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all in one! Using the same easy-to-use format as her first book, Learn to Move, Move to Learn, Jenny Clark brings us a series of effective sensory-based activities for older school-aged children! These literacy-rich lesson plans include specially designed curriculum suggestions and underscore how activities can be adapted to meet state and national standards. Learn to Move, Moving Up! Sensorimotor Elementary-School Activity Themes also contains a thorough, up-to-date discussion of sensory disorders; assessment and evaluation considerations, including a reproducible teacher observation checklist; evidence-based best-practices; how to integrate lessons into inclusive elementary school environments; as well as learning enrichment suggestions.
Table of Content
Foreword …………………………………………………………………………………………….xi
Introduction………………………………………………………………………………….xiii
Chapter 1: Sensory Processing Disorder…………………………….1
Sensory Modulation Disorder ………………………………………………………………………………….5
Sensory Overresponsivity …………………………………………………………………………….5
Sensory Underresponsivity …………………………………………………………………………..6
Sensory Seeking…………………………………………………………………………………………..6
Sensory-Based Motor Disorder ………………………………………………………………………………7
Dyspraxia……………………………………………………………………………………………………..7
Postural Disorder …………………………………………………………………………………………7
Sensory Discrimination Disorder …………………………………………………………………………….8
Chapter 2: Evidence-Based Practice for Children with ASD and Sensory Processing Disorder………………………………………………………………………………………………….9
Brain Anatomy Differences in Children with ASD……………………………………………………10
Mirror Neurons ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..11
Animal-Assisted Therapy and ASD ……………………………………………………………………….13
Weighted Vests ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..15
What the Research Says…………………………………………………………………………….15
Ball Chair ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………18
What the Research Says…………………………………………………………………………….19
Disc ‘O’ Sit Cushion ………………………………………………………………………………………………19
What the Research Says…………………………………………………………………………….20
Chapter 3: Assessment and Evaluation ………………………………….23
Response to Intervention (Rt I)………………………………………………………………………………..23
Occupational Therapy and Collaboration ………………………………………………………………25
Teacher Observation Checklist……………………………………………………………………26
Sensory Processing Measure ………………………………………………………………………………..28
Sensory Profile School Companion ……………………………………………………………………….28
Writing Measurable Sensory Goals: Goal Attainment Scaling ………………………………..29
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Chapter 4: Integrating Activity Lesson Plans into Elementary School Environments………………31
Physical Education Class ……………………………………………………………………………………..34
Adaptive P.E. ………………………………………………………………………………………………34
Recess – Outdoor/Indoor ……………………………………………………………………………………..35
Outdoor Recess …………………………………………………………………………………………37
Indoor Recess…………………………………………………………………………………………….38
Centers………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….38
Imbedded into Curriculum……………………………………………………………………………………..39
After-School Therapeutic Playgroups/Clinic Settings …………………………………………….42
Transitions …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….42
Chapter 5: Learning Enrichments …………………………………………………………45
Yoga for Kids…………………………………………………………………………………………………………45
What the Research Says…………………………………………………………………………….46
S’cool Moves…………………………………………………………………………………………………………46
Speed Stacks ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….47
What the Research Says…………………………………………………………………………….48
The Influence of Music…………………………………………………………………………………………..48
What the Research Says…………………………………………………………………………….49
Sign Language ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..50
Quick Fixes …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..50
Sensory Activities to Alert the Brain for Learning ……………………………………….51
Modifications of Materials and Methods……………………………………………………..52
Lesson THEMes …………………………………………………………………………….55
Baseball ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..56
Birthday Party ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….59
Bugs ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..62
Camping………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..66
Car Wash ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………69
Caterpillars…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….73
Clouds ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….76
Down on the Farm ………………………………………………………………………………………………..79
Fall Fun………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….83
Fiesta! or Cinco De Mayo ……………………………………………………………………………………..86
Finding Escaped Zoo Animals – Equestrian Therapy …………………………………………….88
Flower Garden……………………………………………………………………………………………………….90
Football ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..93
Fourth of July ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….96
Garden ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….99
Halloween …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..102
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Insects ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..105
Laundry ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………109
Mardi Gras or 100th School Day …………………………………………………………………………112
Outer Space ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….114
Pigs……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..116
Police ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..118
Puppies ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………121
Snow ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….124
Snowman…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….128
Spring Flowers ……………………………………………………………………………………………………134
The Snowy Day……………………………………………………………………………………………………136
Vegetable Garden………………………………………………………………………………………………..139
Winter………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….142
Zoo ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..146
References…………………………………………………………………………………………151
Appendix ………………………………………………………………………………………………..155
Teacher Observation Checklist…………………………………………………………………………….156
Adapted School Supply List ………………………………………………………………………………..158
Definitions …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..160
Products & Resources………………………………………………..161
Recommended Children’s Books……………………165