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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
Emotions tracker that can be printed weekly to write down your emotions each day using colour coded emotions faces.
Why do you need this?
A weekly emotions tracker helps students develop emotional awareness by prompting them to reflect on and identify their feelings throughout the day. This fosters self-awareness and emotional intelligence, important skills for social and emotional development.
Tracking emotions allows students to recognise patterns and triggers for their emotions. With this awareness, they can develop strategies for self-regulation, such as deep breathing, mindfulness, or seeking support from a trusted adult, to manage their emotions effectively.
How and when might you use this?
This could be used in a variety of ways:
· Teachers can incorporate these worksheets into morning work to draw the colour coded face that reflects how they are feeling at the start of the day. This activity sets a positive tone for the day and allows teachers to gauge students’ emotional well-being. It can then be used for an end of day reflection to summarise their day.
· Small group work where teachers can use the information gathered from the tracker to facilitate discussions.
· During counselling sessions to reflect on emotions over time.
· For long term monitoring to see if there are trends and patterns and to monitor the effectiveness of interventions and support strategies.
Set of 12 word and picture flash cards showing the months of the year.
Why do you need this?
Flashcards help students learn the sequence and order of the months of the year. Teachers can use the flashcards to engage students in activities where they arrange the months in chronological order or identify which month comes before or after a given month.
Flashcards serve as visual aids to support students’ understanding of abstract concepts like time and sequence. The visual representation of the months helps reinforce learning and provides a reference point for students during calendar activities.
How and when might you use this?
Teachers can use these cards for small group lessons, maths centers, and vocabulary reinforcement. They can also be used for display.
What is included?
12 word and picture flash cards showing each of the months of the year.
Thermometer showing increasing levels of anger and then with a space to think about what things make them feel that angry and how they can calm themselves down at different levels of anger.
Why do you need this?
The Anger Thermometer worksheet helps children become more aware of the intensity of their anger by categorising it on a scale from calm to furious. This self-awareness is crucial for developing emotional intelligence and understanding the range of emotions they experience. By writing examples of when they have felt each level of anger, children can identify specific triggers or situations that lead to different levels of anger. This understanding allows them to anticipate and manage their responses more effectively in the future.
How and when might you use this?
This worksheet could be used in a variety of ways:
· In lessons on social-emotional learning to help students identify and understand the different levels of their anger and practice coping strategies.
· Following a conflict or behavioural incident a tool for self-reflection to identify their anger level and reflect on how they managed their emotions.
· During counselling sessions to support students in exploring their anger triggers and developing personalized coping strategies.
· As 1:1 support for a child struggling with anger management.
· During circle time discussions focused on emotions and self-regulation.
What’s included?
The worksheet features a colour-coded thermometer bar ranging from “I’m calm” in green up to “I’m furious!” in red. Five stages of anger are delineated including calm, annoyed, frustrated, angry, and furious. At each level, students give examples of things that would trigger those feelings for them. Next, children self-strategise the best ways they can calm down at each anger level such as take deep breaths, squeeze a stress ball, walk away or tell the teacher.
Worksheet for children to think about their responses to anger including what their anger triggers are, how their body physically responds, what they think when they are angry and what other emotions they feel during that time besides anger.
Why do you need this?
Writing down their responses to anger helps children become more aware of their emotions, triggers, and reactions. This self-awareness is essential for developing emotional intelligence and understanding how their thoughts and feelings influence their behavior. These insights empower children with the tools and skills necessary to effectively manage their anger and navigate challenging emotions.
How and when might you use this?
This worksheet could be used in a variety of ways:
· In PSHE lessons that focus on understanding and managing their emotions.
· Following a conflict or behavioural incident as a way for a child to reflect and as a tool for self-reflection.
· During counselling sessions to support students in developing coping strategies for managing anger.
· As 1:1 support for a child struggling with anger management.
· This worksheet could be used proactively with students as a preventative measure to promote self-awareness and emotional regulation.
What’s included?
This worksheet includes 4 sections in which children can either write or draw their answers under the titles ‘trigger’, ‘my body’, ‘my thoughts’ and ‘my emotions’.
Worksheet for children to think about calming strategies that are helpful to use while feeling angry as well as thinking about things that are not helpful to do whilst angry.
Why do you need this?
Anger is a common emotion, but how we express it makes all the difference. This useful worksheet helps children process feelings of anger and frustration in healthy ways. By identifying positive and negative behaviors related to anger, children learn to manage anger and avoid escalating situations.
How and when might you use this?
This worksheet is flexible in its design so that it can be easily adapted across ages and abilities. Counselors could also utilise the worksheet for sessions focused on identification of emotions and anger management. It could also be used by parents as a way to address a child’s emotional outbursts at home.
What’s included?
This worksheet features a simple, layout with designated sections to list “Anger Dos” and “Anger Don’ts." Under Dos, children can be prompted to write constructive, calming strategies like “take deep breaths” and “talk to a friend”. The Don’ts section is for recognising unhealthy responses like “yelling” or “throwing things.” This worksheet can be differentiated by the children using sentences, words or pictures.
Alphabet Flash Cards showing capital and lower case letters and corresponding picture for that sound. These could be used as flash cards for a lesson or as a display.
Why do you need this?
Learning the alphabet is important for children because it is the foundation for developing reading and writing skills. Displaying the alphabet in a classroom can be useful for young students who are just learning to read and write. It helps them to visually recognise the letters and their order, and can make it easier for them to learn the alphabet song or recite the letters in order. It also serves as a reference for students who are working on spelling or writing tasks.
What’s included?
Included in the resource are 13 PDf pages with 2 flash cards per page each showing both upper and lower case versions of the letter and a corresponding picture beginning with that letter.
Worksheet in which children should think about their own emotions, times that they have felt certain emotions and the thoughts they had at that time.
Why do you need this?
Encouraging children to think about their emotions helps them develop emotional awareness and understanding. It enables them to recognize and label different feelings they experience, fostering self-awareness and emotional intelligence.
The worksheet prompts children to reflect on past experiences when they felt certain emotions. This self-reflection allows them to gain insights into their emotional responses and the factors that trigger specific feelings, promoting self-awareness.
How and when might you use this?
This worksheet can be used in a variety of ways:
· During social-emotional lessons focused on emotional awareness, regulation, and empathy.
· During counselling sessions as a tool for students to express and process their emotions in a safe and supportive environment.
· During morning work to start the day on a positive and reflective note.
· As a behavior intervention to help students identify triggers, understand their emotions, and develop coping strategies.
Cut and Stick worksheet in which children should look at the pictures and decide whether they show good or bad behaviour choices.
Why do you need this?
The worksheet helps reinforce classroom rules and expectations by providing visual examples of both desirable and undesirable behaviours. Sorting the pictures into “good” and “bad” choices reinforces the importance of following classroom rules and helps clarify expectations for students. The activity prompts discussions about appropriate behaviour in the classroom. As students sort the pictures, teachers can engage them in conversations about why certain behaviours are considered good or bad choices and the impact of these behaviours on themselves and others.
How and when might you use this?
This worksheet could be used in a variety of ways:
· At the beginning of the school year to introduce and discuss classroom rules.
· As a review activity to reinforce classroom expectations.
· In partner and small group work, children can collaborate together discussing their reasoning and justifying their decisions to one another.
· As a reflection tool following a behaviour incident to allow children to identify and evaluate their actions.
· As part of PSHE lessons focused on managing emotions and behaviours.
What’s included?
Included is a worksheet showing 2 columns and then 10 different pictures to cut and sort.
Worksheet in which children think about things in their lives that they have control over and things that are beyond their control.
Why do you need this?
Teachers might use a worksheet like this to help children distinguish between aspects of their lives they can influence and those they cannot. This fosters a sense of empowerment and resilience, teaching them to focus on what they can control while accepting things beyond their control.
How and when might you use this?
This worksheet could be used during discussions about personal responsibility and coping strategies. It could be introduced during sessions on emotional regulation or problem-solving skills. By reflecting on what they can and cannot control, children learn to manage their emotions and adapt to various situations.
What is included?
This worksheet shows two boxes, one for things you can control and pone for things you cannot. Children must sort, cut and stick 20 pictures into the correct boxes.
Worksheet in which children should look at pictures and decide whether it shows a good or bad behaviour choice and they should then circle a thumb up or thumb down accordingly.
Why do you need this?
This worksheet helps reinforce social skills by prompting children to distinguish between positive and negative behaviours. By engaging in this activity, students learn to recognise appropriate behaviour and understand its importance in different contexts.
Teachers can use this worksheet as a springboard for classroom discussions about behaviour expectations and consequences. By discussing their choices and reasoning behind them, students deepen their understanding of appropriate behaviour and develop empathy for others.
How and when might you use this?
This worksheet could be used in a variety of ways:
· At the beginning of the school year to introduce and discuss classroom rules.
· As a review activity to reinforce classroom expectations.
· In partner and small group work, children can collaborate together discussing their reasoning and justifying their decisions to one another.
· As a reflection tool following a behaviour incident to allow children to identify and evaluate their actions.
· As part of PSHE lessons focused on managing emotions and behaviours.
Worksheet in which children should think about what the worries are in their life and the ways in which they can relieve those worries.
Why do you need this?
The worksheet provides a structured opportunity for children to identify and articulate their worries. By acknowledging their concerns, children can begin to develop strategies for managing and coping with their emotions, ultimately promoting emotional regulation.
Thinking about ways to relieve worries empowers children to develop coping strategies that work for them. Whether it’s deep breathing, talking to a trusted adult, or engaging in a favorite activity, children learn to identify and utilize effective coping mechanisms when faced with challenges.
How and when might you use this?
This worksheet can be used in a variety of ways:
· During morning work to begin the day with a discussion about worries and coping strategies.
· During small group discussions for children to explore different ways to relieve worries.
· During mindfulness practices to promote stress reduction.
· During counselling sessions about anxiety and stress management.
4 worksheets in which children need to look at a picture and then write in the missing beginning sound from the word.
Why do you need this?
Recognising beginning sounds lays the groundwork for reading skills. These worksheets give students practice isolating and identifying initial phonemes through interactive activities.
Connecting sounds to letters and pictures reinforces phonetic awareness. With pictures of things like food, animals, and vehicles, children apply knowledge to familiar vocabulary.
How and when might you use this?
Each worksheet contains 10 pictures with the corresponding word next to it however each word has the beginning sound missing. Students must decipher the beginning sound by saying the word out loud and then write the missing sound on the line.
What’s Included?
4 PDF worksheets
A referral form for teachers to flag up children they have SEN concerns about.
Why do you need this?
A referral form for teachers to flag up children internally can be beneficial as it allows teachers to identify students who may require additional support or intervention for special educational needs (SEN) at an early stage. It facilitates collaboration between teachers, SENCOs (Special Educational Needs Coordinators), and other relevant staff members to discuss and address the needs of identified students. Also it provides a formal and systematic process for documenting concerns about students’ SEN, ensuring that important information is recorded and shared appropriately.
3 Worksheets for subtraction within 10 in which children use pictures to solve subtraction calculations by crossing out the correct number of pictures and counting how many are left.
Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clip Art
Set of 20 worksheets each showing a different emotion. For each worksheet, the child should draw on the features to a face and describe when they felt that emotion and what they were thinking about and how their body reacted. The set has 10 girl version worksheets and 10 boy versions.
Why do you need this?
These worksheets help children develop emotional awareness by identifying and articulating their feelings. Understanding emotions is crucial for social and emotional development. By exploring what triggers different emotions and how their body reacts, children can learn to recognize early signs of emotional distress and develop strategies for regulating their emotions.
Reflecting on their own emotions can help children develop empathy for others. Understanding their own feelings may make it easier for them to relate to and empathize with the emotions of their peers.
How and when might you use this?
These worksheets could be used in a variety of ways:
· Teachers can incorporate these worksheets into morning meetings or circle time discussions to start the day with a focus on emotions and well-being.
· During PSHE to teach students about emotions and emotional regulation. Teachers can lead discussions about how emotions impact our thoughts, behaviors, and physical sensations, promoting self-awareness.
· Small group work where the children discuss and reflect on different emotions together.
· During counselling sessions to support children in exploring and processing their emotions.
· As part of conflict resolution for children to reflect on their emotions during conflicts and brainstorm positive solutions.
What’s included?
10 Girl version worksheets and 10 boy versions. Emotions included are:
· Happy
· Sad
· Worried
· Angry
· Frustrated
· Annoyed
· Scared
· Embarrassed
· Excited
· Disappointed
8 Worksheets in which children can practice tracing over and writing numbers 1-10. There are also activities to count and draw the correct number of objects and math numbers to counting fingers.
Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clip Art
3 Worksheets showing repeating patterns with a blank space at the end for children to complete the pattern.
Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clip Art
Colourful Semantics is a structured language intervention designed to support the development of language and communication skills, particularly in children with speech and language difficulties. This resource includes visual cue cards to remind children of the colours for each type of word. It has the four standard colourful semantics colours for who, what doing, what and where but then also has four extra cards for how, who to, when and what like.
Why do you need this?
Colourful Semantics uses colour coded cards to help children to learn the important elements of a sentence and how to join them together in the correct order. By visually representing each part of the sentence with a specific colour, learners can better understand the structure and meaning of sentences, as well as the relationships between words.
How and when might you use this?
This approach is often implemented through a variety of interactive and hands-on activities, such as sentence building games, storytelling, and picture-based exercises. It can be tailored to the individual needs and abilities of learners, making it suitable for use in both classroom settings and speech and language clinics.
What’s included?
8 Visual cue cards for ‘who’, ‘what doing’, ‘what’, ‘where’, ‘what like’, ‘who to’, ‘how’ and ‘when’.
Worksheet in which children should think about things that have made them angry in the past and what they could have done to avoid getting angry.
Why do you need this?
Reflecting on past anger triggers empowers children to develop strategies for emotional regulation. By identifying alternative responses to anger-inducing situations, they learn to manage their emotions more effectively and react in a calmer, more constructive manner.
Engaging in self-reflection and exploring strategies for managing anger fosters personal growth and development. Children learn valuable life skills such as problem-solving, empathy, and resilience, which contribute to their overall emotional intelligence and well-being.
How and when might you use this?
This worksheet can be used in a variety of ways:
· During classroom discussions about emotions and behaviour management.
· Guided group activities
· Counselling sessions with students struggling with anger management to explore personalized coping strategies.
· Following a conflict or behavioural incident as a tool for self-reflection.
· This worksheet could be used proactively with students as a preventative measure to promote self-awareness and emotional regulation.