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Primary School Teacher 👩🏫 and Speech & Language Therapist 🗣 based in Ireland 🇮🇪
Activities & Ideas 💭✍️ for School 🏫 and Home 🏡
Personal, social and health education
Neurodiversity-Affirming Social Learning Curriculum Book. SPED, SEL, Autism.
Neurodiversity-Affirming Social Learning Curriculum Book for Parents/Teachers/Therapists.
Social Emotional Learning, SPED, SEL, Special Education, Autism, Speech Therapy.
Includes 137 pages of activities, advice, stories & lesson ideas/activities.
Ages 8 and over
The Neurodiversity Affirming Social Learning Curriculum was created in response to the need for new approaches to teaching social skills to autistic children. It is designed by special education and allied health professionals. The curriculum aims to provide an alternative to traditional methods by teaching children and teenagers social learning in a way that embraces neurodiversity and allows them to build confidence using their strengths and viewpoint of the world.
Through the use of social stories & activities it focuses on:
Understanding Neurodiversity.
Cultivating a positive autistic/neurodiverse identity.
Developing self-awareness and self-esteem.
Developing an understanding of personal qualities and how these affect friendships and relationships.
Self Advocacy.
Developing boundaries.
Exploring the Double Empathy Problem.
Learning about different communication styles.
Developing an understanding of how to effectively communicate with both neurodivergent and neurotypical people.
Developing a deeper understanding of perspective taking.
Practicing problem solving.
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SOCIAL EMOTIONAL STORIES & RESOURCES BUNDLE! SEL, SPED, ASD, NEURODIVERISTY
Teaches children emotions through stories & activities designed for Gestalt Language Processors and visual learners.
Social Emotional Learning, Gestalt language, SEL, ASD, Special Education, neurodiversity-affirming, neuro-inclusive, Early Intervention, Autism, Speech Therapy, Kindergarten.
Emer is a neurodivergent elephant with** sensory sensitivities** who changes color depending on her emotions. She focuses on teaching children the basic emotions of happy, sad, angry and scared, how to** identify these emotions **in themselves/others and how to manage their emotions.
As autistic children tend to learn best with visuals, Emer has been designed to provide children with a clear image of each emotion. The colors help children who struggle with** identifying expressions and body language** to connect Emer’s movements and facial expressions with the relevant emotion.
The stories are also designed using Gestalt Language techniques, simple language, repeated phrases, visuals and colors to make the stories easy for children with** language and communication difficulties** to access and understand. The information in this stories is then repeated in the other stories to help children to consolidate it.
Children can find emotions very difficult to learn and often find learning the whole range of emotions and complex emotions overwhelming, because of this it is important to first build a strong base by focusing on these key emotions.
Includes:
Four stories - Happy, sad, angry and scared.
(Both in PowerPoint and pdf format so they can be used as a presentation or printed off and used as a book.)
The Emotional Regulation Resources provide you with materials for helping children identify their emotions, communicate and regulate them.
1 ‘Today I am Feeling’ Chart
3 ‘How can you feel better’ Worksheets - angry, sad, scared.
3 Individual Feelings Scales - angry, sad scared - allows children to focus on regulating one feeling at a time.
4 Lollipop Stick Elephants - covers all four emotions. Once made can be used for drama and learning through play.
Triangle Regulation Chart - focuses on trying to feel better.
5 ‘How do you feel’ Circle Chart - 4 charts + make Emer and me template.
Emotions Word Cards - happy, sad, angry and scared.
3 Individual Feelings Scales
Guidance on how to use Better Bag for regulation.
11 pages Resources Guide
EMOTIONAL REGULATION RESOURCES. SEL, Autism, Speech Therapy, Special Education.
EMOTIONAL REGULATION RESOURCES - Helps children learn to identify, communicate, and regulate/mange their emotions.
Social Emotional Learning. SEL, ASD, Special Education, Autism, Speech Therapy, Kindergarten, neurodiversity, neuro-inclusive.
Emer is a neurodivergent elephant with sensory sensitivities who changes color depending on her emotions. She focuses on teaching children four of the basic emotions; happy, sad, angry and scared. The Emotional Regulation Resources provide you with materials for helping children identify their emotions, communicate and regulate them.
Includes:
1 ‘Today I am Feeling’ Chart
3 ‘How can you feel better’ Worksheets - angry, sad, scared.
3 Individual Feelings Scales - angry, sad scared - allows children to focus on regulating one feeling at a time.
4 Lollipop Stick Elephants - covers all four emotions. Once made can be used for drama and learning through play.
Triangle Regulation Chart - focuses on trying to feel better.
5 ‘How do you feel’ Circle Chart - 4 charts + make Emer and me template.
Emotions Word Cards - happy, sad, angry and scared.
3 Individual Feelings Scales
Guidance on how to use Better Bag for regulation.
11 pages Resources Guide
Hope they are helpful! Any feedback would be great!
Strength Cards - (Anxiety, self esteem, confidence, stammering)
Strength Cards - (Anxiety, self esteem, confidence, stammering)
This is a tangible way for your child to learn about their strengths. This activity/tool is great for confidence building and is a great tool to use for children who are anxious, have poor self esteem/low confidence, with autistic children, children with language delays/disorders and children who stammer.
What is the problem? Problem Solving Activities. Social Emotional Learning. Neuro-Inclusive, neuro-
What is the problem? Problem Solving Activities.
Social Emotional Learning. Neuro-Inclusive, neuro-diversity
This 16 page resource helps children/teenagers to develop problem solving skills to help them navigate their social world.
Includes:
Intro to Problem Solving
Worksheets designed to develop skills for interpreting social situations and brainstorming solutions.
Worksheets to help the learner to generalize their skills and apply them to their everyday lives.
Being a Good Friend Cards & Activities Neurodiversity-Affirming, social emotional learning
**Being a Good Friend - Cards & Activities - Neurodiversity-Affirming **
SEL, social emotional, SPED, autism, early intervention, SPED, social skills, speech therapy, special education.
Being able to identify personal qualities is necessary for children to be able to build positive friendships. This resource helps children to understand the language of personal qualities, consider what qualities they would like in a friend and which qualities are needed to be a good friend.
Includes:
3 pages of personal qualities cards
5 pages of activities
Instructions
ARTS & CRAFTS, Social Emotional Learning. SEL ASD SPED coloring scissor skills
Teaches children to understand emotions through Arts and Crafts.
Social Emotional Learning, Gestalt language, SEL, ASD, Special Education, neurodiversity-affirming, neuro-inclusive, Early Intervention, Autism, Speech Therapy, Kindergarten.
Emer is a neurodivergent elephant that changes color depending on her emotions. She focuses on teaching children four of the basic emotions; happy, sad, angry and scared.
The arts and crafts are designed to allow children to practice their emotional understanding while being creative and using drama to explore their feelings.
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Includes:**
4 Make a Mask - happy, sad, angry and scared. Once made can be used for drama and learning through play.
5 Color in Easy Jigsaws - Covers all four emotions.
5 Mazes - Help Emer find her way.
11 Coloring Pages - covers all four emotions.
3 Scissors Skills Worksheets
4 Lollipop Stick Elephants - covers all four emotions. Once made can be used for drama and learning through play.
Hope you enjoy our product! We’d love any feedback!
CLASSROOM EMOTIONS DISPLAY / BULLETIN BOARD - SEL Special Education ASD SPED
**CLASSROOM EMOTIONS DISPLAY **- Decorate your classroom with this beautiful ready made bulletin board display.
Social Emotional Learning, SPED, SEL, ASD, Special Education, neurodiversity, neuro-inclusive, Autism, Speech Therapy, Kindergarten.
Emer is a **neurodivergent **elephant that changes color depending on her emotions. She focuses on teaching children four of the basic emotions; happy, sad, angry and scared.
The Emotions Display Resources help you create a gorgeous display that the children can use as a reference point and will brighten up the classroom.
Includes:
Classroom Banner. PDF.
Emotions Word Cards - happy, sad, angry and scared.
5 A3 Printable Emer the Emotions Elephant Characters. Happy, sad, angry, scared and neutral.
5 A4 Printable Emer the Emotions Elephant Characters. Happy, sad, angry, scared and neutral.
Enjoy creating your display! Any feedback would be great!
15 Behavior Contract Alternatives - Restorative Practices Neurodiversity PDF
restorative practice justice, challenging behavior management, classroom behavior, classroom management, neuro-inclusive, anger management, behavior tracking, sensory sensitivities/needs, autism, neurodiversity-affirming
Expectation Contracts - A collaborative, neurodiversity-affirming approach using restorative practice!
Expectation Contracts:
Open communication around expectations and choices in a positive way.
They help children to discover new ways to solve problems.
They present the expectations in a clear, visual way which children can easily understand
Take children’s opinions into account.
They offer predictability, consistency and a sense of control.
Provide the child with the opportunity to become more responsible and aware of their choices.
For use in school and at home.
Includes:
Instructions
Example contract
15 contracts
Restorative Practices Behavior Reflection Think Sheets Neurodiversity PDF
restorative practice justice, challenging behavior management, classroom behavior, classroom management, neuro-inclusive, anger management, behavior tracking, sensory sensitivities/needs, autism
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A collaborative, positive approach to discussing your child’s expressions of need (behavior) writh them.
How it works:
Create a comic book of what happened to:
Solve the mystery (find the problem which caused the behavior).
Help the child to reflect on alternative ways to express their needs.
Sometimes it can be hard to discuss situations when your child was angry with them. However, it is a necessary step to help identify the why (problem) that made them angry and to provide them with alternative strategies for expressing their needs in the future.
The comic book mystery uses the principals of reflective practice (also known as reflective justice) to help children to process their choices. It opens conversation using a collaborative, non-threatening, positive approach that supports the child and adult in identifying the why (problem) and solving it together.
Includes:
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Instructions and tips
67 comic strip sheets of varying levels - some with spaces for creating own headings
8 pages of explosions, speech bubbles for decorating comics
Understanding Anger Activities & Games Anger Management regulation SEL SPED PDF
Understanding Anger Activities & Games - Anger Management, regulation PDF
SEL, social emotional learning, Autism, Special Education, Speech Therapy, Social Emotional Learning, SPED, fine motor skills
Emer the Emotions Elephant Activities:
Emer is an elephant who changes color depending on her emotions. Here, she focuses on teaching children the basic emotions of angry and happy and how to identify these emotions in themselves/others
Activities to help children identify how anger looks and to be able to compare it to and distinguish it from happiness. Once children have grasped this they will be able to consider if they are feeling angry or happy and move onto learning how to regulate and manage their anger. Activities also help children practice fine motor skills.
Includes:
Matching sheets - identifying anger and happiness - uses photos, symbols and cartoons
Jigsaws
Coloring sheets
Drama activity - Make a Mask - can be used to act out anger & happiness & learn physical responses
Scissors Skills worksheets
Maze activities
UNDERSTANDING & MANAGING ANGER ONLINE GAMES! SEL, SPED, AUTISM, EMOTIONS
Anger Management, regulation, emotions, use like boom cards, internet, Autism, NEURODIVERSITY, social learning, alternative to social skills, SPED, social emotional learning, SEL, Speech Therapy, special education, literacy
The UNDERSTANDING & MANAGING ANGER ONLINE GAMES are designed to help children to identify and manage anger and to consolidate what they have learned.
The games are a combinations of matching games, jigsaws, join-the-dots, questions and drawing.
They are designed using visuals and simple, repetitive language to support understanding and also use written language for hyperlexic learners.
What is Neurodiversity Social Story. SEL, SPED, speech therapy, PDF
What is Neurodiversity Social Story - Includes activity - PDF
SEL, social emotional, SPED, autism, SPED, speech therapy, special education, school counselling.
Celebrating neurodiversity is vital for building confidence, promoting inclusion and developing an understanding of differences. However, students can find it a difficult term to understand. This social story explains neurodiversity to children and teenagers in an accessible way using visuals and language.
Includes activity sheet
Covers:
What is neurodiversity?
Different preferences.
Sensory sensitivities
Famous neurodivergent people.