I feel like I am failing these kids. I get caught up in the daily schedule and my plans for the SPD kids go right out the window. Chaos has a way of doing that. It's the normal organized classroom chaos, but it makes life busy. I have been forgetting to put in the shake breaks and heavy work. I have it very specifically entered into my daily plans, but I haven't been organized enough to get those out and printed. Too much going on. Now, my intern will be taking over, so it will be a couple of weeks before I post again.
I did read Sensational Kids by Lucy Jane Miller. It is a fabulous book. Normally I have a really difficult time reading a book, even when it is a novel, but I can't put this book down. I keep hoping there is going to be something in there that will help me get it right. It's hard when you have 3 different kids with different needs. Next, I will need to read The Out-Of-Sync Child.
Here's one thing I learned from the Sensational Kids book so far. I'll start with my favorite example of explaining what some kids might be going through. She talked about why heavy work is important. It sends a calming feeling to the same area in the brain that may be overstimulated. She likened it to when we eat something really cold and it makes our teeth hurt. If we press on our gums and teeth, it takes that pain away. Boy did that make sense to me. I know I can't explain it well, so read the book.
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