Back to School: Multi-Sensory Learning

Written by: Kathryn Ring, OT & Tiffany Thomsen, OT. Edited by: Teresa Hans, OT.

The truth is, all children benefit from hands-on learning.

Why?

Providing children with multi-sensory opportunities helps build connections to learning. Using sight, hearing, movement, and touch stimulates the brain in a variety of ways to allow the brain to form meaningful memories that will integrate to form lifelong memories and higher level functioning. With school being virtual, teachers are excited to provide interactive learning options for their students. Teachers have been in training since the beginning of the pandemic preparing to offer innovative ways to provide engaging experiences for their students through the virtual platform. Based on your child’s individual learning goals and assignments, Progressive Pediatric therapists can also provide creative ways to use at home common items  to incorporate multi-sensory learning opportunities into their virtual school day to supplement the virtual experiences and provide rich, hands-on learning experiences within the home.

Try these activities using common, everyday materials found in the home:

Have you tried some of these multi-sensory techniques? Do you have any other favorite ways to reinforce learning through use of multi-sensory instruction and play? Share with us in the comments!

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