Body Signals Activity Cards - Interoception activities

Are you looking for fun, visual and purposeful interoception activity cards? This resource includes 24 interoception activity cards designed to help students notice and tune into their own body signals. These activities can be used as a warm up before SEL lessons, as brain breaks, main activity or send home to practice tuning into body signals. 

Each activity card asks students to complete a different task and then prompts them to tune into a body signal / sensation. For example: “run on the spot for 30 seconds, now place your hand over your heart. How does your heart feel?”. Cards also feature ‘sensation ideas’ with different prompts on how they might be feeling. 

The best bit? I’ve added an extra resource to this pack! 

Activity cards now come with a “challenge card”. The challenge card is set out in a bingo-style format to encourage students to complete as many body signal activities as they can. Hang the challenge card in the classroom and complete activities each day and cross off as you go to keep track. Use a brain break in between lessons or send home for students to complete 'interoception challenges' with their families.

How to use: 

1. Discuss with students that you will be completing activities together to learn about different body signals / sensations. We all experience different sensations in our body and these body sensations give us clues to how we feel. You might like to give some examples of body signasl / sensations: “Has anyone ever felt their stomach growl? This sensation tells us we might be hungry. How about the tight feeling in your stomach if you need to pee?”
2. Choose an activity card and read aloud.
3. Complete activity with students.
4. Ask students what sensations they noticed, has anything changed (e.g. is their heart faster or slower)? Sensation ideas are also provided on each card to use for prompting if needed.

What's included?

1. 24 activity cards (pdf).
2. Challenge card - 2 versions of theChallenge bingo card provided: 

Version 1: Large bingo card with 20 interoception activities (4x5 grid) 1 page pdf.

Version 2: Two small bingo cards with 9 interoception activities per card (3x3 grid) 2 pages pdf. (Please note the activities are the same as the activities included in the large bingo card). This version may be more appropriate for younger learners.

What other teachers & therapists are saying?  

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Extremely satisfied 

Great resource! As an SLP I have been looking for some good interoception activities. This is a great packet.

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Disclaimer

These activities are intended for general use. This activity is not intended to replace the advice of a physician or occupational therapist. Information provided should not be used for diagnostic or training purposes. If you require specific support contact your physician or OT. Stop any activity if you are unsure about a child’s reaction or ability.

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