Description
Outline:
This resource pack, has been created to give the facilitator activities to help the child’s nervous system regulate – through sensory-based movements. They are ideal for those children that need regular movement breaks throughout the day, to prevent their nervous system becoming overwhelmed. The aim of the Sensory-based Alerting Activity Cards is to provide vestibular (balance) and proprioceptive (he body’s ability to sense movement within joints and joint position) stimulation within a controlled environment.
How to use the pack:
- Brain-break
If a child is starting to feel overwhelmed and going up the activation scale, towards Freeze, these activities are a great way to help them get back into their body. Or, to have as part of a mini-brain break, a preventative intervention. Simply print them out and have these on a keyring for the child, so that they know the activities to do, without needing adult support. They should always have 1 calming activity to end.
- Sensory-based Intervention
Simply, print them off – laminate and use them with Velcro to form a lesson plan, or on a keyring for individual children. You will also need access to the Organising and Calming Activity Cards.
The lesson structure:
- Beginning: 2 x Alerting Activity Cards
- Middle: 2 x Organising Activity Cards
- End: 1 x Calming Activity Card
Objectives:
- To regulate sensory overwhelm
- To prevent sensory overwhelm
- To help a child to regain focus
In the Pack:
- 12 Sensory-based Alerting Activity Cards
Number of Pages: 3
Font: Open Dyslexic
Format: High Quality PDF File
