Senosry needs are very individual, it really depends on whether or not you are Sensory Seeking or Sensory Avoidant or a Combination...
Senosry needs are very individual, it really depends on whether or not you are Sensory Seeking or Sensory Avoidant or a Combination...
Some ideas:
dimmed lighting, or adjustable lighting - for more about Full Spectrum Lighting click here
the use of noise-cancelling ear plugs
a quiet space for breaks, and a plan for taking them if you should need to.
soft non distracting colours in the room.
clothes without tags
Sometimes more is the answer...some ideas
weighted blankets
weighted lap or shoulder pads
heavy work
excellent speakers or headphones
bright colours and novelty in decor
Sometimes the right chair makes all the difference. We know from experience the power of flexible seating - now why don't we apply it to oursleves?
Some ideas
flexible seating
a variety of seating options
standing desks
I found a stool at a thrift store and repurposed it so I wouldn't have to sit on the floor.
I added a standing height desk and a adjustable height table...so I have a place to put my laptop and seven million random things while teaching.
Free moving not scractchy wheels make it easy for me to adjust my position as well as stym more discretely.
Yup - it's a dog bed
But it's soft and big and useful - so judge if you will...my middle schoolers do.
I am not sensory avoidant...I am a seeker...and even I find bucket drumming ridiculously loud. I also don't have dedicated percussionists in beginner band...so we are all percussionists and when I teach rudiments I want to be able to hear myself think
My solution - Home made drum pads. Before a child gets a bucket I need to know they can manage it. The whole class learns new skills playing the drum pad...which can be put on their desk and they can play standing up.
I asked around from scrap wood and a gentleman cut me 35 12x12 pieces of plywood
I edged them with duct tape to avoid splinters...and used 3 colours so that I can say..ok yellow play, ok blue etc
I cut 10x10 inch squares of yoga mat and gorilla glued them to the boards
and Voila - Practice pads