A special needs homeschool student can learn a number of skills in a sensory room. While you can start out with simple tools for specific learning purposes, you are at liberty to add new items to your sensory room as your budget allows it. Here are some popular choices for sensory rooms that could become these possible additions. The list is indicative and you can add whatever you want and makes more sense to your child’s needs.

A Small Trampoline – This allows your hyperactive special needs child to expend excess energy in a controlled and relatively stress free manner for the parent. You let them jump and release energy in a safe manner multiple times during the day. The promise of this particular treat can be used constructive during learning in other areas of the special needs child.

A Bolster Swing – Now this helps with expending energy as well as teaching the child how maintain balance while playing on the swing. A nice double benefit which helps increase motor skill levels. You will have to practically beg them to come off the swing and in for a meal.

A Ball Pit – I’m not sure why but the numerous balls somehow are absolutely fascinating to children. They may throw them about, or begin to learn colour recognition by taking out balls of a specific colour and arranging them on the floor. They even enjoy making different patterns on the ground with the balls that they pull out of the pit. Plus they absolutely love to dunk themselves in the ball pit.

A Barrel Roll – You may not even need to buy this one. You can actually construct a semi -decent one using old tires and good cushioning. Children love climbing in through one end and down the little tunnel to the other exit. Some just like to sit inside the tunnel and play peek a boo.

Fluorescent Lighting – Dark light and white light can be used creatively to give great contrasts in a sensory room. You will just have to set up additional points for the bulbs to go in so that you can switch between the two experiences for the special needs child in your care.