Kappa Delta Pi paints sensory pathways for Jackson County school
From Kappa Delta Pi members Chase Baker, Gracie Gill and Leah Harvey painted a snake sensory path at Fairplain Elementary School in Jackson County. (Photo Provided)
Members of Kapp Delta Pi at WVU Parkersburg painted five sensory paths, including a Step and Say Butterfly, at Fairplain Elementary School in Jackson County. Students can practice their ABCs or spelling by stepping on letters and saying them out loud. (Photo Provided)
Kappa Delta Pi is America’s largest educational honor society. WVU Parkersburg members, from left, are Valerie Bircher, Chase Baker, Anna Kimble, Leah Harvey, Maggy Criser, Victoria Shepherd, Jahlea Bumpus and Allison Ezell. (Photo Provided)
From Kappa Delta Pi members Chase Baker, Gracie Gill and Leah Harvey painted a snake sensory path at Fairplain Elementary School in Jackson County. (Photo Provided)
Members of Kapp Delta Pi at WVU Parkersburg painted five sensory paths, including a Step and Say Butterfly, at Fairplain Elementary School in Jackson County. Students can practice their ABCs or spelling by stepping on letters and saying them out loud. (Photo Provided)
Kappa Delta Pi is America’s largest educational honor society. WVU Parkersburg members, from left, are Valerie Bircher, Chase Baker, Anna Kimble, Leah Harvey, Maggy Criser, Victoria Shepherd, Jahlea Bumpus and Allison Ezell. (Photo Provided)
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PARKERSBURG -- The Kappa Delta Pi international honor society in education at West Virginia University at Parkersburg has partnered with Fairplain Elementary School in Jackson County to provide sensory paths for youth.
Sensory paths are guided movements for children to follow and help develop motor skills. According to Stephanie Stopiak, WVU-P education instructor, sensory paths also can help students develop coordination skills and increase focus and attention.
"At Fairplain, KDP students completed five pathways, including a meditation maze, agility tires, snake, alphabet butterfly and color block road," Stopiak said. "All of these seem like fun activities to children, and they are, but they also serve as brain breaks. The children can use these to self-regulate their focus and become more aware of their feelings."
Alexandra Tennant, Kappa Delta Pi member, presented the project and was a clinical teacher of record at Fairplain during the spring 2022 semester.
"Thanks to the members of KPD, we were able to bring color and new interactions to the students at Fairplain" Tennant said. "The students love the pathways and always ask to take a break to play on them, improving their motor skills and giving them a chance to be more active throughout the school day."
Other members of KDP who painted pathways were Chase Baker, Valerie Bircher, Jahlea Bumpus, Maggy Criser, Mikayla Dawson, Allison Ezell, Leah Harvey, Brooke Hatcher, Anna Kimble, Gracie Gill, Alexandra Miller and Victoria Shepherd.
The project was funded by the SNAP-Ed grant to educate families on healthy choices and promote active lifestyles. The WVU Parkersburg Kappa Delta Pi plans to partner with other schools this summer.