By Shanna Putnam-Dibble, Elementary Learner Advocate Last year West Side, John Cline, and Carrie Lee adapted a new Social Skills Curriculum, Second Step, to teach students the skills they need to be successful at school and in life. At John Cline, with the generous support of our Parent Teacher Organization (PTO), we are now working to implement additional materials and resources to support the social emotional needs of our students including materials for Calm Down Corners in Classrooms, books for a social emotional read aloud resource center, and materials for a Sensory Hallway. Read (and watch) on to learn more about John Cline’s new Sensory Hallway and check out future Blog articles on how we are utilizing our Social Emotional Resource Center.
Many students struggle having to sit and be quiet for the amount of time that is often required in elementary schools across the nation. Sensory hallways can help while providing many additional benefits for our students!
As with anything, students needed to be taught when and how to use the Sensory Hallway. Check out the link below to get a full view of the hallway and to see a Video Model that is being used to teach students how to use it effectively. How do you get students moving in the classroom? Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e6jKMEZdo-V4ma65Ks8vgtxzme2baXE3/view?usp=sharing
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Kim Underbakke
3/25/2020 05:25:17 am
Thanks for doing this for the children . I believe this will have a real impact on them when they need a break .
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Stephanie Haugen
3/25/2020 12:06:05 pm
Yes- I agree on this helping students with emotional difficulties that also have a hard time transitioning into another classroom. I see the benefits. I have seen many of our students struggle with such, it may be just what a "hallway" needs. As a nurse, the activities that require students to use their hands- for a hallway activity- I worry about germs.But great concept.
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Brooke
3/28/2020 09:59:51 am
This is wonderful! Children are active and this is a great way to get some of those extra wiggles out. What a great idea - Thanks Shanna!
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Greg Murphy
4/21/2020 04:25:32 pm
It's great to have physical activity for kids who like to move and tie it into developing their mental and spatial skills. Excellent way to bring the physical and mental together. It helps them work off frustrations too.
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DeAnn Leeps
4/29/2020 09:18:59 am
Thanks, Shana! What a great way to help students transition between activities. We all need "brain breaks" throughout the day!
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Anne Berns
5/8/2020 07:20:16 am
THANK YOU Shanna for creating this Sensory hallway! This is an amazing way to get a brain break for wiggly students. I would love having another one at our school. Your video model of how to use the hallway correctly was very helpful too!
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