This is an introduction to Using Technology for teenagers and adults with special educational needs. It is a full course and includes student worksheets, teaching slides and extra slides. The resource is intended to introduce students to the concept of technology, including: Recognising technology, e.g. in the kitchen, living room, bathroom, garden, at the shop, for enjoyment, in the classroom, at work, in healthcare Technology symbols, e.g. on remote control, appliances, mobile phone, online video, shopping categories Using technology safely These worksheets are designed to cover the following learning outcomes: (1) Identify technology in common use (2) Identify the symbols on familiar technological devices, e.g. on/off switch, temperature symbols (3) Use simple technological equipment for home/personal and workplace/educational use, requiring up to two functions, e.g. household appliance, telephone, swipe/clock system (4) Pay attention to safe practice Topics include: What is technology? Materials Technology in the home Technology out and about Technology for entertainment Technology for learning Old and new technology Social media Icons and symbols Can this resource be used online? Yes, it is a digital resource. If you have purchased this resource and would like to use it for online teaching, you have permission to do so. A fillable and printable version is included. Students can type in their answers online, or worksheets can be printed. Teachers can also use the resources for whole-class teaching using a projector or interactive whiteboard. What is included? All components are available in the zipped folder, i.e. student worksheets, teaching slides and extras. Student Worksheets: 177 Pages Teaching Slides: 75 Teacher Preparation Table Teacher Verification Records

This is an introduction to Desktop Publishing for teenagers and adults with special educational needs. It is a full course and includes student worksheets and files required for students. The resource is intended to introduce students to the concept of desktop publishing and Microsoft Publisher, including: Common uses and features Accessing a desktop publishing application Planning a publication Creating, saving and printing a publication Terminology Copyright These worksheets are designed to cover the following learning outcomes: Outline the significance of using desktop publishing applications in terms of their common uses and features Explain rudimentary terminology associated with desktop publishing including, What you see is what you get (WYSIWYG), file formats, image formats, page layout, clip art, borders and text wrapping Explain common icons and related functions found for basic desktop publishing Plan the basic design and layout for a variety of publications to include sequencing of tasks, material and resources and timescale Use a desktop publishing application to access new and existing publications Apply edit functions and formatting to publications to enhance the appearance of a publication to include inserting and manipulating images, graphics, text, borders, colour, and fonts Prepare a range of publications for hard or soft copy publication to include formatting, proofreading, and previewing layout Use a desktop application to create a file by performing all required steps including accessing the application, entering data using the keyboard and mouse, printing the file, and storing the file appropriately for subsequent retrieval Apply appropriate health, safety and personal hygiene procedures when working in an Information and Communications Technology environment. Publications include: Calendar Recipe Review Advert Flyer Certificate Job ad Invitation Gift certificate Can this resource be used online? Yes, it is a digital resource. If you have purchased this resource and would like to use it for online teaching, you have permission to do so. A fillable and printable version is included. Students can type in their answers online, or worksheets can be printed. Teachers can also use them for whole-class teaching using a projector or interactive whiteboard. Alternatively, students can split their screens to read the instructions and carry out the activities at the same time. What is included? All components are available in the zipped folder, i.e. student worksheets and files required by students. Student Worksheets: 86 Pages

This is an introduction to Spatial Awareness for teenagers and adults with special educational needs. It is a full course and includes student worksheets and teaching slides. The resource is intended to introduce students to the concept of spatial awareness, including: Spatial awareness vocabulary Movement of objects and body Mapwork skills These worksheets are designed to cover the following learning outcomes: Use appropriate vocabulary to describe direction, e.g. clockwise, anti-clockwise, horizontal, vertical Use a simple map to find a given location Draw a simple map to give directions Calculate the distance between two places on a map Use the body or body parts to move in a given direction Move a range of objects in given directions Topics include: Shapes Size Features of spatial awareness Relations Perspective Visual perception Movement in everyday life Personal space Moving in a crowd Body language Map vocabulary Direction Compass points Map scales, keys and symbols Reading and drawing maps Can this resource be used online? This resource is a digital resource. If you have purchased this resource and would like to use it for online teaching, you have permission to do so. A fillable and printable version is included. Students can type in their answers online, or worksheets can be printed. Teachers can also use them for whole-class teaching using a projector or interactive whiteboard. What is included? All components are available in the zipped folder, i.e. student worksheets and teaching slides. Student Worksheets: 161 Pages Teaching Slides: 71 Optical Illusion Slides: 21

This is an introduction to Mindfulness for teenagers and adults with special educational needs. It is a full course and includes student worksheets and teaching slides. The resource is intended to introduce students to mindfulness, including: An introduction to mindfulness Mindfulness practice Guided meditations (transcripts available) Breathing techniques Avoidance Flight, fright or freeze Practising acceptance Health benefits of mindfulness Thoughts are not facts Taking care of yourself Course evaluation Topics include: The automatic pilot Present-moment focus Doing everyday activities mindfully Ways to reduce stress Facing challenges Mental health Happier life Avoiding negative thinking and judgement Practising mindfulness techniques Finding focus Time for ‘technology-free’ Life balance Can this resource be used online? This resource is designed to be used in person. If you have purchased this resource and would like to use it for online teaching, you have permission to do so. These worksheets are best printed, although teachers can use also them for whole-class teaching using a projector or interactive whiteboard. What additional materials are needed? None, all of the components are available in the zipped folder, i.e. student worksheets, teaching slides and guided meditation transcripts. Student Worksheets: 122 Pages Teaching Slides: 139

This is an introduction to Data Handling for teenagers and adults with special educational needs. It is a full course and includes student worksheets and teaching slides. The resource is intended to introduce students to the concept of data, including: Introduction to data handling Describing data Constructing graphs Data handling project These worksheets are designed to cover the following learning outcomes: (1) Identify uses of data in everyday life, e.g. price comparisons, surveys (2) Identify basic approaches to data collection, e.g. record sheets, tally system, audio-visual records (3) Interpret basic data of two criteria, e.g. more/less of one class than another, bigger/smaller etc. (4) Construct basic representations to communicate data with two criteria, e.g. pictograms, bar charts, tally records (5) Interpret basic representations, e.g. pictograms/bar-charts Topics include: Data in everyday life Ways to collect data Types of data Sorting data Parts of a graph Reading graphs, e.g. pictographs, bar and pie graphs, tally marks What the data reveals Completing graphs Collecting information Presenting information gained Can this resource be used online? Yes, it is a digital resource. However, it is not currently fillable online. This resource is designed to be used in person. If you have purchased this resource and would like to use it for online teaching, you have permission to do so. These worksheets are best printed, although teachers can use also them for whole-class teaching using a projector or interactive whiteboard. What is included? All components are available in the zipped folder, i.e. student worksheets and teaching slides. Student Worksheets: 122 Pages Teaching Slides: 101

This is an introduction to Health-Related Exercise for teenagers and adults with special educational needs. It is a full course and includes student worksheets, teacher notes and teaching slides. The resource is intended to introduce students to developing and using a basic fitness plan, including: An introduction to different sports, e.g. vocabulary, equipment, clothing The benefits of exercise – physical and mental Exercise and healthy eating Preparing to exercise Exercise plan Taking part in exercises and fitness activities Evaluation These worksheets are designed to cover the following learning outcomes: (1) Identify various forms of exercise (2) Identify appropriate dress for exercise (3) Participate in a small range of physical activities (4) Demonstrate safe exercise practice (5) Identify some benefits of exercise Topics include: Learning about various sports, e.g. walking, cycling, surfing, swimming, winter sports, football, tennis Sports equipment Why exercise is good for you Energy in – Energy out Exercise and stress Tips for safe exercising Warming up and cooling down Health and safety Examples of basic exercise activities, including the benefits, instructions and evaluation of exercises Can this resource be used online? Yes, it is a digital resource. If you have purchased this resource and would like to use it for online teaching, you have permission to do so. A fillable and printable version is included. Students can type in their answers online, or worksheets can be printed. Teachers can also use the resources for whole-class teaching using a projector or interactive whiteboard. What is included? All components are available in the zipped folder, i.e. student worksheets, teacher notes and teaching slides. Student Worksheets: 132 Pages Teaching Slides: 95 Teacher Notes: 43 Pages

These are free thinking puzzles for mainstream students and those with special educational needs. There are 50 questions and answers. These puzzles can: Get students thinking in a relaxed environment where they can share ideas and participate more fully in the class Encourage critical and creative thinking Develop problem-solving skills Encourage students to share ownership for the learning environment of the class Build rapport among students and foster a productive learning environment Prepare students for collaborative group work Make learning fun! Q&A Slides: 114

This is an introduction to Writing for teenagers and adults with special educational needs. The resource is intended to introduce students to the concepts of writing, including: Pre-writing practice Letters of the alphabet Letter sounds Numbers Writing familiar words, e.g. name, place names, telephone numbers, personal information, dates, CVC words and sight words Everyday writing activities, e.g. notes, lists, sentences , likes and dislikes, greeting card, timetable, email, abbreviations, text message, signs, forms, reviews, etc. These worksheets are designed to cover the following learning outcomes: (1) Write some familiar words for different purposes, e.g. own name and address (2) Transcribe simple information in specific order, e.g. phone number, days of the week (3) Write for different personal and socially relevant audiences, e.g. personal shopping list/reminder, sending a card/postcard, sending a text message (4) Use some rules of writing appropriately, e.g. use of capital letters to start a sentence, write a sentence correctly Can this resource be used online? This resource is designed to be used in person. If you have purchased this resource and would like to use it for online teaching, you have permission to do so. These worksheets are best printed, although teachers can use also them for whole-class teaching using a projector or interactive whiteboard. Student Worksheets: 311 Pages Extra Writing Tasks

This is an introduction to Problem Solving for teenagers and adults with special educational needs. It is a full course and includes student worksheets and teaching slides. The resource is intended to introduce students to concepts of problem solving, including: Sorting information, e.g. colours, shapes, direction, design, type, size and shadows Patterns and sequence Shapes Numbers, e.g. recognition of numbers 1 to 10, writing numbers and counting Basic addition and subtraction to 10 Making choices, e.g. choosing appropriate clothes, recognising signs, healthy eating and going out Using problem-solving concepts, e.g. grouping, matching, size, round and square, more and less than, odd one out, differences, ordering tasks, left and right, top and bottom, position words, cost, etc. Following instructions These worksheets are designed to cover the following learning outcomes: (1) Organise information in an everyday problem. (2) Identify choices and results in a problem. (3) Solve a problem with support. Topics include: Colours Shapes Numbers Food and drink Home Animals Work Going out In class Can this resource be used online? Yes, it is a digital resource. However, it is not currently fillable online. This resource is designed to be used in person. If you have purchased this resource and would like to use it for online teaching, you have permission to do so. These worksheets are best printed, although teachers can use also them for whole-class teaching using a projector or interactive whiteboard. What is included? All components are available in the zipped folder, i.e. student worksheets and teaching slides. Student Worksheets: 204 Pages Teaching Slides: 122

Reading Questions for teenagers and adults with special education needs. The assessments can be used as initial assessment to develop an understanding of the learners’ needs, or they can be used for inclusion in the learners’ portfolios. The exercises have been divided into the following categories: Word focus Text focus Sentence focus Reading comprehension Vocabulary 66 Pages

This is an introduction to Drama for teenagers and adults with special educational needs. It is a full course and includes worksheets, teacher notes and extras. The resource is intended to introduce students to some elements of drama such as character, setting and self-expression. The focus is on gaining confidence and improving communication skills through drama games and activities. These worksheets are designed to cover the following learning outcomes: (1) Explore elementary movement, e.g. travelling, stretching, bending (2) Make sounds to create different effects, e.g. to create a soundscape, dawn chorus (3) Respond to instruction in the context of theatre/drama, e.g. through games (4) Engage in a simple embodiment as an individual/pair, e.g. mirroring an image, simple replications of text/image (5) Present a short dramatic idea, e.g. strike a pose, mirror an expression, short skit (6) Be part of an audience, e.g. being quiet, clapping AND Show an awareness of being part of an audience Explore and react to props, costumes, actions and sensory stimuli in a dramatic context Participate in the re/telling of contemporary/historical/cultural events or stories through interactive games and/or dramatic activities Show an awareness of being part of an acting group Co-operate or work alongside/in parallel with others in making, choosing and using props, costumes and sets Work independently or collaboratively to produce a rehearsed piece of drama for an audience Express and/or identify emotions in a dramatic context Topics include: Being Part of an Audience Types of Drama An Acting Space Costumes and Props What is Creative Drama Movement Sound Drama games and activities Can this resource be used online? Yes, it is a digital resource. However, it is not currently fillable online. If you have purchased this resource and would like to use it for online teaching, you have permission to do so. Most of the activities are practical and printing the worksheets is optional. What is included? All components are available in the zipped folder, i.e. student worksheets, teacher notes and extras. Student Worksheets: 45 Pages Teacher Notes: 150 Pages