Heavy work

The Inspired Treehouse - These heavy work activities and ideas for small spaces can help kids demonstrate calmer behavior and more coordinated, organized movement.

...the term “heavy work,”...A closer look at the label reveals its usefulness as an important Montessori concept...benefits, examples, and more.

When I rebranded this blog from "In Our Pond" to "Homeschooling My Kinetic Kids" this year, I wanted to add more con...

In you special needs class, do you have any behavior issues? Any kids that are over-responsive or just the opposite, under-responsive? YOU.NEED.HEAVY.WORK. I cannot stress enough how much of a DRASTIC change we saw in some of our special thinkers when we began implementing this work system into their daily routine. Here's some info on

Heavy work has been used to help calm and stimulate students with sensory needs for years! You are probably already using some heavy work activities and you might not even realize it! So what is heavy work? Heavy work is an activity that either pushes or pulls against the body and provides the muscles and joints with input. Heavy work activities can be beneficial to EVERY student but can be particularly helpful for students with sensory processing needs. Heavy work can help students feel…

Heavy work activities provide proprioceptive input that can help children stay calm. This list of heavy work activities contains ideas kids can use anywhere

Inside: A list of our favorite heavy work activities and why you should use them to calm and focus your child It's one of those days. You know the ones when the kids seem to

This resource covers information on the proprioceptive sense and includes proprioception sensory activities for kids.

Try these heavy work activities to help increase focus and attention in the classroom. Simple activities that anyone can do to improve learning.