Have a basket full of “feely” objects; curlers, perm rods, pom-poms, stress balls, surgical scrub brushes, etc. During circle time, pass the basket and give each child a choice to choose one object. As you go through your story, calendar, or morning, allow children to feel or roll the object. It usually quiets over stimulated children who need a great deal of tactile stimulation and calms them down. (in P.K. use @ nap time while children lay on their mats.)

Cheryl Cunningham

Cainer Elem. School

Clovis, New Mexico

– Cheryl Cunningham