TWGPC17: Stop the lesson with movement

0:01What exercises can you do to help prepare kids for writing?
0:09I know there's a lot of sensory diets, sensory menus out there.
0:14And sometimes I think that we as occupational therapists give these things to parents, give these things to teachers, but we don't explain the strategic time to use them.
0:32We say almost like reactive experience to the bad behavior to have them do this to distract them.
0:48Well, really we need to be proactive and we need to strategically place interventions throughout the day as a routine as part of the lesson planning to make a difference with these kids.
1:08So when we are looking at collaborative co teaching environments, the occupational therapist understands the neurobiology of learning, they understand what needs to happen so that the kids can access that academic environment.
1:30And it's time that we strategically include occupational therapists in the lesson plan every day of the school year.
1:45So that you were you you as the teacher are placing interventions that are going to be powerful changes for your students brains.
2:01So for example, one of the things that you can do to help kids transition, we all know that creating movement is going to help.
2:16But what movement should that be?
2:20So if you have the kids working on a project and you need them to stop working on the project and pay attention and listen, for example, they're working, they're working, they're working OK?
2:35It's time to come back.
2:3754321.
2:39Now I need you to stop where you are.
2:43Yes, I know you're not finished.
2:45It's going to be OK right now.
2:48I want you to all stand up.
2:51I want you to put your hands over your head, put your palms to the ceiling.
2:56And I want you to feel that stretch, rotate your, your arms side to side, twist your trunk that go up on your toes, they're back on your heels.
3:15Oh Try not to lose your balance.
3:18All right.
3:19Are your hands still flat toward the ceiling or have they shifted?
3:25Notice what's happening to your body?
3:27Did you bend your elbows?
3:30Did your arms get closer to your hands?
3:33Get closer to your head.
3:35Were they still straight arms?
3:44How does your back feel?
3:46How do your arms feel?
3:48How do your wrists feel?
3:51How about your hips?
3:56All right.
3:57Now, we're gonna sit down and I want you to listen to me because we're going to move on to the next task.
4:07You've just created a, an environment to help with movement.
4:15Improve this child's ability to focus on you.
4:21You've given them directions, you've given them the opportunity to notice something about their body that's interception.
4:29That is that ability for them to really notice and internalize what they're feeling.
4:37And if you give them a chance then to talk about those feelings, find out what they are feeling and let them know.
4:49Yeah, we are not the only one in the classroom who wrists hurt when we put your palms toward the ceiling.
4:56I'm not the, you're not the only one who is feeling really tight in the hips because you'