I have kids that can't sit still during read aloud time. They insist on doing somersaults across the room, jumping on the couch, touching each other and being distracted in general. I know that some kids are just wired this way and can still absorb information. I'm okay with that. I am the one with a problem focusing when they are doing all these things while I try to read. My solution has become fidgets. My kids are now better able to sit in one location and still be "busy" while I read. I check for listening and comprehension often through narration and questions so I know that they aren't distracted.
Here are a few of the items that we keep in our fidget basket.
Relaxing items--scalp massager, body brush(leftover from brush therapy), bendy wire and who can resist Troll hair!
Zoomorph connecting animals
Zome Tools
Squishy Toys--we love the mice in the cheese!
Keeping hands busy with Unifix cubes, tangle toy, marbles, magic worm, hacky sack, wire puzzle
Etch a Sketch, Mars Mud and Thinking Putty
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