The 2nd and 3rd-grade classrooms at Sierra Expeditionary Learning School are committed to helping students succeed in school by providing calming and multi-sensory activities and materials to help regulate student behaviors in the classroom. As part of our Social-Emotional Learning concept at SELS, these sensory kits and calming corner materials will help encourage focus in students who struggle with transition times and redirecting negative energy.
Calming corners and sensory bins help transform classroom spaces into a designated area where students can relax, reflect, and regain their inner balance. By offering a range of tools to support emotional development, students will build their resilience in their academics. Providing students with alternative methods to calm themselves will promote language development with speaking and listening skills along with improvement in fine motor programming and interpersonal communication.
By teaching children the necessary skills to calm themselves when agitated or upset, students will be able to work independently, collaboratively, and improve social relationships with peers and staff. A self-regulated student is better equipped to learn in an educational setting and focus during academic instruction.
With the purchase of a Sensory Kit and Calming Corner materials, students will be able to stay in the classroom to minimize classroom disruptions by allowing them the time and space to reset. These kits will help get students back to the learning space more quickly to support their ELA, math, and social-emotional learning.
Yes, I am planning on sharing these materials with my grade-level and other classrooms as needed.
Sierra Expeditionary Learning School's Parent-Teacher Crew may be able to help support the resupply of materials at a future date.
I am looking forward to building a calming corner with a sensory bin in my classroom to help self-regulate classroom behaviors and disruptions. After working hard to build my Social Emotional Learning craft, I know this will benefit all students in my classroom.