Richard Hirstwood
Lots of information available here and also on his you tube channel.
Richard deals with children with more severe sensory issues than we generally strike but has lots of valuable ideas and resources, which are worth checking out.
eg Make a sensory box / tool kit filled with things children can use to self calm.
Go noodle- Mr Catman- fist and flat, makes the brain work !
Go noodle- roller coaster- when kinaesthetic learners see something that moves it helps them stay still
Sound to light bars- you can see speech. These are a novelty, not a toy. Get a plastic bin, a survival blanket and a light up strobe bar to make a sound to light box
You can even get sound to light drink coasters
Develop a smell kit- if you don't have a good sense of smell you don't have a good sense of taste so it needs developing
Maitai school has a sensory art fence, bits move, make noise, colours are labelled...
Vestibular sense- balance, need to swing, hang, spin to develop this
Proprioception- understanding where your body parts are- great video of a dog biting itself because he doesn't realise it is part of himself he is biting
Sensory overload autism- great video
Chris Barson- website about autism
Sensory autism in the classroom
cstr (coaster) physics
use back projecting eg through umbrella, sheet...
reverse sequin fabric- great for a tactile wall, making marks, patterns, letters
Fire exit sign material- trade name lumiglow. You need the one that holds the light for the shortest amount of time. Put a hand on it, shine a uv light on it for a few seconds and you can see the hand shape. Could use for shapes or letters, also put your uv light on it and make patterns or write on it
Make an outdoor sensory environment with 5 m of lycra sewn together, children lean back on it, like a huge rubber band
Herve Tullet books, especially the dot one
Meteor light balls- strong, float in water
Robyn Stuart website
Barbara Prashnig- the power of learning book
Many Coloured Days by Dr Seuss- emotions
Use sensory stories- ie when you tell a story you include all the senses
Vision for doing- a free online book
you can't fix a vision or hearing impairment but you can train the brain
Norman Doige- The Brain that Changes Itself- a book about neuroplasticity
Mirror neurons- there are neurons that make you feel like somebody else- so we wince when we see somebody fall down- empathy?????
Why do kids need to move?
Find out what our kids are good at, how can we include that in their everyday learning?
Where to from here?
How can Luca and Brianna be given the opportunities they need to move?
What else can go in a sensory box- have kaleidoscopes, blanket, bouncy ball which glows
have been burning aromatherapy oils. Try different smells
Make some calming bottles
check those websites and readings
make mosaics we can touch
get some of the reverse sequin fabric
make walls sensory
re organise classroom- clearly define movement and quiet areas
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