Regulation Rendezvous: More Hallway Paths

Our teams work tirelessly each year to meet the sensory needs of their students. This year meeting sensory needs has been increasingly important as students struggle to self-regulate given the increased demands facing everyone in the classroom due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Today’s classrooms require more time on technology, less movement within the room, and often decreased access to sensory tools and equipment.

Luckily, hallway paths are a sensory support that can still be utilized to provide students with a break from classroom demands and allow for movement. Create hallway paths in an area of the building with less traffic-flow and schedule student breaks to allow for social distancing. Many paths are made with vinyl or laminated materials that can easily be wiped down between uses as well.  

Today’s Regulation Rendezvous features Hallway Paths from our teams across the Miami Valley.

 

Bradford Elementary

Occupational Therapist Andrea Dexter from MCESC created a great hallway path for her students at Bradford Elementary. Neon tape helps to highlight each activity for students so they are easy to see.

Washington Primary

The staff at Washington Primary in Piqua made great use of a low traffic hallway in their main office. They added these great paths using yoga poses for students who needed to recharge and simple exercises for students who needed to move.

 

Valley Forge Elementary

Physical Therapist Laura Engle from MCESC assisted her teams at Valley Forge Elementary in Huber Heights to develop a hallway path for students to use for breaks and during transitions. These fun vinyl pieces are colorful and allow students to practice skills like letter identification, counting, and positional concepts while they move!

Arcanum Elementary

ALIST teacher Amy Beanblossom at Arcanum Elementary created several hallway path stations for her students. We love the use of runners and area rugs to make a hallway path that can be easily moved and repositioned. They also reduce visual clutter so that students can easily see the visual cues for each activity.

Some of our teams got creative in where they created their “hallway” paths by using other locations within the building.

Springcreek Primary

Intervention Specialist Heather Balkcom at Springcreek Primary in Piqua created a path within her classroom with a fun traffic theme! We love the creativity of the activities and the built in opportunity to practice life skills while they move!

Westwood Elementary

The staff at Westwood Elementary in Dayton utilized a portion of their cafeteria to create a path with lots of great movement activities for their students. We love the colorful vinyl pieces and the clear activity labels so students know exactly what is expected in each section.