Creating a Sensory Area to fosters Inclusivity

Funded Dec 3, 2024

Thank you for your generous donations in allowing me to create a sensory area inside my classroom to help foster inclusivity. When my students feel overwhelmed, anxious or frustrated, they use the sensory space to take a break and self-regulate. It has become calming tool for them to simply unwind in their comfy seatings along with playing with the sensory toys to help reduce anxiety or agitation and regain their focus.

When my students first saw their new sensory space, their reactions were likely mix of excitement, curiosity. My students were excited with the newness of the space, because the area was inviting, the students were excited at how comfortable the seatings were along with the fun elements that were included like the fight toys, calming lights, noise cancellation headphones, and weight blanket. They eagerly explored the area, touching everything, trying out different sensory tools and sharing their excitement with each other.

As a class our next steps is to seek donations to purchase equipments, including microphones, headphones, recording devices, editing software, and possibly a soundproofing setup for a recording area for our podcasting project.”

With gratitude,

Ms. Bailey