Sensory Walk

Sensory Walk
Posted on 09/20/2021
Sensory Walk
Compass Elementary serves a large population of elementary students with a diverse area of need. Many of our students struggle with regulating their emotions, focusing on academic instruction, and acting out in the classroom. Sensory Pathways support a student’s ability to become aware of their senses and surroundings, and serve as an excellent “brain break.” High-intensity activities, like a sensory pathway, get the blood pumping, helping children return to the classroom ready to sit still and focus for longer periods of time.
Additionally, sensory pathways are a colorful, creative and playful way for children to build sensory pathways in the brain. These pathways are responsible for sight, touch, sound, etc, and enable children to complete complex, multi-stage tasks. A sensory pathway provides the opportunity for our students to build these skills and transition them to the classroom academically. The opportunity for our students to creatively build those skills leads to an increase in focus and attention in the classroom environment.
Many of the sensory pathway aspects relate to the Zen Zones of Regulation coping strategies that are introduced to our students through our Calm Down Corners and Zen Zones. A sensory pathway further supports these behavior regulators, which leads to a decrease in problematic behaviors requiring greater periods of time outside the classroom.
Through a grant from the Platte County Education Foundation we were able to install a sensory pathway here at Compass Elementary to support our students. We can not thank them enough for their support of our students!
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