Sensory Stimulation for Neural Pathway Development
Sensory stimulation involves offering sensory stimuli to activate sensory neurons, cross synapses, and create neural pathways to the brain. Consistent exposure to varied sensory experiences is crucial for strengthening these pathways. The provided content includes activities such as introducing learners to rainforest themes, promoting body awareness, engaging the senses of sight, touch, hearing, and taste, all aimed at enhancing sensory processing abilities.
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Sensory stimulation is the offering of sensory stimuli in order to cause sensory neurons to fire, cross synapse, connect together and create a neural sensory pathway to the brain, via the nervous system. This requires the constant repetition of many varied sensory experiences for the strengthening of these sensory pathways to the brain.
Its Sensology Time our theme is Rainforest Introduce session through by playing sounds of rainforest and gently spraying learners with warm water from a water bottle project bottle upwards to ensure no direct spray: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQtfnPTlFFE
I have a body Rock and stop side to side rock and rock and rock and stop x4 Patting under arms armpit to elbow, elbow to wrist, x2 Squeezing shoulders take hand to opposite shoulder and squeeze x2 both sides Increase ROM by supporting at elbow and rotating shoulder girdle Hug and tug fingers.
I have eyes I have eyes, alert the eyes by tapping around the socket Present the large brightly coloured green materials, green tinsel for vines, sensory umbrellas, torch etc Look for: Encourage leaners to track on different planes. Pop the resources up in different positions, do they notice the items in different positions? Do they look for items which become hidden?
I have skin to touch Explore tactile aspects of the stimuli, exploring stroking, poking, holding, squeezing. Resources: Place learners hands and feet in water, exploring water, water spray bottles, aqua beads, slime, explore grasses, leaves. Look for: Learners responses to various touch, do they explore the stimulus, stroke, poke, squeeze, tolerate their hand on stimuli.
I have ears Listen alert the ears by gently flicking them. Resources: Select sounds of the rainforest: birds squawking, panthers etc, various jungle sounds - use a big mac if possible. Play the sounds in different position ( behind the learner, on the left, far away). Sounds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE_jOCqKE3w / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKS5SFpd1LY Look for: Do they follow the sounds? Do they still listening to the sounds?
I have a mouth Have a taste alert mouth with tassels sign and tapping around the lips. Resources: Select a small number of preferred and non- preferred drinks and tastes for the pupils to try to indicate their choices. Orange juice, pineapple juice. Alternatively wipe lip balm across the lip. Look for: Lip smacking, licking, sins of enjoyment and sins of rejection
I have a nose Alert the nose by tapping top of nose. Resource: present tropical oil, scented candle,lip balms, pineapple, coconut beneath their noses to smell Look for: Do they show any preferences? Do they show sins of rejection? Do they open their mouth?
Celebrate Complete session by class progress discussion Celebrate children s achievements Back cain session by playing music and water spray. Play finish cue
