I am a Special Educational Needs and Disabilities primary teacher, MLD, SLD and PMLD and autism.
I was a mainstream secondary school dancer teacher for over 5 years. I also taught dance a specialist SEN school for the deaf for 3 years. I have a degree in dance, teaching qualification and PGCE.
I am a Special Educational Needs and Disabilities primary teacher, MLD, SLD and PMLD and autism.
I was a mainstream secondary school dancer teacher for over 5 years. I also taught dance a specialist SEN school for the deaf for 3 years. I have a degree in dance, teaching qualification and PGCE.
Sensory Circuits resource: a toolkit designed to enhance classroom learning through three distinct circuits. Sensory Circuits Resource with examples, planned circuits and images
Alerting Activities: Energise students with jumping jacks, running, and skipping to stimulate their senses and prepare for learning.
Organising Activities: Promote coordination and spatial awareness with balance beam walking, animal walks, and obstacle courses.
Calming Activities: Guide students to relaxation with deep breathing, gentle rocking, and sensory bottles to reduce stress and anxiety.
Clear instructions and colorful images make implementation easy. Perfect for teachers, therapists, and caregivers supporting students with diverse sensory needs. Elevate your classroom experience and empower your students to thrive with Sensory Circuits.
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Work designed through research and understanding of Jane Horwood’s book on Sensory Circuits**
Learning intention:
Identify how this situation makes you feel and draw your scribble spots for the different experiences.
Linked with the my emotions work, students work through these different scenarios to identify and name how they feel. This supports students’ understanding of how different situations can make us feel certain ways and develops their understanding to communicate their emotions.
SEN MATHS Addition Learning Intention: To add different numbers together and calculate the total.
A range of worksheets designed for SEN students to practice their addition skills through fun and visual worksheets.
SEN Dominoes column addition Learning Intention: To use column addition to calculate the total
A range of worksheets designed for SEN students to practice their column addition through a fun and visual worksheet. The dominoes dots represent the numbers. This also includes crossing 10 for more of a challenge.
Learning intention: I know that AM means morning and PM is after noon (12)
Success Criteria:
I can label a digital clock face
I know the the structure of a digital clock
I can tell the time to the hour
I know that the left side is hours
I know that the right side is minutes past the hour
Emotions - My Daily Check In - Little spot of feelings inspired
Inspired by Diane Alber’s series of a little spot of feelings I created this daily check in to have on each student’s table so that they can become more aware of their feelings and also allow me to see how they are feeling without it being overly obvious to everyone else. This is for my SEN students who find communication a real challenge.
I have two versions, one which includes weather icons to help support student’s understanding.
THIS IS A DIGITAL RESOURCE
This game is my KS1 CHRISTIAN CHRISTMAS Edition of the popular card game D.O.B.B.L.E
Get your children or class playing with these festive cards and identifying features of the Christmas Season! Support their understanding of this religious holiday with key icons, symbols and figures that represent this Christian holiday.
A fun way of getting into the merry season and it keeps them off their screens!
It’s a playful way of learning and could even be used for cover lessons or a reward at the end of a lesson!
I think learning through games is so beneficial and who doesn’t love a card game?!
This pack includes 31 cards with 6 images on each card. Print this as many times as you like to create a few packs!
PRINT, CUT AND PLAY!
(Instructions provided for print settings)
How does it work? It is a snap style game. Every card has one matching icon on it and there are a few ways of playing it, whether that be trying to collect as many cards as possible or getting rid of your cards in hand. Students call out the matching icon on their top card and the card everyone is looking at. The game comes with instructions, for example: PLAY THIS WAY: Deal out all, but 1, of the cards to all players leaving one in the center of the playing area, with the pictures face up. Each player must then find the identical symbol between their card and the card in the center of the table (on the draw pile). If a player finds an identical symbol, they shout out the matching symbol and then they put down that card in the center, revealing a new card to be matched up. The player who gets rid of their cards first, wins!
ON THE HOUR WORKSHEET
Learning intention: To write the time to the hour using a digital clock format
Success Criteria:
I can read the time on an analogue clock
I know the the structure of a digital clock
I can tell the time to the hour
know that when the minute (big) hand points to the number 12 then it is on the hour
HALF PAST THE HOUR WORKSHEET
Learning intention: To write the time to the hour using a digital clock format
Success Criteria:
I can read the time on an analogue clock
I know the the structure of a digital clock
I can tell the time to the hour
I can tell the time to half past the hour
I know that 30 minutes is half of an hour
I know that when the minute (big) hand points to the number 6 then it is half past the hour
**Pupils need brain and movement breaks to help re-energise and refocus!!!
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Transform your teaching with our innovative Movement Break Flashcards! Designed to re-energize and refocus students, these flashcards are the perfect tool for integrating short, fun, and effective physical activities into your lessons.
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Boost Energy Levels: Quick, engaging exercises to keep students alert and active.
Improve Focus: Short breaks that help students regain concentration and enhance learning.
Promote Well-being: Encourages a healthy, active lifestyle in a fun and interactive way.
Easy to Use: Ready-to-go activities that fit seamlessly into any lesson plan.
Perfect for all age groups, my Movement Break Flashcards are your go-to resource for a dynamic and productive classroom. Say goodbye to sluggish afternoons and hello to energised, focused, and happy students!
Learn Personal Hygiene with Fun and Interactive Bingo!
Introduce your students to personal hygiene with our engaging and educational Hygiene Bingo game! This visual and interactive learning tool is designed to help children understand and manage their personal hygiene with increased independence.
Learning Intentions:
Manage personal hygiene with greater independence.
Identify which body parts need washing more frequently.
Why Choose Hygiene Bingo?
Fun and Interactive: Makes learning about hygiene enjoyable and memorable.
Visual Learning: Uses colorful images to reinforce hygiene concepts.
Educational: Teaches important life skills in a playful setting.
Easy to Play: Simple rules make it perfect for classroom or home use.
Empower your students with the knowledge and skills they need to stay clean and healthy.
Hygiene Bingo is the perfect way to combine fun and learning!
# Learning Intention: I can match shapes and categorise everyday items based on their shapes
Get your pupils active by having them cut and stick their answers into the table. Pupils will recognise 2D shapes of every day objects and categorise these.