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Hey OTs! Do you have kids on your caseload who need and will benefit from heavy work-based sensory strategies? Of course you do! Have you ever had trouble getting teachers and/or staff to invest their time and effort in implementing your suggestions for sensory breaks and strategies? Do you need a tangible solution that structures your sensory consultation in a way that is easy to understand and carry out? Look no further! Heavy Work Activity Choice Boards are your answer! Provide insight into your student’s sensory needs and how to address them in a way that flows with natural classroom routines. Offer many options for heavy work activity breaks that are easy to implement and will provide results!
Heavy work activities provide proprioceptive input or information to the body that helps feel centered and grounded. This input provides a sense of organization and calm. Many children benefit from heavy work activities for this reason. When a child feels organized, tasks become easier. Heavy work activities may help children with self-regulation.
Who should partake in heavy work activities?
Heavy work activities may benefit all children. Heavy work is a form of movement and exercise we all need. Heavy work activities can be particularly helpful and effective for children who have:
- sensory processing difficulties
- dyspraxia (deficits in motor planning)
- stress and anxiety
Heavy Work Activity Choice Boards offer many options for a sensory break that will help children with self-regulation. When behavior suggests that heavy work activity is needed, or when it is time for a scheduled break, present the child with the choice board. He or she may make a choice by selecting a laminated picture card from the sensory choice board and placing it on their break card. Once they have finished the break they may move it to the “all done” side of their break card.
Heavy Work Activity Choice Boards can be used in both school and home environments. Post them on the wall in plain sight. They are ideal for use in the regular or special education classroom. Provide the choice boards to teachers/case managers as part of your consultation. Or provide to parents as part of a home program for self-regulation.
To learn more about heavy work activities and how they can benefit children, check out my blog post:
What Are Heavy Work Activities and Who Should Do Them?
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