Creating a Sensory
Box for Under 25$
1.
Include free online resources regarding calming
breathing techniques and include a feather or pinwheel of any kind! Here is a
PDF: http://www.lianalowenstein.com/articleProfDeepBreathing.pdf
2.
There are all kinds of free resources for
classroom friendly sensory breaks. Check out this roll the dice game at: http://www.yourtherapysource.com/rollsomefunfree.html
3.
Theraband and Theraputty are must haves in every
Occupational Therapy closet, complete a few quick exercises in between school
tasks! If you don’t have Theraputty, try silly putty! Trial tying the Theraband
around the base of the student’s chair to provide a bouncy surface for the
feet.
4.
Chewy
candies, sour flavors, and the oral input of sucking on a hard candy can be a
quick way to regulate the sensory system. Offer as a reward for educational
accomplishments!
5.
Fidget
toys such as water snakes, squishy balls, and stress balls are a great way to
keep a student’s hands busy! Make sure to educate on appropriate and discrete
use in the classroom.
6.
Easy to make sensory baggies are a fun project for
the student and rewarding to use during brain breaks! The baggies below include
shaving cream, hair gel, marbles, rice, space foam and foam cubes. Add some funky
duct tape, glitter, sequins and food coloring to spice things up!
7.
Slap some two sided Velcro under the student’s
desk for easy to access sensory input. It’s there whenever they need to feel
it, it’s affordable and discrete!
8.
A wiggle disc is a great way to promote prolonged
attention while seated in the classroom. Most therapists have some on hand to
loan to classrooms, but if not Amazon has them for as little as $12.00: http://www.amazon.com/Isokinetics-Brand-Exercise-Balance-Cushion/dp/B000WQ4Z7Q
P.S. I apologize for the upside down/ sideways positioning of a few of the images. I cannot adjust the settings :).
All images were from my personal collection or gathered from google images (Wiggle Disc and Velcro)
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