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Bingo game to support children in using different calming strategies to help with anger. Each time they use a different strategy they can mark it off on the board and try to get 3 in a row. There are different versions for children to either write down their own preferred strategies or use the given ones.
Why do you need this?
Managing anger can be challenging for children. This bingo game provides a unique and engaging approach for teaching calming strategies to help children handle frustrating emotions.
How and when might you use this?
Anger Bingo transforms a classic game into a tool for building emotional intelligence. It’s an excellent way to introduce anger management skills or reinforce concepts learned. By completing the boards children can discover new coping methods tailored to their needs. This versatile resource works for individual and group settings with children of varying ages and abilities.
What’s included?
The set includes 3 different bingo boards each with 9 squares. Each square features a different calming technique like deep breathing, listening to music or going to a safe space. Children can use the blank board to fill in their own ideas or user the suggested strategies.
Choice board to support a child in choosing how best they can calm down when in a state of high emotion.
Why do you need this?
A choice board is a visual support that can be used to communicate what choice a child, who finds it otherwise difficult to communicate, would like to make. The use of choice boards can increase a child’s motivation to participate in school giving them a sense of control. Choice boards provide children with autonomy, engagement and personalised learning.
How and when might you use this?
This choice board allows children to select from a range of calming down strategies such as deep breaths, going to a quiet area or listening to music. This empowers children to choose strategies that work best for them.
By giving them agency over their choices, the choice board promotes independence, self-regulation, and decision-making skills.
Although there are 8 spaces for choices on the board you can use it to put in as little as two options depending on the child and their needs. There are 12 different choice cards so that again you can tailor which you put on the board according to the child.
What’s included?
Included is a choice board and then 12 different choice cards.
Choice board to support a child in choosing what they would like to do during break time.
Why do you need this?
A choice board is a visual support that can be used to communicate what choice a child, who finds it otherwise difficult to communicate, would like to make. The use of choice boards can increase a child’s motivation to participate in school giving them a sense of control. Choice boards provide children with autonomy, engagement and personalised learning.
How and when might you use this?
This choice board allows children to select from a range of play options, such as playground equipment, games, sports, or drawing. This empowers children to choose activities that align with their interests, preferences, and energy levels.
Using a choice board empowers children to make decisions about how they spend their break time. By giving them agency over their choices, the choice board promotes independence, self-regulation, and decision-making skills.
Although there are 8 spaces for choices on the board you can use it to put in as little as two options depending on the child and their needs. There are 12 different choice cards so that again you can tailor which you put on the board according to the child.
What’s included?
Included are 2 different choice boards, one titled ‘recess’ and one titled ‘break time’ and then 12 different choice cards.
Choice board to support a child in choosing what they would like to do during free time or choosing time.
Why do you need this?
A choice board is a visual support that can be used to communicate what choice a child, who finds it otherwise difficult to communicate, would like to make. The use of choice boards can increase a child’s motivation to participate in school giving them a sense of control. Choice boards provide children with autonomy, engagement and personalised learning.
How and when might you use this?
This choice board allows children to select from a range of free choice activities such as dressing up, outside play, lego or trains set. This empowers children to choose strategies that work best for them.
By giving them agency over their choices, the choice board promotes independence, self-regulation, and decision-making skills.
Although there are 8 spaces for choices on the board you can use it to put in as little as two options depending on the child and their needs. There are 12 different choice cards so that again you can tailor which you put on the board according to the child.
What’s included?
Included is a choice board and then 12 different choice cards.
Choice board to support a child in choosing what resources they need to complete their work.
Why do you need this?
A choice board is a visual support that can be used to communicate what choice a child, who finds it otherwise difficult to communicate, would like to make. The use of choice boards can increase a child’s motivation to participate in school giving them a sense of control. Choice boards provide children with autonomy, engagement and personalized learning.
How and when might you use this?
This choice board allows children to select from a range of classroom resources such as pencils, glue or coloring pencils. This empowers children to choose which resources would be best for the situation and work task.
By giving them agency over their choices, the choice board promotes independence, self-regulation, and decision-making skills.
Although there are 8 spaces for choices on the board you can use it to put in as little as two options depending on the child and their needs. There are 12 different choice cards so that again you can tailor which you put on the board according to the child.
What’s included?
Included is a choice board and then 12 different choice cards.
Choice board to support a child in choosing which reward they would like.
Why do you need this?
A choice board is a visual support that can be used to communicate what choice a child, who finds it otherwise difficult to communicate, would like to make. The use of choice boards can increase a child’s motivation to participate in school giving them a sense of control. Choice boards provide children with autonomy, engagement and personalized learning.
How and when might you use this?
This choice board allows children to select from a range of rewards such as sticker, tablet time or bubbles. This empowers children to choose which reward they would most like to work towards.
By giving them agency over their choices, the choice board promotes independence, self-regulation, and decision-making skills.
Although there are 8 spaces for choices on the board you can use it to put in as little as two options depending on the child and their needs. There are 12 different choice cards so that again you can tailor which you put on the board according to the child.
What’s included?
Included is a choice board and then 12 different choice cards.
A classroom display to show children visually the appropriate noise level in class.
Why do you need this?
A noise o meter display provides a visual representation of the noise level in the classroom, helping teachers manage and regulate student behavior. By establishing clear expectations for appropriate noise levels, teachers can create a conducive learning environment.
The noise o meter serves as a positive reinforcement tool, as students are encouraged to maintain an appropriate noise level to keep the meter within the desired range. Teachers can praise students for staying within the designated zone, reinforcing positive behavior.
How and when might you use this?
Teachers can refer to this display at different points in the day:
· At the beginning of the day to set expectations
· During transitions between activities as a reminder
· During group or independent work to monitor noise levels and ensure any discussion remains focussed
· During whole class teaching to signal that it is time to listen attentively
What is included?
Noise-o-meter display with 3 choices of arrow
25 worksheets each with a different high frequency sight word to support children with with reading and recognising words. Children can pick out the given word and only colour clouds with the correct word.
Why do you need this?
Instantly recognising common sight words is a milestone of early reading fluency. These 25 worksheets provide targeted practice for students to recognise and memorize high-frequency sight words, which are commonly encountered in text and essential for fluent reading. By repeatedly encountering and identifying sight words in context, students develop fluency in reading, as they can quickly recognise these words without having to decode them letter by letter.
How and when might you use this?
These worksheets can be used in a variety of ways:
· During small group phonics sessions
· Independent work stations
· Homework practice
· Guided reading groups
· Morning work
· Reading interventions for children who need additional support
· Whole class instruction
What’s included?
25 PDF worksheets
Social story explaining to children about riding the bus to school. It covers waiting for the bus, remaining seated while on the bus and using the belt if there is one.
The point of a social story is to use a patient and reassuring tone to teach children about social situations in a way that can be easily understood. Social stories can be useful for any child who is struggling to understand a situation or concept or needs help to understand a social skill or social cue, expectations, perspectives, common responses or is troubled about an upcoming event but social stories are particularly useful for children on the autistic spectrum for whom social cues can be challenging and who often suffer anxiety if they do not know what to expect from a situation.
These books should be used over and over to reinforce the point so I would suggest either putting the pages into a display book or laminating and binding them.
Clipart images courtesy of Artifex
8 Worksheets with different sorting and matching activities including finding pairs of things and things that go together, sorting and naming colours, sorting things by size and finding the odd one out.
Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clip Art
Worksheets for children to understand and practice positional language.
Language included:
In front
Behind
Next to
Beside
In between
Above
Below
Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clip Art
12 Worksheets in which children can practice counting objects up to 10 and then picking out the correct numeral.
Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clip Art
Number boards for 1-10 with images to sort and match onto the correct boards, including numicon, dice, numeral, cubes, deines and counting fingers.
Why do You need this?
The activity helps reinforce children’s ability to recognise and associate numerals with their corresponding quantities. By matching images such as numicon, dice, cubes, and counting fingers to the correct numeral boards, children can strengthen their understanding of numbers.
The activity provides children with exposure to different representations of numbers. By seeing numbers depicted in various ways, such as dots on a die, numicon, or fingers representing a quantity, children develop flexibility in their understanding of numbers.
How and when might you use this?
This activity could be used in a variety of ways:
· Math lessons focused on numbers and counting
· Small group instruction to provide targeted support
· Independent work stations
What is included?
Included are boards for numbers 1-10 with 6 matching cards for each board.
7 dice nets about emotions including emotion faces, words and scenarios.
Why do you need this?
The Emotions Dice are a versatile tool for boosting emotional intelligence and literacy in children. Children learn to articulate their own emotions and recognise feelings in others. The open-ended dice activities teach that all emotions are valid.
The Emotions Dice provide a hands-on way to boost self-awareness, empathy, and emotional regulation.
How and when might you use this?
Dice can be used for whole class introductions, icebreaker activities, small group lessons, and counseling sessions. Roll the dice and have students name the emotion depicted or act it out. Scenario dice foster discussion about appropriate reactions and regulation strategies.
What’s included?
Included in this resource is 7 Dice nets:
· Emotion faces and words
· Emoji faces and words
· Emotion faces
· Emoji faces
· Emotion words
· Sentence starters and questions
· Scenarios
Alphabet Flash Cards showing capital and lower case letters and corresponding picture for that sound and the BSL sign. These could be used as flash cards for a lesson or as a display.
Why do you need this?
An alphabet chart showing sign language signs for each letter is a valuable tool for teachers to promote inclusivity, support different learning styles, enhance literacy skills, encourage multimodal learning, promote cultural awareness, facilitate communication, and promote inclusivity and accessibility in the classroom.
Booklet to practice writing numbers 0-9 and counting.
Why do you need this?
This booklet provides a structured format for children to practice writing numbers, helping them develop fine motor skills and reinforce number formation by tracing and writing single digits.
How and when might you use this?
This booklet could be used in a variety of ways:
· Hands on math practice
· During morning work, children can spend a few minutes at the beginning of the day practicing writing numbers and counting, setting a positive tone for math learning for the day.
· Small group work to provide targeted support for those who need additional practice.
· Homework
· Math interventions for those struggling with writing numbers or counting
What is included?
Included in this resource is:
· Number formation booklet with numbers 0-9. Each page includes numbers to trace over, counting fingers to count and a box to draw the correct number of circles
· A worksheet in which each number 0-10 can be traced over.
33 Jigsaw pieces showing opposites with words and pictures.
Why do you need this?
Learning opposite words help expand students’ vocabulary by introducing them to antonyms. By seeing and matching words and pictures representing opposites, students gain a deeper understanding of language and develop their word recognition skills.
Jigsaw puzzles are inherently interactive and engaging. Students actively participate in the learning process as they match the pieces together to form pairs of opposites. This hands-on approach promotes active engagement and enhances comprehension.
These could be used as a one off activity or for continual and regular use I would suggest cutting them out and laminating them to make them more durable.
How and when might you use this?
This activity can be used in a variety of ways:
· Introduction to opposites
· Vocabulary building
· Interactive learning centers
· Reinforcement of previous learning
· Assessment
· Literacy games and activities
What is included?
Included are 33 jigsaw puzzles showing the words: hot/cold, big/small, empty/full, tall/short, happy/sad, thick/thin, open/close, inside/outside, young/old, wet/dry, dirty/clean, fast/slow, short/long, sweet/sour, asleep/awake, day/night, boy/girl, light/dark, loud/quiet, up/down, high/low, behind/in front, heavy/light, stand/sit, laugh/cry, tidy/messy, black/white, hard/soft, sick/healthy, push/pull, fat/thin, on/off, left/right.
Variety of reward charts where children need to earn differing numbers of stars according to how able they are in order to earn a reward.
Why do you need this?
Reward charts offer a tangible way to provide positive reinforcement for desired behaviours and achievements. By adjusting the criteria based on individual abilities, teachers can ensure that each student receives appropriate recognition and encouragement for their efforts.
Inclusive classrooms embrace diversity and strive to accommodate the needs of all learners. By offering reward charts with varying criteria, teachers can create an inclusive environment where every student feels valued and capable of achieving success.
How and when might you use this?
For students who require additional support or have specific learning needs, teachers can use personalised reward charts tailored to their abilities. These charts can provide targeted reinforcement and encouragement, helping students make progress toward their goals at their own pace.
For continued use I recommend laminating the charts and cards and then using Velcro to make them easily movable.
What is included?
· 5 different reward charts offering a reward for achieving 2 stars, 3 stars, 4 stars, 6 stars and 8 stars.
· Star cards
· 20 different reward options
Although I have suggested play dough for these mats they would also work with other sensory materials as well or simply with whiteboard pens.
These mats include the sound sh, ch, th, wh and ph
Daily journal to encourage children to think about the positives of each day, however small. This can support children who are suffering from depression or low self-esteem
Why do you need this?
For children experiencing depression or struggling with low self-esteem, a Daily Journal provides a structured outlet to express thoughts and emotions. By highlighting positive experiences, children may gradually shift their perspective and build resilience against negative feelings.
Recording daily achievements, no matter how small, can boost children’s self-confidence and self-esteem. Celebrating accomplishments, overcoming challenges, or expressing gratitude for supportive interactions reinforces a sense of competence and worthiness.
How and when might you use this?
This journal could be used in a variety of ways:
· As part of the morning routine to start the day on a positive note.
· During transition times to help check in with children and aid smooth transitions
· At the end of the day by way of reflection
· Daily guided journaling sessions
· During 1:1 check-ins for children suffering with depression or low self-esteem
What is included?
Included are 8 different journal pages