APPLETON, Wis. (WFRV) – A small slice of history was made on Wednesday for the Appleton Area School District. A record-breaking $95,000 grant was awarded by the Appleton Education Fund (AEF) to the school district after an abundance of requests for sensory regulation toolkits

“The Appleton Education Foundation responds to requests from educators for creative program and project ideas that are happening in classrooms and schools,” said Julie Krause, executive director of AEF. “Over the last few years, we've seen an increasing number of requests for sensory wellness and regulation tools.”

The toolkits include items of all different shapes, sizes, textures and colors. Often categorized into different sensuous elements like touch, sound, visual and body position.

All have the potential to a

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