Sensational Kids
Who: Primary school students When: Begins 9th January 2017 - Monday 16:30 or Wednesday 18:00 (90 minutes session). Duration: 12 weeks. Where: Casa di Gioia, via Vincenzo Monti 18 Roma Why: In order to pay attention for long periods of time throughout the school day and to be available for higher level learning a child must be well-regulated. Being well regulated begins on the foundational level of taking in sensory stimuli and integrating it into the body. This group focuses on integrating the sensory system and helping kids become more self-aware of what helps their body feel good so that they can pay attention.
“Sensational
kids” addresses the underlying components of
attention through fun activities. • Sensory Processing: everyone has different strategies for paying attention. Some people need lots of movement to pay attention, others need to chew gum, others hum when they’re focused. All of these are sensory strategies to support attention. Sensory input is necessary to promote a state of alertness and arousal, which is necessary to be ready for learning. If a child is in an under-arousal or over-arousal state they will not be able to efficiently take in
1