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I am a teacher with many years of experience working with individuals facing barriers to learning. My resources are designed with learners who have additional needs or who are at Entry Level in mind. Most of them have been created to use in various specialist settings throughout the key stages up to Post 16.
I also provide a resource creation service. If you would like anything specific creating, please get in touch.
entrylevelhelper@gmail.com
Thank you for finding my shop.
I am a teacher with many years of experience working with individuals facing barriers to learning. My resources are designed with learners who have additional needs or who are at Entry Level in mind. Most of them have been created to use in various specialist settings throughout the key stages up to Post 16.
I also provide a resource creation service. If you would like anything specific creating, please get in touch.
entrylevelhelper@gmail.com
Assessment booklets to cover the PSD units at Entry level 1,2 and 3.
The booklets have been created to meet the learning objectives and assessment criteria of the units within a SEND Post 16 setting.
ASDAN were not involved in the creation of the booklets
Resource 1
A pack of resources to use with young people experiencing emotional based school avoidance. The pack contains the following:
Feelings flashcards in symbols. Can be used for a matching game or talking prompts
Emotions scale – emotions from 1-5 that can be used to discuss feelings in different situations
My Ideal School – flashcards with questions to help the young person discuss what an ideal school would be like
My Ideal School – questions in symbols
Preparation for Adulthood visual – 2xA4 sheets that can be put together to create a visual for discussing preparation for adulthood in meetings
Push and Pull factors towards school/away from school
Transition to a new school talking cards. These could also be used to discuss transitions within school.
What makes you fizz worksheet for young person to discuss things that make them feel stressed and angry
25 page worry work pack – contains flashcards for young people to sort into things that cause them worry including blank cards for own ideas; a sheet to identify likelihood of the worrying thing happening; worry scale and a worry mountain
Young person’s voice questionnaire
True/False questions about school
Resource 2
A resource pack produced using Widgit symbols. These can be used as starter activities for a main lesson; as 1-1 resources when supporting learners to understand feelings/emotions; for intervention sessions or to use as a basis for lessons for learners with SEND.
It includes the following resources:
Emotions Bingo
Match the feeling to the situation – simple situation that require learner to draw a line or cut and stick scenarios to feelings
Things to do when I feel angry, anxious, stressed – an activity with choices for the learner to select when feeling angry, anxious or stressed. 1 has 6 choices, the other has 10 choices. Each have a blank sheet for adding own choices
Social Story Anger
Social Story Anxiety and Worry
Anger board game – good and bad choices when feeling angry
Emotions dominoes
Emotions bingo
Sets of flashcards in easy, medium and hard
Matching pair game
Odd one out – identifying the wrong expression from a choice
Thermometers/Scale to use as visuals for feelings
Resource 3
This download contains the resources that you will need to set up and run a Lego Based Therapy club in your setting.
The resource pack contains over 80 pages of prompts, visuals and instructions to use when setting up a Lego Therapy Club for the first time.
The powerpoints contain printable role cards, instructions and Lego based challenges. These slides can be displayed on a big screen or printed off and used as paper based resources.
This resource bundle contains 2 full units of work.
**Unit 1 **
Introduces online safety for learners with SEND or who are at Entry Level. It contains:
A simple powerpoint with links to some websites for independent research
Accompanying workbook containing the following worksheets:
Identify the Apps
Being Online -For and Against
Upsetting Messages
Managing Online Bullying
Sharing Images online
Image Sharing Checklist
Rules for staying safe online
Editable glossary that could be used as a matching game:
Symbols supports - Key words and Staying Safe Online Rules
Unit 2
Personal Safety
Lesson activities are included in a powerpoint and contain short discussion points and activities:
• Lesson -Staying safe in the home
• Lesson -Staying safe in the community – includes railway and water safety
• Lesson -Staying safe online
• Staying safe discussion scenarios
These activities could be useful for learners following ‘Personal and Social Development’ units.
These lessons have been used in both a KS3/4 SEND provision and also a Post 16 SEND provision.
These lessons filled 6 weeks of 1 lesson of 1 hour per week.
Assessment booklet used to meet the criteria for the PSD Entry Level 3 Healthy Living unit.
In addition the bundle includes a set of resources that could be used to support delivery and assessment.
Used in a SEND setting with both Post 16 and KS3/4 learners with additional needs
The lessons could form the basis of 6 weeks of lessons of 1-2 hours per week or longer depending upon level of learners.
The pack contains the following:
Introduction to healthy living powerpoint including key vocabulary definitions
Healthy / Unhealthy discussion prompts
Healthy / Unhealthy worksheets
Smoking powerpoint and activities including labelling what smoking does to the body. Could also be simple reading activities
Importance of sleep activities
Exercise diary
Emotional awareness worksheets
Flashcards – fruit and vegetables
What I know about smoking worksheet
Colouring sheets
Finish the sentences worksheet
Healthy Living article for reading or as a WAGOLL
I hope you like these resources and that they save you some valuable time
The Entry Level Helper
A set of healthy living resources that could be used in a variety of lessons such as PSHE, Science, English and/or as part of Healthy Living assessment activities such as ASDAN PSD
Used in a SEND setting with both Post 16 and KS3/4 learners with additional needs
The lessons could form the basis of 6 weeks of lessons of 1-2 hours per week or longer depending upon level of learners.
The pack contains the following:
Introduction to healthy living powerpoint including key vocabulary definitions
Healthy / Unhealthy discussion prompts
Healthy / Unhealthy worksheets
Smoking powerpoint and activities including labelling what smoking does to the body. Could also be simple reading activities
Importance of sleep activities
Exercise diary
Emotional awareness worksheets
Flashcards – fruit and vegetables
What I know about smoking worksheet
Colouring sheets
Finish the sentences worksheet
Healthy Living article for reading or as a WAGOLL
I hope you like these resources and that they save you some valuable time
The Entry Level Helper
Animals Lesson Activities
Lesson activities used in a SEND setting with learners working between Entry Level 1 – Level 1
Introductory Powerpoint – covers farm, wild and pet animals; key words, sorting animals; habitat and food; creative pet care leaflet
Wild Animal factsheet WAGOLL and template
Farm, wild and pet flashcards (8 animals per set). These could be used for matching pairs, sorting or learning spellings
Animal wordsearch
Animal colouring sheets
Pet care leaflet WAGOLL
Wild animal quiz
A resource pack containing assessment booklets to cover the PSD unit at Entry levels 1,2 and 3. Please note that although these booklets supported the assessment of the ASDAN unit, ASDAN were not involved in their creation.
The resource pack also contains the following:
Simple introductory powerpoint with activites
Worksheet activities for independent learners
Differentiated reading text
Simple instructions for making jacket potatoes in the microwave
PSD Community Action – ASDAN
This resource pack contains assessment booklets to cover the learning objectives and assessment criteria of the PSD Community Action units at Entry levels 1, 2 and 3.
These units were used to support evidencing of ASDAN units but ASDAN were not involved in their creation.
In addition, there is a powerpoint that can be used for classroom based activities. This is approximately 15 pages long. There is also a worksheet prompt for staff with classroom group work ideas. These could be given out to learners as it is, cut into sections or personalised to the needs of the group
I hope that you like this resource. I would love to hear from you with feedback.
The Entry Level Helper
entrylevelhelper@gmail.com
Assessment booklets to cover the learning objectives and assessment criteria of the units.
These units were used to support evidencing of ASDAN units but ASDAN were not involved in their creation.
Assessment booklets to cover the learning objectives and assessment criteria of the units.
Created to evidence achievement of the ASDAN units however ASDAN have not been involved in the creation of the booklets.
Assessment booklets to cover the learning objectives and assessment criteria of the units.
The booklets have been used to demonstrate achievement of the ASDAN Employability Health and Safety units however ASDAN were not involved in their creation.
Assessment booklets to cover PSD Personal Safety in the Home and Community learning objectives and assessment criteria.
These were used for the ASDAN PSD qualification however ASDAN were not involved in the creation of the booklets.
In addition, the bundle contains lesson activities to support the delivery of the unit.
These are included in a powerpoint and contain short discussion points and activities:
• Lesson -Staying safe in the home
• Lesson -Staying safe in the community – includes railway and water safety
• Lesson -Staying safe online
• Staying safe discussion scenarios
These lessons have been used in both a KS3/4 SEND provision and also a Post 16 SEND provision.
These lessons filled 6 weeks of 1 lesson of 1 hour per week.
Personal Safety
Lesson activities are included in a powerpoint and contain short discussion points and activities:
• Lesson -Staying safe in the home
• Lesson -Staying safe in the community – includes railway and water safety
• Lesson -Staying safe online
• Staying safe discussion scenarios
These activities could be useful for learners following ‘Personal and Social Development’ units.
These lessons have been used in both a KS3/4 SEND provision and also a Post 16 SEND provision.
These lessons filled 6 weeks of 1 lesson of 1 hour per week.
Contents
A worksheet pack used with both KS3/KS4 and post 16 learners in a SEND setting to identify and discuss different emotions.
Could be used in ELSA sessions.
When I feel angry, sad, anxious, stressed
Emotion wordsearch
What can I do when…
Different adjectives for emotions – Sad/Angry/Stressed/Nervous including suggested words
Cola Bottle – what makes you fizz?
Stress Bucket – what makes your bucket overflow?
Talk topics – 4 different scenarios for learners to discuss what is happening, how someone might be feeling, why they feel like that and what they could do
This download contains the resources that you will need to set up and run a Lego Based Therapy club in your setting.
The resource pack contains over 80 pages of prompts, visuals and instructions to use when setting up a Lego Therapy Club for the first time.
The powerpoints contain printable role cards, instructions and Lego based challenges. These slides can be displayed on a big screen or printed off and used as paper based resources.
If you would like a phone or TEAMs/Zoom call to support you in starting a club, please contact me on entrylevelhelper@gmail.com
A unit booklet designed to meet the learning outcomes and assessment criteria of the unit.
It contains suggested tasks as well as blank witness statement and photo annotation sheets.
At the end is a feedback form along with assessment for learning emojis on each page of the resources.
Although the unit covers the assessment criteria for the unit, Gateway Qualifications have not been involved in the design or production of the booklets.
I hope that you like this resource and find that it saves you some valuable time.
Best wishes
The Entry Level Helper
A unit booklet designed to meet the learning outcomes and assessment criteria of the unit.
It contains suggested tasks as well as blank witness statement and photo annotation sheets.
At the end is a feedback form along with assessment for learning emojis on each page of the resources.
Although the unit covers the assessment criteria for the unit, Gateway Qualifications have not been involved in the design or production of the booklets.
I hope that you like this resource and find that it saves you some valuable time.
Best wishes
The Entry Level Helper
A unit booklet designed to meet the learning outcomes and assessment criteria of the unit.
It contains suggested tasks as well as blank witness statement and photo annotation sheets.
At the end is a feedback form along with assessment for learning emojis on each page of the resources.
Although the unit covers the assessment criteria for the unit, Gateway Qualifications have not been involved in the design or production of the booklets.
I hope that you like this resource and find that it saves you some valuable time.
Best wishes
The Entry Level Helper
An assessment booklet designed to meet the assessment criteria for the Lifeskills Challenge unit - Exploring Hairstyles from the Past (ASDAN)
It contains the activities to meet the assessment criteria in an easy to follow format along with a tracking sheet and feedback sheet.
Note- ASDAN was not involved in the creation of this unit.
A powerpoint containing activities for transition week in a SEND/Entry Level setting.
I used this powerpoint with a class of KS3 learners with SEND. It lasted approximately 3 days with lots of breaks in between.
It contains the following ideas:
Class motto
Class logo
Class rules
Best piece of writing
How do you feel about starting a new setting