Circle time:

Session begins with everyone in the circle. Children are given visual reference to sit either on the quilt or on a piece of carpet. Song to say hello to everyone, go around and wiggles legs and then push them out saying their name.

Sticky glue:

This develops body awareness and understanding of pressure. Adults lay down and pretends to be stuck in the glue. The children are asking to try and lift a leg or an arm, adults resists the movement. During the child's turn the adult may help to hold them down to show resistance.

Parcels:

Make a parcel with the body, tuck legs in and wrap arms around your legs. Children are encouraged to unwrap the parcel. You could try the child wrapped inside adults arms and legs also.

Bouncing on the ball:

Use a large gym ball, the adults supports the child to sit or lie on the ball bouncing up and down either counting or singing. 

Child is encourage to request 'more' or 'stop' by singing, PECS, vocalising or saying.

Side to side movements develop balance and co ordination.

Trains:

Involves the adults making a bridge on all fours. The children crawl underneath and move around the room going round the circuit.

• Children are encourage to vocalise the train sound.
• Eye contact with the person making the bridge.
• Children make bridges for their friends to go under
• Adults attempt to go under the child's bridge to understand the concept of 'too big'.

Swinging in the blanket:

The swinging movement gives sensory feedback and can be very motivating to children. Adults and children gather around and hold the blanket firmly. Each child gets a turn, raise the child up and swing gentle.​​​​​​​

• Encourage eye contact, PECS signing, verbalising and body movement to request 'more'.
• Ask the children to count 
• work on the weight by seeing if they can lift the adult

Pulling: 

Ideally on a slippery floor. Everyone takes hold of the quilt cover and children are chosen to be pulled along on the quilt cover. This provides sensory feedback through the movement on the floor. 

• Encourage children to request 'more' signing, PECS, vocalising, speech etc.
• See if you can pull more than one child to show concepts such as heavy or light.

Sausage roll:

Use the quilt cover again. Children lay down on the quilt cover which they are then rolled up in to make a sausage roll. Children are encouraged to wrap their friends up carefully and take turns and interact. Once wrapped up tight gently to firm pressure is applied by the adult down the legs on the body. This gives deep pressure sensory feedback which for some children can be calming. 

• Children can try rolling up the adults

After each activity the children and praised with a clap, or explained what htey have done well and should return to the circle to chose the next activity. They can  be asked to indicate their emotions of each activity (i.e. happy or sad). Extended range of emotions can be used if appropriate.