The items we are asking for help our students in a variety of ways. The BodySox provide a means for the students to explore their environment and be spatially aware but also give them a sensory break in the classroom when they need one. Interactive games like the Basic Skills board game, Count Your Chickens, Chefs Game, Shopping List Game, and Lunch Box Game help teach our students social skills, turn taking, sharing, and patience. These also help them focus on something outside of their own world that students with autism are so often wrapped up into. Cause and effect toys like the piggy bank, cash register, and ball ramp help our lower functioning students with hand eye coordination, a way to teach them how to play (which is very hard for students with autism), and are backed by research based practices like Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). Kinetic sand and fidget toys help calm students during meltdowns or other adverse behaviors. The marker rounds help the students stay in their own space during movement activities, lining up, and also to know where to sit when they are on the floor.
The students in my classroom all have sensory processing issues and are in need of various items to help guide them through their academic day at school to be successful. Sensory items are used throughout the day to help keep the kids on track. We like to integrate these items into their day to keep the students together and interacting instead of separating them in a sensory room where they aren't around their peers.
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The items we are asking for help our students in a variety of ways. The BodySox provide a means for the students to explore their environment and be spatially aware but also give them a sensory break in the classroom when they need one. Interactive games like the Basic Skills board game, Count Your Chickens, Chefs Game, Shopping List Game, and Lunch Box Game help teach our students social skills, turn taking, sharing, and patience. These also help them focus on something outside of their own world that students with autism are so often wrapped up into. Cause and effect toys like the piggy bank, cash register, and ball ramp help our lower functioning students with hand eye coordination, a way to teach them how to play (which is very hard for students with autism), and are backed by research based practices like Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). Kinetic sand and fidget toys help calm students during meltdowns or other adverse behaviors. The marker rounds help the students stay in their own space during movement activities, lining up, and also to know where to sit when they are on the floor.
The students in my classroom all have sensory processing issues and are in need of various items to help guide them through their academic day at school to be successful. Sensory items are used throughout the day to help keep the kids on track. We like to integrate these items into their day to keep the students together and interacting instead of separating them in a sensory room where they aren't around their peers.
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