Lazy 8 Free Printable Train Tracks – Practice Going the “Just Right” Speed
Have you heard of practicing getting your body into the “just right” state to be ready to learn? As children develop motor skills and process sensory information they start to understand how their body can move slow, fast and all the speeds in between. Over time, children begin to learn to self-regulate and determine their “just right” body state that is ready to learn. Therapists, teachers, and parents can help children practice self-regulation skills with this lazy 8 free printable train track activity.
You can download it for free at the bottom of the post. This freebie is part of the complete Self-Regulation Activity – “Just Right” Train. It includes more activities and a peaceful meditation about a “just right” green train.
How to Use the Lazy 8 Free Printable Train Track Activity
Download the activity and print it out. If the child can cut, ask him/her to cut out the three circles with the trains. An adult can help if needed.
Paste or tape each train onto a pencil or straw.
Demonstrate for the child moving the trains around the figure 8 track at different speeds. Move the blue train slow, move the red train too fast and move the green train at a “just right” speed.
Encourage the child to take the colored trains that are on the pencils and move around the lazy 8 track at different speeds. Allow the children some time to practice just going around the train tracks before changing up the speeds.
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Benefits of the Lazy 8 Free Printable Train Track Activity
When children complete this activity they are practicing the following skills:
- fine motor
- visual motor
- visual tracking
- self-regulation
More Resources to Help Children with Self Regulation Skills
Do you work with students who struggle with self-regulation skills? Are there children you know who either move in slow motion or super fast speed? This Self-Regulation Activity with a Train theme includes a meditation and printable activities to help children learn to get their body into a “just right” state ready for learning. FIND OUT MORE.
The 6 page PDF packet and 5 minute MP3 audio mindful meditation about a “just right” green train will be available electronically immediately following payment.
Too Slow, Just Right or Too Fast – Visual Supports for Self-Regulation digital document that includes 11 visual supports to help children practice self-regulation skills.
Are you interested in increasing the focus, concentration, working memory, body awareness, executive function, and self-regulation of your students? Would you like a quick and easy, no-plan, grab-and-go gross motor activity? Do you need to lead gross motor groups within a small space? You can use Animal movement posters hung on the wall of a therapy room or sensory room. Hand-held cards can be pulled out for a quick brain break. The Animal Walks Bundle are no-prep calming tools that encourage self-regulation, exercise, and deep breathing to help students succeed in the classroom!
Download your Lazy 8 FREE PRINTABLE Train Activity
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