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What Is Sensory?
What Is Sensory?
Sensory involves any activity that stimulates senses: taste, smell, touch, movement, balance and hearing. Initiating any combination of these senses into a learning task fosters better skills, memory and over all learning.
However, some of our students can not handle or process these senses smoothly. They may overreact or under react to certain combinations or types of sensory input. They may become agitated or shut down when overloaded. This can make learning or coping a challenge for everyone.
Strategies are provided in the school setting to help create a more accepting environment for learning. Please refer to the suggestions below for strategies to try at home.
Sensory Activities
Sensory Activities
Sensory Play Activities
Sensory Play Activities
Water play
Hide items in container or rice, beans or sand (alphabet, numbers)
Practice spelling words while swinging, walking, riding bike.
Finger painting, try adding salt to the paint to give more texture
Smelling different items in the kitchen while blindfolded.
Drawing with shaving cream while in the bathtub
The below web site has some good ideas you can look at.
Calming Strategies
Calming Strategies
Child is demonstrating hyperactivity, is disruptive or moving alot
Push against a wall
Rock, swing or sway
Wrap up in a blanket and hug them
Hugs and squeezes
Eat a sucking food: lollipop, popsicle, milkshake,
Watch a calming video...like the one provided below
Alerting Strategies
Alerting Strategies
Child is demonstrating decreased attention and concentration
Bounce on a ball
Jump on a trampoline
Play with putty, playdoh
Sit and spin on the floor
Eat a noisy food: dry cereal, nuts, pretzels, chips, crackers, etc
Watch videos that involve focusing or looking for things. Similar to the video below.
FARMYARD FUN - Sensory Learning for Children with Autism and Learning Difficulties
Organizing Strategies
Organizing Strategies
Child is demonstrating trouble staying organized, bumping into things, falling often
Push or Pull something with weight
Wrap in a heavy blanket
Play in a small area, tent, underbed, etc
Sit in a bean bag chair
Hang upside down or lay upside down on the couch
Eat chewy food: gum, licorice, gummies, bagels
Watch videos to organize your body. Like the video below.
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