For ADHD students, interest can strongly influence attention and engagement. Knowing a task is important is often not enough to get started or sustain focus through all elements of a task.

PINCH is an acronym and practical planning prompt for improving classroom access and engagement for students with ADHD. The 5 PINCH strategies naturally activate and engage the brain with less resistance.

The aim is to reduce friction around participation while maintaining the learning goal, recognizing that different students need different entry points.

Stomp it Out

A young girl with long blonde hair, wearing a striped dress over a white shirt and socks, dancing or jumping with one arm raised in a classroom with black chairs, tables, and large windows.

Stomp It Out is a one of a kind, movement based educational game designed by an educational psychologist to teach elementary aged children feeling identification, communication, and problem solving skills.

Stomp It Out helps students between the ages of 5-12 build:

  • Emotional Vocabulary

  • Feeling identification

  • Communication skills

  • Coping & problem solving skills

  • Spatial awareness

  • Perspective taking

  • Social Skills

  • Stop, Start Continue

    We learn from every experience we have. Evaluate the year.

    What do you want to stop doing, what would you like to begin and what is going well that you would like to continue?

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