Fidget tools are something that I have a love/hate relationship with. With a high proportion of my students struggling with attention issues, I see the need for them to have something in their hand to give them the sensory stimulation that they need. However, at times I find them distracting for me, the other students in the class as well as the students themselves who are using them.  I persevere with them though, because I know they are best practice for those who struggle with attention and need sensory stimulation. I hope that with continued use as well as explicit teaching some of the off task behaviours that can accompany these low tech devices will help reduce. Primarily I see these items being used in a classroom setting, for mid to upper elementary students who do not have significant developmental delays. I would not give these particular items to a student who has a tendency to mouth objects. The goal of these objects would be for students to hold them, giving the students the movement and sensation they need in order for them to be productive in their work.  

  

These are intended to be used in a classroom setting for students to indicate their level of understanding. Often students get tired of raising their hands, students with special needs may get impatient. With these low tech objects students can signal their comfort with the work non-verbally. This would also be good for classrooms which have student who are sensitive to sound. I would recommend that the light and the clips be used for a single student. The clips could be combined with one of the stands which are shown below as well as the container which can suctioned to the desk.
The cups can be used for a whole class. The benefits of this would be that it gets the entire class thinking and evaluating their understanding as well as minimizing stigma for the students who require this support.

 There are a number of products in this photo which could be used in a number of ways. Primarily I see these objects being used by students who struggle with and gross & fine motor control. The bag fasteners can be used to keep shoelaces tight. Once threaded through the student simply squeezes the button and pulls laces to tighten and then they get tucked into the shoe. The ipad case functions as an easy access bag. No fasteners to deal with, soft material in a fun pattern, what student wouldn't like to use this? The finger lights could be used in several ways. One way would be for the student to practice their letter formation in a fun and engaging way. Another function could be for nonverbal students to use the finger lights as pointers to indicate choice or identify an object. Finally the container has suction cup fasteners which could be attached to a desk. Regularly used objects could be put in there for easy access, which would also be good for students who struggle with organization. 

These items are also to be used for students who need to practice with motor control, either in the classroom or in a learning centre. The popsicle maker can be used as a game where students practice using a pincer grip to reveal a surprise, either put on the end of the stick or in the container. The ice cube container can be used in one of 2 ways. The first would be for students to take items out of the compartments. The second would be to turn it over and use the bottom of the tray. Each of the compartments has a soft bottom. Letters could be written on the individual compartments and the students would be asked to push in that "button". The bendable wax sticks can be used by the student to form letters, which then can be traced with their fingers.

I have worked with a number of students who could use these stands, who either had a Severe Learning Disability or who were on the Autism Spectrum. For those with a learning disability, the holders could hold cognitive credit cards to help them in their area of need. For the students with ASD they are a convenient way to display a schedule or a prompt. The benefit of the garden labels is that they are like little whiteboards, making it very easy to change the message. These low tech devices can be used either in the learning centre or in the classroom.