Tools for Schools: Sensory Smart Strategies for School-Aged Children Seminar

Give school-aged children the tools they need to thrive! This engaging, evidence-informed workshop helps educators, therapists, and school staff better understand how sensory processing influences attention, behavior, motor skills, and academic success. Participants will learn to recognize sensory-based challenges, experience practical movement activities that improve regulation and readiness to learn, explore effective classroom strategies including movement breaks, environmental adaptations, and alternative seating, and discover the powerful role of recess in supporting learning and participation. Through real-life examples and problem-solving activities, attendees will leave with practical, easy-to-implement strategies they can use immediately to create more successful, sensory-supportive classrooms.

Objectives
Participants will:
  • Describe how sensory processing affects attention, behavior, motor development, and learning within the school environment.
  • Identify common sensory needs observed in school-aged children and the classroom behaviors that may signal sensory-based challenges.
  • Demonstrate at least five movement-based activities that promote regulation, improve focus, and prepare students for learning tasks.
  • Integrate brief sensory-based strategies—such as movement breaks, environmental adjustments, and activity modifications—into daily classroom routines.
  • Compare various forms of alternative seating and explain the research supporting their use for postural control, engagement, and self-regulation.
  • Describe the developmental and neurocognitive benefits of recess and justify its role in enhancing classroom participation and academic performance.

 

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Disclosure
Sue Swindeman receives compensation for her book sales as well as products presented as an Amazon affiliate through Tot Talks.

Disclaimer
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