Take Five!: Staying Alert at Home and School

by Mary Sue Williams, Sherry Shellenberger

This book was written for parents and teachers, providing activities that are helpful to keep children alert at home and school. Many therapists recommend these low budget, easy-to-use activities. Teachers, parents, and therapists will love the quick movement breaks and other suggestions to expand their repertoire of self-regulation strategies for use in a variety of settings. This book does not teach children about their engine levels, but it is organized around the five ways to change how alert we feel.

Genres: Parenting

86 pages, Spiral-bound

First published April 1, 2001

Reviews

[Jamie]

this is a very helpful guide for parents who are trying to understand their child's sensory processing needs. it is full of simple & adaptable ideas for helping children who seek or are trying to get comfortable with different sensations. we already use different language than 'take 5' and 'your engine' but it was helpful to read scenarios in which parents and therapists can use it.