I am a teacher with over 20 years experience teaching SEN including PMLD SLD MLD and ASD. I am Drama trained and have taught SEND Primary and Secondary. All of the work within shop has been tried, tested and refined. Please purchase with confidence.
I am a teacher with over 20 years experience teaching SEN including PMLD SLD MLD and ASD. I am Drama trained and have taught SEND Primary and Secondary. All of the work within shop has been tried, tested and refined. Please purchase with confidence.
You are purchasing a Powerpoint of the amended and lengthend This Old Man action song. It is designed for pupils with Special Educational Needs, and on the Autism Spectrum, specifically ASD 3.
This action song helps pupils with sensory processing difficulties and uses Deep Touch Pressure to support learners sensory needs.
Deep pressure can help calm children with autism who experience hyper- or hypo-sensitivity.
Please see my other Songs and Stories designed for pupils with Autism.
This lesson requires staffing at a level of 1:1
No resources are needed
I am a Special Needs teacher with over 20 years experience. Please view my other resources which include** I am the Music Man**, a deep touch pressure amended song for ASD 3.
**Introduction to Green Screen Filming PowerPoint **
For primary, Secondary or Special Education Needs
Pupils will produce a simple green screen film by the end of the lesson.
You are purchasing a PowerPoint for an introduction Green Screen Filming. It has links embed into the PowerPoint giving examples from the Harry Potter movie. The PowerPoint takes pupils through the whole process, setting simple tasks on the ipad and imovie.
I have taught Green Screen with Special Needs students yet this lesson can be used for pupils from KS 2 upwards.
Loving working with Green Screen, try my lesson on Introduction to Stop Motion Animation.
I am a teacher with over 20 years experience teaching SEN including PMLD SLD MLD and ASD.
PMLD/SLD/ KS 1/ KS 2 / SEND/ Sensory Song/ Fiction
Rudyard Kippling, The Jungle Book Power Point & Lesson Plan
You are purchasing a Powerpoint of the story of Rudyard Kipplings The Jungle Book and lesson plan. The Powerpoint consists of 11 slides that take the student and staff through the simplified retelling of the story. On each slide is a rhyming song that leads the pupils through the story. The song is to the tune of ‘Down in the Jungle’ but is directly translated to the Jungle Book.
This resource is Ideal for students with Special Educational Needs. Any tracks used are embed into the Powerpoint - with links to Youtube. All of the resources are those easily sourced around the home or at school and are detailed in the PowerPoint and Lesson plan.
Your sensory pupils will love the rhyming song and sensory stimuli to explore Rudyard Kipplings ‘The Jungle Book.’
This is a dramatic interactive story song. The emphasis is to create atmosphere and tension through the music and staff participation.
I am a Drama teacher with over 20 years experience teaching SEN including PMLD SLD MLD and ASD. Unlike many sensory stories I focus upon creating tension and atmosphere through light, shadows, music, sound effects and staff call and response.
I am new to posting resources on TES but please keep an eye out for more dramatic interactive stories.
Introduction to Stop Motion Animation
For primary, Early Secondary or Special Education Needs
You are purchasing a Powerpoint for an introduction into Stop Motion. It has links embed into the powerpoint giving examples of a range of stop motions including; object, clay, lego (building) and human stop motion. The beginning animations are from films and latter links are basic animations filmed by my students. Allowing students to view animations made by students builds confidence and a greater understanding of what to achieve within a classroom environement. The powerpoint introduces the student to Object Stop motion, where i bring in a range of small world toys. The power point can be extended and amended as you choose for your pupils.
This is an introduction and covers the basics that get pupils started.
I teach Drama within a Special Needs School and also teach film making using green screen and stop motion.
I am a Drama teacher with over 20 years experience teaching SEN including PMLD SLD MLD and ASD.
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Tactile Massage Song for Special Needs, PMLD SLD ASD
This is an extended and adapted version of ‘I am the Music Man.’
This is a very easy and fun lesson that will have staff and pupils enjoying the song and movement.
The Powerpoint takes you through the song and movements. On each slide there is the sound embed into the powerpoint. Play the sound prior to each verse. At the end allow pupils to come up and make their own music!
No equipment needed!!
10 minute funny Christmas play called ‘When Santa Got Stuck Up the Chimney.’ Cast between 5 and 10 characters.
Play is suitable for KS 1 and special needs learners.
Staff member to play Mother Christmas.
Father Christmas to be played by vocal student with only a few lines.
The rest of the cast of elves, snowman, reindeers and angels do a short movement sequence based around ‘head shoulders knees and Toes’. The play is for 5 pupils but pupils can double up on characters.
The play is very simple and very effective. I have had many groups perform this play with great success. Parents will just love seeing their child in this funny skit.
I have attached the staging layout with the play.
Please take a look at my other Christmas lessons, skits and plays.
My Little Dog, Sensory Story for SEND: including PMLD, SLD, ASD. The lesson uses poetry and revised rhymes to explore this fun exploration of ‘dogs.’
The lesson includes an easy print out of the rhymes used.
For best results a 1-1 staff ratio is most effective.
List of resources are given. Most will be found around school and at home.
The lesson plan has an easy to follow format. of Do, Say, Play and additional info
In each category it tells the teacher what staff are doing, what the teacher is saying, and what music is playing.
I am a Drama teacher with over 20 years’ experience teaching SEN including PMLD SLD MLD and ASD. Unlike many sensory stories I focus upon creating tension and atmosphere through light, shadows, music, sound effects and staff call and response.
If you are:
enjoying the ‘Anna’s’ lesson plans
learning new ways of working
finding that staff are enthused and children engaged
Please would you take a minute to leave me a review.
thank you! :)
Christmas Sensory Story for Special Needs. Suitable for PMLD, ASD, SLD and KS 1. Christmas Musical Sensory Story including lesson plan and PowerPoint with audio attachments. The Powerpoint will seamlessly take you through the story. Use the audio attachment until you are confident to recite with your staff. This is a re-telling of the wonderful book ‘There Was An Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything.’
‘Once upon a time, there was a young boy who was not afraid of anything! But one Christmas Eve night, while creeping down stairs in, the little boy heard . . . clomp, clomp, shake, shake, clap, clap.’
Suitable for a Christmas sensory story or as a performance for parents!
The emphasis is upon staff pupil interaction through physical touch, call and response, music and props.
The lesson plan has an easy to follow format. of Do, Say, Play and additional info
In each category it tells the teacher what staff are doing, what the teacher is saying, and what music is playing.
Each ‘scene’ is threaded together using the text/rhyme from the story. The story has an obvious build-up of tension where pupils have opportunities to express their excitement and anticipation.
I am a Drama teacher with over 20 years’ experience teaching SEN including PMLD SLD MLD and ASD. Unlike many sensory stories I focus upon creating tension and atmosphere through light, shadows, music, sound effects and staff call and response.
Most objects can be found around the home or at school but I have attached a shopping list with links to Amazon, making creating a purchase order a little easier.
If you are:
Enjoying the ‘Anna’s’ lesson plans
learning new ways of working
finding that staff are enthused and children engaged
Please would you take a minute to leave me a review.
thank you! :)
PMLD/SLD/ KS 1/ KS 2 / SEND/ Sensory Story/ Fiction
Spiders Spiders Everywhere!
You are purchasing a Halloween/Autumn Sensory story of SPIDERS.
Included:
• a complete page of interactive rhymes
• resources to find or purchase, with links to Amazon if necessary.
• link for my Youtube Makaton story ‘Ahhh Spiders’ by Lydia Monk for you to view with your class.
This is a dramatic interactive story. The emphasis is to create atmosphere and tension through the music and staff participation.
I have given clear guidelines on how to structure the session, including recommendations and necessary stimuli and props required. The format is clearly structured in a Say/Do and Key Info format.
I am a Drama teacher with over 20 years’ experience teaching SEN including PMLD SLD MLD and ASD. Unlike many sensory stories I focus upon creating tension and atmosphere through light, shadows, music, sound effects and staff call and response.
Musical Sensory Tactile Story lesson plan and PowerPoint. Suitable for PMLD, SLD and KS 1. The power point includes audio attachments. Make teaching easy with this easy to follow format. Play the audio included on each page of the powerpoint to guide you with the musical cues.
The emphasis is upon staff pupil interaction through physical touch, call and response, music and props.
Perfect for exploring themes PSHE safety, Halloween, Autumn/Fall, emotions and nature.
Once upon a time, there was a little old lady who was not afraid of anything! But one autumn night, while walking in the woods, the little old lady heard . . . clomp, clomp, shake, shake, clap, clap.*
Do, Say, Play and additional info
In each category it tells the teacher what staff are doing, what the teacher is saying, and what music is playing.
Each ‘scene’ is threaded together using the text/rhyme from the story. The story has an obvious build-up of tension where pupils have opportunities to express their excitement and anticipation.
I am a Drama teacher with over 20 years’ experience teaching SEN including PMLD SLD MLD and ASD. Unlike many sensory stories I focus upon creating tension and atmosphere through light, shadows, music, sound effects and staff call and response.
Most objects can be found around the home or at school but I have attached a shopping list with links to Amazon, making creating a purchase order a little easier.
If you are:
enjoying the ‘Anna’s’ lesson plans
learning new ways of working
finding that staff are enthused and children engaged
Please would you take a minute to leave me a review.
thank you! :)
Musical/multi sensory story for Special Needs for KS 1/ - PMLD SLD ASD
The sun is down, the moon is up, and it’s past bedtime. But outside the castle there’s an awful lot of noise! Will the princess ever get to sleep?
Winner of the British Book Award when it was first published in 1993
This is a dramatic interactive story. The emphasis is to create atmosphere and tension through the music, light and staff participation.
I have given clear guidance on how to structure the session, including music recommendations and necessary stimuli and props required.
This sensory story is laid out in a simple format of:
Do, Say, Play and additional info
In each category it tells the teacher what staff are doing, what the teacher is saying, and what music is playing.
Each ‘scene’ is threaded together using the text/rhyme from the story. The story has an obvious build-up of tension where pupils have opportunities to express their excitement and anticipation.
I am a Drama teacher with over 20 years’ experience teaching SEN including PMLD SLD MLD and ASD. Unlike many sensory stories I focus upon creating tension and atmosphere through light, shadows, music, sound effects and staff call and response.
I am new to posting resources on TES but please keep an eye out for more dramatic interactive stories.
Twisted Fairy Tale - ‘The Train Driver Man’ Poem
KS 1/ KS 2 SEND - Transport/ Fairy Tales/ Poetry/ Fiction
This is a re-imagined fairy tale poem based upon the story of the Gingerbread Man.
The Poem consists 4 line stanzas/ rhyming couplets/11 stanzas.
This poem is suitable for a class performance/role play and recital.
EYFS/KS 1/SEND
KS 2/KS 3 SEND PSHE Boundries, Saying No, Personal Space
Throw away the dull Power Point and allow pupils to physically engage with this important and sensitive topic.
**This set of three lesson plans cover: **
Personal Space
Saying No
Trusted Circle of Adults
Remove the desks, find a hall or go on the tennis court. Your children will explore PSHE Keeping Safe topics through practical activities and games. Reflection and questioning is included to solidify learning.
I am a Drama/Class Teacher with over 20 years experience.I work within SEN and mainstream settings and lessons seamlessly translate to pupils within KS 2 or KS 3.
DIFFERENT TYPES OF STAGING POWERPOINT
This is a 14 page PowerPoint Presentation on the different types of theatrical staging configerations.
It includes: staging type description, image, advantages and disadvantages.
I used this with a P16 SEN group but would easily be applicable for GCSE students as well as Upper Primary.
To culminate learning there is a short ‘Design a Poster’ activity.
*Extension: In the past I have asked students to create a ‘shoe box’ theatre. This works particularly well if classes have been reading a play. I then ask them to become set designers where they choose a stage type and create their designs using the shoe boxes. *
Sensory Story for Special Needs/PMLD/SLD/ASD and Early Years.
The Journey by Neil Griffiths is a lovely rhyming story great for your weather, journeys or transport topic!
'On a windy autumn day,
A boat broke free and sailed away
has it gone for evermore, and
what adventures are in store?’
This rhyming story takes you on a magical journey with the little red boat that the boy once lost. As the boat slipped from his grasp, the boy watched sadly as it disappeared from view. Follow the boat on its exciting voyage into the unknown and marvel at what lies at its journey’s end.
This sensory story is laid out in a simple format of:
Do, Say, Play and additional info
In each category it tells the teacher what staff are doing, what the teacher is saying, and what music is playing.
Each ‘scene’ is threaded together using the text/rhyme from the story. The story has an obvious build-up of tension where pupils have opportunities to express their excitement and anticipation.
THIS SESSION REQUIRES A LARGE PARACHUTE
I am a Drama teacher with over 20 years’ experience teaching SEN including PMLD SLD MLD and ASD. Unlike many sensory stories I focus upon creating tension and atmosphere through light, shadows, music, sound effects and staff call and response.
I am new to posting resources on TES but please keep an eye out for more dramatic interactive stories.
SPEAKING AND LISTENING
This is a Powerpoint with 21 imaginative and thought provoking photographs for pupils to practice their speaking and listening skills.
Can be used with Colourful Semantics/Blank Level Questioning/Creative writting/fictional writting/Stimulus for Drama/Improvisation/Devising/Speaking and Listening/Public Speaking
Suitable for Primary, KS3 and SEND
Suitable for low level literacy