Use of fidgets

Provides sensory support and integration

Helps calm students who are anxious

Provides stimulation to help students with ADHD focus

Allows students to release some of their energy

Teaching students how to use sensory tools can help them with self-control and calming down

During instruction or classroom activities

During activities that do not accommodate for the students need for movement

When students are faced with an environment that causes anxiety or being overwhelmed

Teach students that these are learning tools and not toys

Set up rules, procedures, and consequences, similar to what you already have in place

Explicitly teach rules to students

Determine how to handle questions if only certain students will have access to these

Determine location for fidgets to be stored when not being used

Provide a variety of fidgets allowing students to select what works best for them