It also includes printable sensory break cards for the holidays of Christmas, Hanukkah, Diwali, and Kwanzaa!

Note: This product is a digital download (PDF). EU residents: Please purchase this product over on Teachers Pay Teachers due to VAT.

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Worrying about if you’re giving your child enough variety in their sensory diet?

Feeling overwhelmed scouring Pinterest and Google for new ideas for sensory play?

Wanting to add more hands-on play in your classroom?

Need something easy to pull out for rainy days or snow days?

Tired of hearing “I’m bored”?

Looking for play recipes that are easy to make?

Wishing you had more therapy options for kids?

Dreaming of being that “fun mom”?

We’ve got you covered!

Sensory Play Recipes includes 25+ recipes you can make easily at home including slimes, ooblecks, playdoughs, cloud doughs, kinetic sand, and more. Please note: Due to VAT, residents of the EU will need to purchase this product here on Teachers Pay Teachers.

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Do you wish that you had better tools to help prevent your child’s sensory meltdowns?

Do you want to better understand your child’s behaviour?

Are you looking for sensory activities for your home or classroom?

Do you need ideas for accommodating students with sensory processing challenges in the classroom?

In Sensory Processing Explained, find all you need regarding sensory processing in one easy-to-navigate handbook. You’ll gain the tools you need to help your child or student navigate their senses. You will also find strategies and activities that will benefit all children. 

This 177 page book is three books in one so that you will get exactly the sensory processing information that’s right for you.

The first handbook digs into what sensory processing is, looking at the differences between meltdowns and tantrums, calming strategies and techniques for a sensory meltdown, and giving an overview of the eight sensory systems.

In the Parent Companion Guide, learn how you can advocate for your child, create a sensory-friendly home, and find sensory tips for everyday life skills like getting dressed, sleep, and grooming. Gain confidence in such things as providing sensory tools and activities for your child and helping them understand their own sensory preferences.

In the Educator Companion Guide, learn when you should be concerned about a student’s sensory challenges, what sensory processing challenges look like in the classroom, how to create a sensory friendly classroom for every student, how to set up a special sensory space in the classroom, and activities and strategies that are specific for your classroom and school.

In Sensory Processing Explained, discover how sensory processing affects all children, not just those who struggle with sensory processing challenges and learn how to support these sensory processing development skills at home and in the classroom.

NOTE TO EU Residents: The digital download format is not available to EU residents due to VAT taxes. Please purchase the paperback format from Amazon or the digital version on Teachers Pay Teachers. 

What others are saying about Sensory Processing Explained:

“Sensory Processing explained is such a fantastic resource for parents, caregivers, teachers, and therapists.  I love how this book explains each of the different sensory systems and how dysfunction in processing can impact a child’s behavior. This book really is an ultimate guide because it’s so comprehensive! I will definitely be recommending this resource to the families I work with.”
~ Jaime Spencer, MS, OTR/L. Miss Jaime, O.T. www.missjaimeot.com

“This book is an invaluable resource for anyone that works with children. It will not only provide a greater understanding of sensory needs, but a wealth of actionable ideas to help all children succeed.”
~ Shelley Brewer, STEAM Powered Family www.steampoweredfamily.com

“Amazing resource! I had so many questions about sensory processing and this book answered them all. This is so helpful for parents and educators who work with SPD children. This book is jam-packed with information and practical tips that are easy to implement. I highly recommend this book and I believe this is a must-have resource for parents and educators.” ~ Angela Thayer www.teachingmama.org

If you would rather purchase this book in PAPERBACK, you can find it here on Amazon.

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Kostelyk’s Self-Care is a finger firmly on the pulse of adoption’s specific challenges. This is an important and overdue survive and thrive manual born out of Sharla’s own experiences, trials, errors and successes. I applaud adoptive parents for there is nothing more important than providing a safe and loving home for a child. This book is your tool to make your lives easier and ensure your family’s success and happiness.
-Cathy Klapstein, Foster Care Agency Employee

“I have read numerous articles on how to prepare for the day when our child finally comes home. Sharla has exceeded them by far! Her attention to the big and little details in preparing for the arrival of the child, and then surviving the actual event is so incredibly practical, convicting and encouraging all at the same time. The tips in this book are so terribly necessary to making a new family’s first few months together be as successful as possible. I would love to see this e-book be required reading of every waiting adoptive or foster parent.”
-Denise Naus, mother of 3 – one by birth, one adopted at birth, and waiting to bring home one more miracle

“I had the opportunity to read Sharla’s eBook while in the trenches of being a newbie adoptive mom. It was a real encouragement to me to learn what I was doing right and what I could do differently to enable me to still feel like me and not feel like I was drowning in mothering three very needy little girls. I highly recommend that every newly adoptive parent take the time to read this book. You owe it to yourself!”
-Deborah, adoptive mom 

Includes chapters on important topics such as:

• preparation and planning
• secondary trauma
• the triage stage
• loss
• perfectionism and PADS
• support network
• marriage
• on-going self-care

You can purchase the paperback copy of this book here.

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