HYGGE, meaning a feeling of coziness and contentment and well-being. Isn’t that what we ultimately want? Children to feel content...
How to have hygge in the classroom. Warm and cozy classrooms.
Looking to add hygge to your elementary classroom? This list will share some fun and easy ways to make your classroom cozy and warm.
Ten teacher essentials for the hygge classroom
Looking to add hygge to your elementary classroom? This list will share some fun and easy ways to make your classroom cozy and warm.
Ideas for making your classroom cozy and comfortable.
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Ideas for making your classroom cozy and comfortable.
Heavy work has been used to help calm and stimulate students with sensory needs for years! You are probably already using some heavy work activities and you might not even realize it! So what is heavy work? Heavy work is an activity that either pushes or pulls against the body and provides the muscles and joints with input. Heavy work activities can be beneficial to EVERY student but can be particularly helpful for students with sensory processing needs. Heavy work can help students feel regulated and focused. Heavy work activities fall into 3 main categories: Whole body/ gross motor activities (like pushing, pulling, lifting, and moving) Oral activities (like chewing, sucking, and blowing) Fine motor/ use of hands (like squeezing and pinching) 1) Examples of gross motor/ whole body heavy work at home and school include: Pushing & pulling objects / items: Vacuuming, sweeping, moping Pushing someone on a swing Pushing a heavy/ full grocery cart Pulling a heavy/ full wagon Pushing heavy doors open Raking leaves Dusting furniture/ wiping tables Cleaning the white board Scooters Climbing on the playground or obstacle courses Lifting heavy objects/ items: Carrying everyday household objects (laundry basket, groceries, taking out trash, etc.) Playing toss/ passing games with weighted balls or weighted toys Carrying buckets of sand or water Yoga & exercises with body weight Carrying a heavy lunch bucket/ basket Stacking and un-stacking chairs Jumping & bounding on/ with items: Jumping on a trampoline Jumping/ falling into beanbags Bouncing on therapy balls/ chairs Jump roping Gymnastics Climbing/ hanging on items: Hanging/ swinging on monkey bars Rope swings/ rings Rock walls Ladders and slides 2) Oral heavy work activities at home and school include: Chewing food items: Gummy candies (like gummy bears, licorice and Sour Patch Kids) Bagels Gum Cheese Dried fruit (raisins, craisins, mango, etc.) Dried meat (beef jerky, turkey jerky) Popcorn Blowing activities: Blowing bubbles Blowing up balloons Using whistles Blow party favor toys (like kazoos) Blowing through a straw Sucking activities: Sucking through fun straws (bendy or twisty straws are awesome!) Using water bottles with straws Drinking smoothies or milkshakes with a straw Hard candies Popsicles & lollipops 3) Fine motor heavy work activities at home and school include: Resistance toys and activities: Using stamps and molds with Play Doh Using spray bottles to spray cleaner on tables or water plants Cutting thick paper or cardboard with scissors Putting clothespins on materials Bingo dabbers Ripping heavy/ thick paper Writing & working on vertical services: Writing and drawing on vertical or slanted chalkboard or whiteboard Erasing and cleaning/ wiping chalkboard or whiteboard Tabletop easels for art or writing Cleaning/ wiping vertical surfaces above eye level (like doors, walls, showers, etc.) It's also important to observe your students and take data to determine what activities calm and stimulate (or over stimulate) your students. You should remember that what calms one student might over stimulate another student. There are so many different ways to incorporate heavy work into your day! Take the time to figure out what works best for your students and then start sprinkling the activities throughout your day!
Looking to add hygge to your elementary classroom? This list will share some fun and easy ways to make your classroom cozy and warm.
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Ten teacher essentials for the hygge classroom
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So you may remember from a previous post that I like the idea of making decorations from ruined books. This summer, I made my first one - a banner made from old pages of The Giver. I'm probably going to hang it across (or slightly above) my whiteboard, or another long wall. Want to make your own? Here's how! What you'll need: "Ruined" copy of your chosen book (with several decent pages... the bottom left/right corners can have tears since they will be cut off...) Paper slicer (or scissors if you trust yourself to make clean lines) Tape (I used a clear Scotch tape) Ribbon, jute, or string Hole puncher (I used a single hole punch) Directions: 1. Measure how long you want the banner to be, and estimate the number of pennants you'll need. Remove the correct number of pages from your book. 2. Cut your pages into isosceles triangles. I did this by gently folding my pages in half and then putting them diagonally through my paper slicer. 3. Tape your pages onto construction paper. *Important*: Don't put the tape in the upper corners of the triangles (where it will interfere with your hole puncher). Consider running tape down the middle instead. 4. Cut out the triangles from the construction paper to your decided edge width. 5. Hole punch all triangles in the two upper corners. 6. Lace your chosen string through. 7. Hang in the desired place. Done! Let me know what you think and if you have questions. If you want a different look or don't have time to create a banner this way, head over to my friend Danielle Knight's blog to look at her premade literature banners! Happy back to school!
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HYGGE, meaning a feeling of coziness and contentment and well-being. Isn’t that what we ultimately want? Children to feel content...
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