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10 Calming Sensory Strategies For The Classroom

The document outlines various calming sensory strategies for the classroom, including creating quiet spaces, providing tactile and oral sensory inputs, and using calming auditory and visual aids. It emphasizes the importance of movement, yoga, and familiar fine motor tasks to help students regulate their sensory needs. Additionally, it suggests experimenting with combinations of these strategies for enhanced calming effects.

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10 Calming Sensory Strategies For The Classroom

The document outlines various calming sensory strategies for the classroom, including creating quiet spaces, providing tactile and oral sensory inputs, and using calming auditory and visual aids. It emphasizes the importance of movement, yoga, and familiar fine motor tasks to help students regulate their sensory needs. Additionally, it suggests experimenting with combinations of these strategies for enhanced calming effects.

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for the Classroom


1) A Quiet Space and a Signal: sign-up sheet/ laminated card to give teacher to ask for quiet
time; quiet corner; desk with partitions; small tent/canopy beanbag or pillow corner

2) Calming Tactile Input: tactile bin full or rice, sand or beans; time with weighted blanket or
stuffed animal; squishes with beanbag chairs or pillows

3) Oral Sensory Input- chewy snacks; gum; chewing pendants/ bangles; sucking a thick smoothie
through a straw; blowing a feather or pom pom across a table

4) Calming Auditory Input- Quiet music; noise-cancelling headphones; noise meter for the
classroom (or other way to monitor noise levels); use a quiet voice to address students

5) Calming Visual Input- Turn off or dim lights; clear work spaces; limit decorations; visual dividers or
study carrels; repetitive visual input (fish tanks, sensory jars/ calm-down jars). Also, visual picture
schedules help students know what's next throughout the day.

6) Calming Proprioceptive Input- Squish play dough or stress ball; pull resistance band; push/
move desks; climbing; hold open heavy door; carry books

7) Calming Movement- rock in a rocking chair; bounce on exercise ball; gentle back and forth on a
scooter or therapy ball

8) Yoga, Breathing, Meditation- move slowly through yoga sequence; guided


meditation and calming breathing techniques-all calm the entire nervous system

9) Familiar, quiet repetitive, fine motor tasks- sorting; stringing beads; filing papers

10) Experiment wih calming combinations- Ex: Play in tactile bin while listening to calming music;
chew gum while working independently; lie with weighted blanket while looking at sensory bottles

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