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| |  | Dress Up & Pretend Play/Sets | Home » » Arnie and His School Tools: Simple Sensory Solutions That Build Success | | | | | | | Description: | | Arnie and His School Tools: Simple Sensory Solutions to Build Success is an illustrated children's book about an exuberant little boy who had difficulty paying attention in class and doing his school work until he was equipped with the tools to accommodate his sensory needs. Written from Arnie's point of view, the book uses simple language to describe some of the sensory tools and strategies he uses at school and home to help him achieve a more optimal level of alertness and performance. Arnie and His School Tools creates an environment that is accepting of students with sensory modulation difficulties, including many on the autism spectrum. Occupational therapists, teachers and parents will find this book an engaging way to introduce elementary students to basic sensory tools used to help children focus in classroom settings, such as fidgets, chewy pencil toppers, and weighted vests. Additional resources are provided at the end of the book, including definitions of sensory processing and sensory modulation disorder, suggested discussion questions, and lists of related books and websites. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Jennifer Veenendall - Arnie and His School Tools is a delightful and one-of-a-kind book that helps others 'walk a mile in the shoes' of a child with sensory processing difficulties and understand the day-to-day challenges these children experience. | | Paperback:
| 47 pages | | Publisher:
| Autism Asperger Publishing Company | | Publication Date:
| January 01, 2008 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1934575151 | | Product Length:
| 11.27 inches | | Product Width:
| 8.85 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.15 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.56 pounds | | Package Length:
| 10.8 inches | | Package Width:
| 8.3 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.1 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.55 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 18 reviews |
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21 of 21 found the following review helpful:
 Enthusiastically recommended picturebook, especially for public and elementary school libraries.Apr 03, 2008
By Midwest Book Review
Written and illustrated by school-based occupational therapist Jennifer Veenendall, Arnie and His School Tools: Simple Sensory Solutions That Build Success is a children's picturebook about Arnie, a young boy with sensory modulation difficulties - that is, he's a "mover". His body needs to move, and his hands need to be busy, which makes it hard to sit still in school and pay attention to his teachers! What is a naturally restless boy to do? Fortunately, his parents and teachers instruct him in simple helpful strategies, including fidgets, chewy pencil toppers, earplugs, headphones, ball cushions, weighted vests, and more, as well as the use of natural physical movement to help keep his body calm and enable his mind to focus. Arnie and His School Tools is no ordinary picturebook; it's also a useful teaching aid for occupational therapists, teachers, and parents helping elementary children understand helpful basic sensory tools. "Sometimes I jump on our mini-trampoline, and at other times I jump and crash into our couch pillows. All these things help calm my body and my mind so I can get my homework done." Suggested discussion questions, a list of resources for children and parents, and helpful websites round out this enthusiastically recommended picturebook, especially for public and elementary school libraries.
13 of 13 found the following review helpful:
Powerful and normalizingJun 04, 2008
By MamaKat
"Sensory Savvy Mom"
This is exactly the book my family needed. Reading "Arnie and his School Tools" to my children made them feel "normal". Giving it to the teachers to read to the class was the perfect start to improved classroom behavior. The teachers suddenly "got it", and the students who saw behaviors in themselves wanted Arnie's tools, too. The children who didn't understand why the Arnies in class needed to move suddenly became more empathetic.
A very powerful experience. A book I intend to give to each of my children's teachers at the beginning of every school year.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Great kids' book for sensroy processing issuesMay 04, 2009
By Tammy P
This book was a great help to discuss my 5 1/2 year-old son's sensory processing disorder with him. It described behaviors so similar to his own that he could really identify with it. He listened intently, and when we were done asked if he could bring it to school for his teacher to read to the class. The teacher commented how great the book was in describing behaviors that may seem silly to other students. The kindergarten class was very receptive and asked questions of my son, who was more than happy to discuss with them.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
A Great Book for Students with Sensory Issues!Jan 24, 2009
By Lindsey Biel
"OTR/L, Coauthor, Raising A Sensory Smart Child"
I love this book! Children with sensory issues all too frequently feel as though they are the only people on the planet who experience the world differently. This wonderfully written and illustrated book tells the story of a young student children can easily relate to. Seeing a wiggle cushion, hand fidgets and other sensory-based "school tools" in a book normalizes the experience for students and helps them to recognize that they truly are not alone. This book is also a great way to introduce classroom accommodations to parents, teachers, and school administrators.
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2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
The Best Book Ever Written!!!!Aug 04, 2010
With the fall school semester right around the corner, I needed to find just the right book to help explain the sensory child for my son to thrive, not just survive in school. This book is perfect because it is for all ages, and it is just the right length, (especially for teachers who may not have the time to read outside of his or her school curriculum).
I wish that I could buy a million copies to distrubute to schools thoughtout the country. I not only recommend this book as a parent, but also as a nurse and a caregiver for over twenty years to the best mom in the world. Educating others is over half the battle in providing a foundation for anyone, especially for our children.......our future leaders!!!
Happy reading!!
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Sensory Interventions was designed primarily to help parents and therapists find appropriate child therapy toys for helping children with Sensory Processing Disorders to develop Sensory Integration and acheive their maximum potential. Sensory Interventions carries many developmental toys which are also useful as Sensory Toys for Autism and Occupational Therapy Toys for Special Needs Children of all exceptionalities. Having had experience as a teacher, a sibling, and a parent of children with special needs, we at Sensory Interventions understand how complicated life can be and how so often, you just need a simple and sensible solution for your child's needs. At Sensory Interventions, we hope that we can provide a helpful and convenient source for one stop shopping and information for those special parents of children with special needs. As you travel down this special path, hand in hand, with your special child, we pray your journey will be "sensational." |
