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www.senresourcesource.co.uk is a place to download and print resources for teachers to help you to support children in your classroom with special educational needs. Visit us and see what's available
6 animal sorting boards with non-identical pictures to sort and match.
Why do you need this?
Sorting non-identical pictures requires children to visually discriminate between different characteristics and identify similarities and differences. This enhances their visual perception skills and attention to detail.
How and when might you use this?
Teachers might use this activity during early childhood or reception education or with older children with special educational needs to develop classification skills, vocabulary and critical thinking skills. Can be used in group or independent practice or independent workstations.
Can be used as a one off activity or for continued use you may want to laminate the boards and pictures and use Velcro to move the pictures around.
What is included?
Included are 6 boards showing cat, dog, hen, horse, pig and cow. Each board has 4 or 5 pictures to match.
The Communication Fan is an essential visual tool designed to help nonverbal children and those with communication difficulties express their basic needs and feelings. This fan contains 20 clear pictures that allow children to point to what they want to convey.
Why do you need this?
A communication fan provides a visual tool for students who have difficulty expressing themselves verbally. It allows them to communicate their preferences, needs, and choices effectively using pictures or symbols. It can also provide a way for the adult to communicate things to the child.
What’s included?
Images include:
Yes
No
Toilet
Wash hands
Well done
Time out
Stop
Snack
Bag
Unwell
Hurt
Coat
Hello
Goodbye
Show me
Drink
Thank you
Happy
Sad
Angry
56 Flash cards showing CVC words with corresponding pictures.
Why do you need this?
Flashcards provide a visual aid for teaching phonics by pairing CVC words with corresponding images. Pairing CVC words with pictures helps build students’ vocabulary by providing visual representations of the words. This enhances comprehension and reinforces word-meaning associations.
Flashcards allow students to practice decoding CVC words by sounding out each letter and blending the sounds together to read the word. Repetitive exposure to CVC words through flashcards improves decoding fluency.
How and when might you use this?
Teachers can use the cards for direct instruction, literacy centers, word walls, and reading games.
What’s included?
This set includes 56 printable flash cards with short CVC words like dog, , pet, map etc each paired with colorful illustrations.
These behaviour prompts can be used in class to easily instruct children without words. This can helpful during whole-class teaching when you do not want to interrupt the flow of teaching and can be particularly helpful for visual learners.
Why do you need this?
Managing classroom behaviour without constant verbal reminders is a challenge. These behaviour prompt cards offer a quiet, visual solution. These 12 colourful cards provide friendly cues that redirect students non-disruptively.
How and when might you use this?
Teachers can hold up cards like “Good Looking” and “Hand Up to Speak” during instruction. A simple glance conveys expectations and reminds focused learners to stay on-task. Prompts for good sitting, listening, and putting your hand up keep students engaged in lessons.
What’s included?
Included are 12 different cards:
· Good listening
· Good looking
· Good sitting
· Hand up
· Well done
· Time out
· Stop
· Wait
· No touching
· Quiet
· Kind hands
· Kind feet
Also included are smaller versions appropriate for a lanyard.
2 different versions of spot the odd one out worksheets.
Why do you need this?
These worksheets encourage students to think critically and identify patterns or differences among items. This helps develop their analytical skills.
For younger students or those with learning difficulties, spot the odd one out activities can help develop visual discrimination skills, which are essential for reading and other academic tasks.
How and when might you use this?
Spot the odd one out worksheets are versatile and can be integrated into various parts of a lesson to promote critical thinking, review concepts, provide practice, assess understanding, and accommodate different learning styles and levels.
What is included?
· 4 worksheets in which children have to identify which picture is facing in a different direction
· 6 worksheets in which a box shows items that all connected in some way except for one. Children need to find which picture does not belong.
Report to assess a child’s readiness for reintegration when it comes to be time to go back to class. It also has a space for the nurture group teacher to give strategies for the class teacher to support the child.
These fans each contain a different emotion face and word. They can be used for activities and teaching about emotions or alternatively can be used to support non-verbal children to express their emotions.
Why do you need this?
If children learn to understand and recognise emotions both in themselves and others, learning to identify and label them then this can ensure they will be better equipped to manage and regulate themselves when they experience strong emotions. If children are able to notice how they are feeling and then use strategies to calm themselves down then they are more likely to have successful friendships and to be able to manage set backs.
How and when might you use this?
The 15 illustrated fan pieces each feature a different emotion face and word. Expressions like happy, sad, angry, surprised, and more build children’s emotional vocabulary. Teachers can prompt conversations about when we feel certain ways and how our faces show it.
What’s included?
Included in this resource are 15 emoji emotion cards including the emotions:
· Happy
· Sad
· Scared
· Tired
· Worried
· Excited
· Angry
· Silly
· Disappointed
· Jealous
· Confused
· Poorly
· Disgusted
· Surprised
· Embarrassed
Basic counting to 10 worksheets. 8 different worksheets to count the pictures and write the number.
Why do you need this?
Counting objects and writing the corresponding numbers is a fundamental mathematical skill that children need to develop. These worksheets provide structured practice opportunities for students to strengthen their counting skills and reinforce number recognition. Worksheets that require students to count objects and write the corresponding numbers help reinforce the concept of one-to-one correspondence which is foundational for understanding the relationship between numbers and quantities.
How and when might you use this?
These worksheets can be used in a variety of ways:
· During maths lessons as a whole class activity to reinforce counting skills
· During small group activities focussed on counting skills
· As independent practice to complete individually
· As homework assignments
· As a warm up activity at the beginning of a maths lesson to review previously learned counting skills
What’s included?
8 different counting to 10 worksheets with different items to count on each worksheet: crayons, farm animals, vehicles, dinosaurs, insects, zoo animals, fruit and cubes.
Reward chart for use by parents having difficulty getting their child into a regular bedtime routine.
Why do you need this?
A reward chart can help parents establish a consistent bedtime routine for their child. By setting clear expectations and providing incentives for following the routine, parents can encourage their child to develop healthy sleep habits. A bedtime reward chart allows parents to reinforce positive bedtime behaviours and rewarding these behaviours, parents can motivate their child to cooperate and participate in the bedtime routine without resistance.
What’s included?
The set includes a reward chart that shows ‘put on pyjamas’, ‘brush teeth’, ‘go to sleep on my own’ and ‘stay in my bed all night’. Then there are a set of stars that can be laminated and velcroed on when earned. Then there are a variety of rewards that children can work towards.
Worksheet for children to complete following an incident in which they can reflect on their emotions prior to the incident, what they did, what they will try to do next time and their emotions now. Included are 2 different versions of the behaviour reflection.
Why do you need this?
A behaviour reflection worksheet provides students with an opportunity to reflect on their actions and behaviours. By guiding students through a structured reflection process, teachers encourage self-awareness and accountability. It also allows children to take ownership of their actions and behaviour and allows them time to think about the consequences of their actions and consider alterative choices they could have made
How and when might you use this?
This worksheet would most commonly be used directly following a behaviour incident or disruption as a tool for children to reflect on their actions. It can also be incorporated into restorative practices or conflict resolution.
What’s included?
Included are 2 different versions of the behaviour reflection. One which has questions for children to answer in blank spaces and one with pictures that does not require the child to do any writing, just to look at pictures and choose and circle or colour the appropriate one.
6 worksheets for children to practice blending and reading CVC words with words broken down into each individual sound and sentences broken down into each word.
Why do you need this?
Breaking down words into individual sounds helps children understand phonics principles and the relationship between letters and sounds. This approach supports early reading development by teaching children to decode words systematically. Breaking words into individual sounds helps develop phonemic awareness, which is the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds in spoken words. This foundational skill is crucial for successful reading and spelling.
Worksheets with words and sentences broken down into individual sounds provide opportunities for students to practice blending sounds together to form words. This skill is essential for fluent reading and helps children become more confident readers.
How and when might you use this?
These worksheets can be used in a variety of ways:
· During small group phonics sessions
· Independent work stations or literacy centers
· Homework practice
· Guided reading groups
· Morning work
· Reading interventions for children who need additional support
· Whole class instruction
What’s included?
6 PDF worksheets
5 Worksheets with different activities to support children with addition within 10 including counting spots on dice, counting fingers, pictures, numicon and addition on a number line.
Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clip Aty and Arty Clips Graphics
6 Worksheets with different activities for comparing size, length, weight and volume for early years and year 1
Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clip Art and Arty Clips
Strength cards showing different positive attributes. They can be used in a variety of ways to help children to recognise that we all have strengths and to acknowledge their own strengths.
Why do you need this?
Strength cards can help children recognise and acknowledge their own strengths, fostering a positive self-image and boosting self-esteem. By identifying their unique qualities and abilities, students can develop a greater sense of confidence and self-worth.
Encouraging students to focus on their strengths can build resilience and help them cope with challenges and setbacks. By recognising their abilities and positive attributes, children can develop a more optimistic outlook and feel better equipped to overcome obstacles.
Strength cards can highlight the diversity of strengths and talents among individuals. By showcasing a range of positive attributes, teachers can emphasise the value of differences and promote acceptance and appreciation of others’ strengths.
How and when might you use this?
These cards can be used in a variety of ways:
· Circle time - children encourage each student to choose a card that resonates with them and share why they selected that particular strength.
· Individual reflection - Encourage them to reflect on times when they have demonstrated that strength and how it has positively impacted them or others.
· Group discussions - Pose questions such as, “Which strength do you admire in someone else?” or “How can we use our strengths to support each other?”
· Peer recognition - Encourage students to recognize and celebrate each other’s strengths.
· Goal setting - They can choose a Strength card that represents a quality they want to develop further or a goal they want to work towards.
What is included?
48 cards showing the words: graceful, sporty, brave, funny, caring, clever, helpful, playful, friendly, musical, intelligent, happy, loving, creative, artistic, strong, honest, respectful, adventurous, patient, joyful, sensible, cheerful, gentle, calm, protective, resilient, reliable, responsible, curious, persistent, forgiving, enthusiastic, hopeful, assertive, courageous, energetic, fair, organised, imaginative, proud, active, ambitious, careful, co-operative, hard working, loyal, kind
Bingo game to support children in using different calming strategies to help with anxiety. Each time they use a different strategy they can mark it off on the board and try to get 3 in a row. There are different versions for children to either write down their own preferred strategies or use the given ones.
Why do you need this?
Managing anxiety can be challenging for children. This bingo game provides a unique and engaging approach for teaching calming strategies to help children handle difficult emotions.
How and when might you use this?
Anxiety Bingo transforms a classic game into a tool for building emotional intelligence. It’s an excellent way to introduce calming skills or reinforce concepts learned. By completing the boards children can discover new coping methods tailored to their needs. This versatile resource works for individual and group settings with children of varying ages and abilities.
What’s included?
The set includes 3 different bingo boards each with 9 squares. Each square features a different calming technique like taking deep breaths, getting a drink of water, hugging a stuffed animal, positive self-talk, or writing down your feelings. Children can use the blank board to fill in their own ideas or use the suggested strategies.