Workshops
Practical, sensory-informed professional learning for early childhood educators.
We offer three tailored workshop options to suit your team’s needs:
Foundational Workshop (2 hours) – Perfect for teams beginning their sensory-informed journey.
Regulation-Focused Workshop (Half-Day 3.5 hrs) – Ideal for educators ready to move from theory to hands-on practice.
Regulation-Focused Workshop (Full-Day 6.5 hrs) – A deep-dive experience for teams wanting to embed sensory regulation into every part of their day.
All sessions are currently offered in person, with hybrid delivery options planned for the near future.
🎉 Book your 2025 workshop before 30 November 2025 and receive 10% off.
Plus, the first three bookings will also receive a free 60-minute mentoring session (valued at $330) to help your team confidently integrate sensory-informed strategies into everyday practice.
Understanding Behaviour from a Sensory Lens – Supporting Early Learners to Thrive (2-hour workshop)
Why This Workshop Matters
Every child’s behaviour tells a story - and often, that story begins with the senses. Educators are constantly supporting children who seek, avoid, or appear overwhelmed by sensory input. When we understand why these behaviours occur, we can respond with confidence and compassion, fostering environments where every child feels safe, engaged, and ready to learn.
This foundational workshop helps educators decode behaviour through a sensory lens, equipping them with practical tools and frameworks to create calmer, more connected, and inclusive learning spaces.
Learning objectives
Participants will:
Understand the difference between sensory health and sensory integration and processing
Learn about the structure and function of our sensory systems and how they influence learning and behaviour
Expand their understanding of sensory-based behaviours - prompting reflection through the question, “Could this be sensory?”
Build confidence in weaving sensory supports into everyday routines, play, and learning
What’s included
In-person, on-site delivery – over 90 minutes of content-rich learning plus 15 minutes of Q&A
Up to 26 participants, with additional attendees welcome at an extra per-person fee.
Resource booklet summarising key concepts and introducing a practical framework for understanding behaviour
2 x free sensory checklists to help staff track patterns and deepen their understanding of children who may display sensory differences
A ready-to-use script for guiding sensitive parent conversations when sensory differences are suspected and may require extra support
Bonus resource: “Regulation Menu for Educators” - a practical tool to support staff wellbeing throughout the day
This workshop is ideal for early childhood teams seeking to build shared understanding, strengthen relationships with children, and bring a sensory-informed perspective to behaviour and learning.
Testimonials
‘I would really recommend this session to others, it contains a lot information about behaviour that sometimes we don’t observe in detail.’
‘Brings my positive way thinking back related to children’s behavior.’
“Intentionally setting up different spaces in the learning environment to meet children’s sensory needs – this was my most valuable take-away”
“It was so valuable learning about the high and low thresholds and the strategies to consider.”
Sensory Regulation in Action (Half-Day Workshop)
Why This Workshop Matters
Children’s behaviour is a form of communication, shaped by their sensory experiences and the environments around them. When educators can interpret and respond to these cues through a sensory lens, they can foster regulation, inclusion, and emotional wellbeing throughout the day.
This dynamic half-day workshop is designed for educators who want to move beyond theory and bring sensory regulation principles directly into practice. Through play and reflection, participants will feel the impact of sensory regulation in their own nervous system - gaining confidence to apply strategies that make a real difference in learning environments.
Have you noticed how something as simple as popping bubbles can be calming and regulating for one child, yet need to be adapted for another who becomes easily overstimulated? Or how scooter boards, a powerhouse of sensory input, can organise one child and be completely avoided by another? This workshop will show you how to intentionally scaffold play so every activity meets the unique sensory needs of each learner.
Educators who physically experience the regulating impact of activities become more attuned to children’s cues, better able to co-regulate, and more intentional in how they set up their environments and experiences for learning. This workshop helps teams create calmer, more connected, and regulation-ready environments where every child can thrive.
Learning objectives
Participants will:
Strengthen their understanding of sensory health and sensory integration and processing, and how these influence learning and behaviour
Develop deeper insight into the principles of up and down-regulation - explore what up- and down-regulation look like within each sensory system
Explore and analyse equipment and activities that can meet children’s regulation needs, discovering practical ways to embed these supports across daily routines
Engage in a collaborative environment audit, identifying strengths and opportunities for growth across play and learning spaces (e.g. what’s missing, what offers diversity and flexibility, and how environments shape regulation)
Build confidence in interpreting sensory behaviours and begin adapting sensory-informed strategies across play, transitions, and group experiences to support both individual and group regulation.
What’s included
In-person, on-site delivery - 3.5 hours of interactive, practical learning
Up to 16 participants, with additional attendees welcome at an extra per-person fee
Detailed resource booklet with key concepts, reflective questions, and a framework for understanding behaviour through a sensory lens
Environment audit template to guide reflection and action planning beyond the workshop
Practical exploration of selected equipment and resources for regulation
2 x free sensory checklists for ongoing observation and insight
Bonus resources: A free parent conversation script to support collaborative approaches when sensory differences are suspected. In addition, a “Regulation Menu for Educators”, this resource helps staff recognise and respond to their own sensory and regulation needs.
This half-day session is ideal for early childhood services ready to move beyond awareness into action, creating environments and practices that truly help children (and educators) thrive.
* Please Note: If you’d prefer to hold the workshop off site additional fees may apply for venue hire.
Testimonial
“Angela conducted a training session for our professional development day at our early childhood service. The educators come away very inspired with a new sense of passion. We definatly recommend Angela and look forward to having her visit again”
- Leanne Stubbings, Half-day workshop participant
Sensory Regulation in Action (Full-Day Workshop)
Why This Workshop Matters
Have you ever wondered why jumping on a trampette can feel wonderfully organising for one child, yet completely overstimulating for another? Or how a simple pop-up tunnel can support both children who need more energy (up-regulation) and those who need calming input (down-regulation)? This workshop will unpack the science and show you how to adapt everyday play materials to meet every child’s sensory needs.
An immersive, full-day experience where educators move beyond theory to embody sensory regulation. This workshop combines the science of the nervous system, Polyvagal theory, and foundational sensory principles with extended practical sessions and child-focused case work. Through play, movement, and reflection, participants will experience the principles of regulation firsthand - building the insight and confidence to translate sensory-informed principles into everyday practice and transform learning environments where all children can thrive.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
Develop personal insight into their own sensory preferences, triggers, and glimmers – what nourishes and challenges your nervous system
Gain a practical understanding of key sensory processing concepts, including modulation, discrimination, and praxis and how these impact on behaviour
Experience embodied learning through hands-on play sessions that reveal the regulating properties of everyday activities. Our full-day workshop offers the time to explore over ten different sensory-rich activities and pieces of equipment
Explore the Polyvagal Theory - a powerful framework that complements the sensory lens, giving you a deeper, more nuanced understanding of behaviour and how safety, play, and connection shape learning and regulation.
Learn to adapt activities for both up- and down-regulation to meet the diverse regulation needs of children, applying this knowledge through real case studies.
What’s included
In-person delivery (6.5 hours)
Up to 16 participants, with additional attendees welcome at an extra per-person fee
Comprehensive resource booklet with key concepts, frameworks and examples of equipment / activity analysis using the principles of up and down regulation
Hands-on exploration of equipment and activities to support regulation
Child-focused reflection templates (Up/Down Regulation & Stress Circle Charts)
Environment audit template to guide reflection and action planning beyond the workshop
Practical exploration of selected equipment and resources for regulation
2 x free sensory checklists for ongoing observation and insight
A free parent conversation script to support collaborative approaches when sensory differences are suspected
Bonus resource: “Regulation Menu for Educators” - helping staff recognise and respond to their own sensory and regulation needs
Your team will leave this session not just informed, but transformed, ready to bring sensory regulation to life across every part of the learning day.
* Please Note: If you’d prefer to hold the workshop off site additional fees may apply for venue hire.
Additional Add Ons
Small Group Mentoring / Coaching Sessions (via telehealth – up to 4 staff)
Sessions are available as 1-hour or 90-minute options, or as a six-hour package to be used within six months.
These sessions are perfect for early childhood educators or teaching assistants who would like:
Tailored advice and a sounding board for ideas
Support navigating specific challenges
Brainstorming sensory and relational strategies for specific behaviours
Exploring potential functions of certain behaviours
Get to Know Your Workshop Facilitator
Hear from Angela what drives our hands-on, sensory-informed workshops for early learners.
Freebie Download!
Sensory processing difficulties can affect one or multiple senses. Signs of sensory issues vary depending on which sensory system is affected. This is why sensory processing difficulties can look very different from one child to another. Early intervention is key. Empowering parents and educators to become more sensory aware is the first step.
Download Sensory Checklist: Infant/Toddler 4 months - 30 months
Download Sensory Checklist: Preschool 2 - 5 years
Book Your Workshop
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Contact Angela
admin@sensoryhealthmatters.au