Good Sensory Learning Blog

Because emotional intelligence is thought to be an important step in realizing one's true potential, it's vital that we develop EQ in our schools. What is Emotional Intelligence? Emotional intelligence, sometimes referred to as EQ (emotional quotient), is one's ability to understand and manage internal and external emotions in positive ways.  It includes stress management, emotional regulation, nonviolent communication, and empathy. 5 Strategies to Help Students Improve their Emotional Intelligence? Share and discuss stories of people that exhibit high levels of emotional intelligence. Teach students about active listening skills, and discuss ways to attend to both verbal and nonverbal communication....

I think everyone will agree that no two people have the same strengths and weaknesses. But because we cannot observe each student’s brain behavior, it’s easy to blindly assume that what helps us learn, will help others. In fact, you will often see teachers insist that their students study a certain way, because the teacher knows how much that methods helps themselves. So should teachers step out of their preferred ways of learning and accommodate the unique needs of their students? What are Learning Styles? Learning styles are an individual's unique approach to learning based on strengths, weaknesses, and preferences....

🎲 Transform Learning with Multisensory, Game-Like Activities Making classroom activities both game-like and multisensory can completely transform how young learners engage with new information. When learning feels like play, motivation soars — and students are far more likely to retain what they’ve learned. There are certain foundational facts that every student should commit to memory, but that doesn’t mean memorization has to feel repetitive or dull. By incorporating color, tactile manipulatives, visual puzzles, and hands-on problem-solving, we can turn ordinary lessons into meaningful and memorable experiences. 🧩 Free Multisensory Learning Center Activity: How Many? To bring this concept to life,...

Many students that struggle with auditory processing weaknesses can be irritating to teachers and family members because they just don't seem to pay attention or follow verbal directions.  In addition, when these struggling learners attempt to follow through with directives, they may miss sequence tasks, leave out steps altogether, or they may completely misunderstand or misinterpret what was said.  Many times they feel agitation and frustration in those around them, and this can exacerbate the problem. What Can Be Done to Help These Struggling Learners? Be patient and loving because increasing their anxiety level will only make their problems worse. ...

Making Prepositions Come Alive with Playful Teaching Recently, one of my students expressed confusion about prepositions — those small but mighty words that describe relationships between objects. Rather than turning to a worksheet, I decided to make the lesson hands-on and memorable. I reached into my cabinet of teaching tools and pulled out a rubber mouse stress toy and its accompanying block of Swiss cheese. I explained to my student that a preposition is anything that the mouse could do to or around the cheese — and that’s when the magic happened. We named the mouse Pierre, gave him his...