Tiffany's Tips: Proprioceptive Classroom Strategies

Proprioceptive Classroom Strategies

Proprioceptive (body awareness) is how the body senses itself. Some kids do not adequately receive or process information from their muscles, joints, tendons, ligaments, or connective tissue. This results in inadequate feedback about movement and body position.

Classroom Strategies

• Carry and pass out milk cartons

• Weight blanket/vest / stuffed animals

• Climb on playground equipment/monkey bars

• Weighted pillow on the lap while sitting

• Carry heavy books and supplies and pass them  out to the class/ bring them to the  office or another classroom

• Pressure garments

• Seat cushions 

• Chair  push up while sitting & wall push-ups while standing

 

Tiffany's Tips: Therapeutic use of Play dough

Playing with playdough is an excellent way to improve a child’s fine motor skills... 

⇨ rolling, flattening, squeezing, and pinching help strengthen their fingers
⇨ using hands to flatten playdough and then use a pencil to write letters and numbers in it or scissors to cut it
⇨ molding play dough into different shapes also builds up strength in their hands

Tiffany's Tips: Playing while Squatting

Core strengthening does not only happen in therapy or at the gym. Playing while squatting is an excellent way to strengthen those muscles. Try having your child assemble puzzles, create a Lego masterpiece, or play with cars and small toys on a table. If your child cannot maintain this position, try kneeling.

Tiffany's Tips: My favorite Virtual activity

This is my new favorite online story starter activity. My students love it and I enjoy the fun creative stories they come up with. 

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/story-starters/adventure-writing-prompts/index.html

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