Special needs sensory ideas

101 sensory play activities for kids with autism to help strengthen the brain’s neural pathways by stimulating the 5 senses to facilitate learning!

Many children benefit from a sensory room at home, a place for them to escape and relax with sensory tools to help release tension!

How are you using task systems in your multiple disability classroom? In this blog post I go over activity rotations that you can incorporate to find independent work that fits for all of your multiple disability students. I include a list of all my special education activities such as bead bars, sensory boards, and swinging bear that are all great ways to involve sound, texture and color. Read through all of my special education ideas on implementing a structured activity rotation here.

This is the ultimate list of sensory diet activities for kids. Many ideas can be done with common household items and are easy to use!

As soon as I started to plan out our Sensory Room, I knew I wanted to include a sensory wall. This DIY tactile sensory wall is just what I envisioned!

Hundreds of sensory bin ideas for kids of all ages - babies, toddlers, preschool, kindergarten, and even older kids!

Truth is, I'm not sure I'll actually publish this post... But truth is, I also can't not write about this anymore. It's my prayer that other mom's who are reading this and struggling through the same silent war will be encouraged that, you are NOT alone. I've been caught in a silent battle, for quite some time. It's a battle I'm not happy to be caught in; to say the least. It's almost a grieving to have to relinquish what "might have been" to accept what is. Even as I sit here with my…

This is your complete guide to sensory paths for schools. You can easily create a sensory path in the school hallway but it’s important to get buy-in from all of your staff members. Sensory pathways in school allow all students more time to move. Inside my blog, you will learn about sensory path ideas, how to set it up, and even funding ideas too. Your elementary students and special education students will love their sensory path for kids at their school.

You don't need a big budget or a lot of space to create an amazing sensory room. Make a sensory space that includes a calm down corner and sensory wall.