippy Hops provide great vestibular and proprioceptive input and can improve bilateral skills while promoting body coordination, balance, lymph circulation and exercise. TheraPutty is a resistive hand exercise material intended for a variety of finger, hand, and wrist resistive exercises. It is also excellent in helping children calm themselves when upset. Timers are extremely helpful for turn taking and for being able to transition out of the sensory room when a child's sensory break is over.

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