This resource contains an autism awareness activity pack. It is an ideal resource for Autism Awareness Day / Week. The pack contains six activities. Sensory Sensitivity / Overload This activity begins with watching a short clip about sensory overload. There are two tasks that follow designed for pupils to experience sensory overload when attempting to complete tasks; one is more challenging than the other. Autism Discussion Cards These contain 4 statements about autism designed to provoke discussion and to get the pupils to think about and develop their awareness of autism. They are not true or false statements and there are no right or wrong answers. Communication Difficulties Exercise This is a task designed to simulate the difficulties that many people with autism encounter when trying to communicate. Pupils take part in an activity in which they have to think very carefully about the words they use and what they are saying. What is autism? How Can I Help? Pupils watch a video about autism in which a young man explains 5 things he thinks people need to know about autism and 5 things people can do to help people with autism. Pupils are asked to discuss the five things that the person felt people needed to know about autism and five ways that people can help. Pupils then complete a worksheet. Autism Acrostic Pupils complete an acrostic piece of writing using the word autism as a stimulus. Two acrostic autism posters are included to give the pupils some ideas. An autism acrostic template is also included. You may also be interested in: Autism Awareness Presentation This is a fully editable and interactive presentation on autism and Autism Awareness Day / Week. It includes sections on Social Communication Difficulties Social Interaction Difficulties Rigid Thought Processes Sensory Issues Repetitions and Rituals Obsessions Gifts and Talents Famous people With Autism / Asperger’s There are hyperlinks to videos and clips about: Sensory overload Autism Schools’ Awareness Week A young person and his autism Autism Awareness - Set of 22 Posters Save money and buy all three resources in a bundle at a discounted rate: Autism Awareness Bundle This resource contains an autism awareness activity pack. It is an ideal resource for Autism Awareness Day / Week. The pack contains six activities: Sensory sensitivity / overload simulation activity Autism discussion cards Communication difficulties simulation activity What is autism? How Can I Help? - Video link and follow up worksheet Autism acrostic task

A menu of sensory support ideas for all areas of sensory needs. Organised to enable a relevant selection of strategies to cater for over or under stimulation. Linked to my Sensory & Physical Teacher Guidance sheets.

large set of coloured PECS cards, Words mostly relevant to school only.

Editable powerpoint and matching worksheet with images of fossils and the animals they match. Visual content for young people with special education needs (SEN).

Editable worksheets matching activities with periods of time e.g one second vs one hour, one star jump vs lunch time. Matching with a line, choosing which is shorter or longer, ordering 4 activities by length of time. Visual content for young people with special education needs (SEN/SEND).

A note from the author: I use this scheme of work my Drama class at a Special School and proved very popular and great for allowing the students to advance in their P levels. The students loved the characters, creativity and the sense of adventure. Will obviously need to be adapted for individual needs of the students. Please do comment on my resources so that I can continue to update and expand them. If you need any more information/clarification please comment and I will update my resources ASAP!

The Story of Buddha Story PowerPoint supported with Widgit symbols

The 26 Emoticon/feelings cards are an ideal way to help your children to express their feelings or to recognise facial changes and read expressions. By using the ‘emoticons’ which children now understand through texting, social media and other sources, you can make an up to date version of ‘faces’ cards and children feel less conspicuous carrying them around. Print as large cards for home/school use and in a pocket sized version on a wrist twist which easily fit into a pocket or onto a key-ring. ​ ​​These cards are great for discussing how other people feel, exploring body language and facial expressions These are also available to purchase professionally made on a keyring from my Ebay store £4.99 inc delivery. EBay item number:132146215081

My Little Dog, Sensory Story for SEND: including PMLD, SLD, ASD. The lesson uses poetry and revised rhymes to explore this fun exploration of ‘dogs.’ The lesson includes an easy print out of the rhymes used. For best results a 1-1 staff ratio is most effective. List of resources are given. Most will be found around school and at home. The lesson plan has an easy to follow format. of Do, Say, Play and additional info In each category it tells the teacher what staff are doing, what the teacher is saying, and what music is playing. I am a Drama teacher with over 20 years’ experience teaching SEN including PMLD SLD MLD and ASD. Unlike many sensory stories I focus upon creating tension and atmosphere through light, shadows, music, sound effects and staff call and response. If you are: enjoying the ‘Anna’s’ lesson plans learning new ways of working finding that staff are enthused and children engaged Please would you take a minute to leave me a review. thank you! :)

Learning to write information about yourself eg address date of birth full name CIP & normal format. Made originally for a special needs class with communication and reading difficulties, designed to help them learn their own and practice it. There's a nice introduction smart notebook to start your lesson too. For the first lesson we measured height and weight and that sort of thing to make it a bit more physical. Subsequent lessons just practiced remembering their own details and recording in appropriate places

EXPLORE IT (3) - is a 20 page workbooklet filled with tasks about using technology and apps around us. EXPLORE IT is all about how we use technology, apps and software to explore different ideas and how it can help us listen and watch more easily. This workbooklet helps show how you can find out information by watching and listening, as well as exploring using new technology and comparing it to technology in the past. Key topics include: different styles of film, popular films, actors/actresses, making documentaries, documentary ideas etc. This workbooklet is filled with active, visual and practical tasks for primary or lower secondary and special education students and offers staff flexibility about who delivers the workbooklet and how many tasks are completed. See also the corresponding literacy EXLORE IT (1) - SOUNDS & MUSIC and EXPLORE IT (2) - FILMS & DOCUMENTARIES workbooklets. With an easy-to-follow format, a non-specialist teacher or teacher aide can deliver this workbooklet with confidence, add ideas and many student will self-direct their learning. This workbooklet also includes a Student Learning Checklist and Assessment for Learning Feedback sheets.

Editable powerpoint presentation with video and visual step-by-step instructions how to make a papier-mâché planet. Create a solar system for your classroom! Encourages sensory learning and fine motor skills for young people with special education needs (SEN). You will need: Newspaper, glue, balloon, paint.

LEAVE IT TO ME is a collection of FIVE free worksheets that can be used at any time with SEN students and are perfect as stand alone lessons or to complement existing programmes. This bundle of worksheets has FIVE quick and focused lessons that make students think about themselves, work independently and use literacy, numeracy, thinking and decision making skills. The worksheet bundle is filled with active learning tasks with excellent visual layout for supporting all types of SEN learners. Perfect as stand alone lessons or to complement existing programmes and can be delivered by any staff. Worksheets included are: I Am What I Eat, I Like It Like This, Days & Months, Clean Me & Mine, If I Could ... Other worksheet bundles are: WORK IT OUT (x10 worksheets - Birthday Bingo, Sports Scramble, Sum It Up, Take It Away, Signs & Symbols, Mood Board, Count Me In, Making Music, Reading Recipes, Fitness Log) LINK ME (x10 worksheets - Sensational Smoothies, Talk It Up, Travel It, Family Ties, ICE - In Case of Emergencies, It's All News, Colour Me Purple, Map It. Walk It., A Special Day, Techno Guru) OUTSIDE THE BOX (x5 free worksheets - Hunt For It, Virtual Reality, Design & Model It, Experiment It, 101 Ways With ...)

**Get this resource in an awesome Christmas bundle of four Christmas lessons for just 4.95! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-quiz-activity-bundle-includes-lessons-for-ks4-ks3-and-sen-uses-english-maths-geography-skills-and-more-12937853 Leave a review on one of my Christmas resources and get another Christmas resource completely FREE, just let me know which in an email to ukjoshkelly@yahoo.co.uk *******************************************************************The Christmas quiz 7 rounds of Christmas fun designed for low ability or SEN students that might struggle with comprehension during quizzes made for the wider school. 70 Christmas questions in total but this could be cut down if needed. Requires some basic knowledge of Christmas/key words, counting to 10, low level listening or reading ability. Can be done individually or in teams! Instructions for each round and answers included! Rounds Round 1: Multiple Choice (simple) Christmas questions Round 2: Christmas counting (items up to 10) Round 3: Spot the difference! (Snowman differences) Round 4: Who is that Christmas character? (Santa, rudolph, Grinch etc) Round 5: Name the Christmas chocolate. (photo clues of well known brands) Round 6: Finish the Christmas song! (lyrics of a Christman song missing the famous word, lots of clues given). Round 7: Christmas words (guess the Christmas word, lots of clues/support) I hope you enjoy the Christmas quiz! Please check out all of my FREE school resources and Geography lessons on my shop where you´ll also find full schemes of work for just £3 and lots of other useful resources… Or purchase all of my KS3 resources for just £9.99! I would really appreciate it if you could leave me a review, thanks! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/ukjoshkelly94 Questions or issues: ukjoshkelly@yahoo.co.uk

The files you will receive have been designed and written by myself from my research and knowledge around the subject. All graphics have been produced by me, including page design and individual blocks This is a Lego therapy resource pack which is designed to aid any practitioner to successfully deliver a course of play sessions. The core contents of the pack can be tailored to different age groups or abilities by the practitioner. It has twenty-four different pages which contain a brief introduction and then explains each team member’s role and job description. It also has visual images to aid with colours,** shapes** and questions that could be asked to help the children engage and communicate with each other. There is also a tracker sheet which is great for following each child as they develop or it highlights if they need additional support. Lastly, the practitioner should have basic knowledge of play therapy and if not this pack could further develop their own personal skill set.** Please note 'This product has been written and produced by myself. I have attended numerous speech therapy courses on how children can benefit in their social communication by using lego Block Based therapy within a group setting.**

These SEND lanyard cards are perfect for children with Autism, EAL, ADHD, Learning difficulties or those that benefit from visual aids. Instructions, Communication and Emotion cards. Attach these cards to your lanyard as a resource that you will always have o hand.

Read Write Inc. (RWI) Planning (Set 1 Phonics). Lessons have 6 different activities included from Read Write Inc training. The planning font colour is dark blue and century gothic font (dyslexia friendly). Suitable for students with SEN.

Editable ppt with instructions for making a drum/instrument and video of African drumming. PDF worksheet about African drums and how they make you feel. You will need: tin can/container, rubber band, balloon, scissors Visual content for young people with special education needs (SEN/SEND).

This is a sensory story I created for my topic 'seasons'. This was written for a PMLD/ CLDD class. I have written it with the sentence, the sense, the sensory experience and what I and my TAs are looking for and observing throughout the sessions. Repeat story throughout the term to enable the child to develop anticipation, investigation, awareness, preference and much more. Could also be used in an EYFS KS1 class.

Special educational needs and disability: towards inclusive schools Oct.2004