One of the hardest things for our students to understand is how long they are going to be working for. They might have had one bad experience where they were sat working for ages and it’s totally thrown them. It helps them to know that we’re going to give them that amount of time totally on their own, having a relax and supporting them to calm themselves down independently. There’s something very relaxing about just watching the sand move through on a sand timer, for this we usually use a 3 or 5 minute sand timer, depending on the student. If something has upset a student and they start to become agitated or ‘worked up’, sitting with them (or giving them space if that’s what they prefer!), showing them some visuals (or talking if that’s what they prefer!) and having a timer can really help them. Sand timers are a great way to help your students calm down. Now, I’m going to share with you some of the ways that we use these. The links are Amazon affiliate links and if you purchase through a link, I may receive a small % of commission for recommending. Where to Buy?īefore we start, I’m going to share some links to my favourite sand timers.
Once you’ve gotten used to the colours it makes it so much easier to grab one in a hurry.
Each different length of time usually comes in a different colour. You can usually buy these sand timers online or in educational catalogues. In our classroom we have a range of different sand timers, they are But they can even work in mainstream settings. And we know just how well the students respond to them. It’s pretty well known within our field of work that the sand timers have so many uses. If you work in special education you probably already have a collection of sand timers in your classroom. If you don’t want to use sand timers, you can also use an egg timer, digital timer etc.
Just incase you have never heard of or seen a sand timer. If there’s anything you are going to invest in this year it’s got to be sand timers! What Are Sand Timers? And today I’m sharing just some of the ways that we use them. There are so many ways that you can use sand timers for the classroom.
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