This is a little booklet to print out, it helps students practice their Word Processing Skills in Microsoft Word , Google Docs or similar. They can work at their own rate to score points for skills demonstrated. It is a useful activity to practice skills that have been taught, check retention or assess levels. It relates to my Digital Literacy/Multimedia Skills Ladder.Which I have now added to this resource.

This Little activity book will guide children through an introduction to Spreadsheets. They will learn how to put in data and cost a Monsters Tea Party

These resource is part of my Colourful Speech range which helps children to enjoy and understand sentence structure. Colourful Speech- I wanted to create a scheme that was not only suitable for SEN children but could also be used in whole class and cross curriculum learning throughout the school. I have added a Gender Neutral section. I have left some cards blank so that you can add your own words. I would be grateful for helpful feedback on this section. Contents Lesson Starter/introduction presentation. Pronoun and Possessive Adjective word cards Worksheets Gender Neutral Pronouns

Social Story- A story that helps a child to understand a situation or event. This is a story I wrote one evening for a six year old girl I was working with. It is very basic and the illustrations are very simple. It helped her to understand that, making up stories about other children could upset them. It helped her to understand that, making up stories about other children might make her feel uncomfortable. It helped her to understand that, making up stories has consequences. Writing bespoke stories, targeted at an individual child, can quickly deal with issues that arise. Stories shared in the classroom or at home helped us to work as a team. Bespoke, targeted, Speech and language resources, address the needs of an individual child. Free: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/social-story-broken-pen-it-was-an-accident-12493161 Paid For: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/mental-health-awareness-overwhelmed-social-story-poem-and-workbook-12651877 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/colour-monster-resource-pack-12408668

This is an extensive resource with words and worksheets to print. It is part of my Colourful Speech range which helps children to enjoy and understand sentence structure. Colourful Speech- I wanted to create a scheme that was not only suitable for SEN children but could also be used in whole class and cross curriculum learning throughout the school. Contents Sentence Structure Worksheets Word lists (150 verbs in different tenses) Description Cards Word mats Lesson Starter/introduction presentation Part of my Colourful Speech https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/first-100-high-frequency-words-and-handwriting-pack-11845017

I created this Social story, Poem & Workbook about a boy who is struggling with school to help the many children who are finding life difficult at the moment. It could be used in one to one, group or whole class situations. It includes a short open ended text, a poem, discussion cards and a workbook. This workbook is an irrefutable, supportive tool for children who are finding every day life challenging. It could be used with children who have missed school and support with transition due to covid, or children who are on the Autistic Spectrum or struggling with communication/Speech and Language, to talk through how they feel. It is an essential resource for educators packed with creative ideas and resources for busy teachers. It has easy to read content and a vast array of activities that support in teaching young people to identify and understand their feelings and sense of self. It supports discussion and empathy from different perspectives on how to live with difference, communicate well and develop a sense that they are part of a community. It is an inspirational approach to education, an incredibly useful tool in the classroom and for life. Here is another of my mental health resources https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/colour-monster-resource-pack-12408668

The Colour Monster books by Anna Llenas are wonderful and I have been totally inspired! I have written some poems to use along side the stories and added a couple of extra feelings. This pack includes 9 original poems covering different emotions such as, happy, sad, angry and calm. I have made wordmats, worksheets and pictograms to support using these books throughout the curriculum. I hope you enjoy using these resources and will let me know if you have any suggestions to improve them. Here is another one of my Mental Health Resource https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/mental-health-awareness-overwhelmed-social-story-poem-and-workbook-12651877

Social Story- A story that helps a child to understand a situation or event. This is a story I wrote one evening for a six year old girl I was working with. It is very basic and the illustrations are very simple. It helped her to understand that, sometimes things just happen by accident. It helped her to understand that, sometimes people can misunderstand what has happened. It helped her to understand that, If we use the wrong body language, what we are thinking may not be clear. It helped her to understand that, when you have had time to think, you can chose a better way to explain. Writing bespoke stories, targeted at an individual child or group, can quickly deal with issues that arise. Stories shared in the classroom or at home helped us to work as a team. Bespoke, targeted, Speech and language resources address the needs of an individual child. Try some of my other Resources Free: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/social-story-about-telling-the-truth-11658203 Paid For: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/mental-health-awareness-overwhelmed-social-story-poem-and-workbook-12651877 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/colour-monster-resource-pack-12408668

Here is my old Computing Planning I don’t have time to update it at the moment so some of the websites might not work. However there is loads or useful information in it and a lot of It is editable since this area of Learning is constantly changing. There are gaps in the planning for you to insert the software and websites that you use. Excel ICT Spreadsheet-based around my skills ladders. Sills ladders in different formats Whole School Planning and Assessment Record Year 1-6. Digital literacy, Music, Digital Imagery, Multimedia, Control and Monitoring, Turtles, Programming, Modelling and Simulation, Research, Handling Data. Internet Issues/E- Safety planning and resources and websites Editable so you can adapt it for your school. Tracking system - above/below expected level. Can be used for whole school or to track one class through all 6 years. I have filled in an example of Internet Uses and Research for all years to show how we use this Spreadsheet.

It is vital that we teach our children to keep safe online. Hopefully by sharing this resource you can help to give your children the knowledge to keep themselves safe while enjoying the Internet. These resources have been developed over the last 11years but due to their nature, they are always a work in progress. It is part of my Communicating, Collaborating and E-Safety planning (DL-CCE) Children learn how to communicate and share information in a variety of different ways. They learn how to stay safe when using the Internet and how to keep personnel information private. They talk about current issues such as Cyber bullying/friendship, mobile phone use and sensible and safe use of all Technology. They also talk about being aware of how long they spend using this Technology and how they can take ownership of their usage. They discuss ‘The right to be unavailable’ and talk about turning off mobile phones and other devices. We try to help them understand that social networking is a wonderful way to communicate but that it can be time consuming and demanding if not used carefully. I hope these resources help you to ensure that your children have the knowledge to keep themselves safe and the tools to deal with problems or dangers that arise.

This is a poem I wrote about the learning journey that we travel on together and why it is so magical.

Just a pdf showing the keyboard with Letters in upper and lower case . Either to use as a practice worksheet or to laminate and have next to your computer for reference.

This little PowerPoint introduces two skills from the Information Technology Skills Ladder. I can use key words to describe and find objects IT-DH1 I can sort objects into different groups IT-DH2

A little PowerPoint to introduce some of the Data Handling Skills. I can use key words to describe and find objects IT-DH1 I can sort objects into different groups IT-DH2 I can collect information to put into a pictogram or chart and edit that information IT-DH3 I can use a pictogram or chart to answer simple questions IT-DH4 I can compare using: most, least, the same as, more or less than IT-DH5 I can use a computer to record, use and store information in different ways IT-DH6

Parts of Speech- a category to which a word is assigned in accordance with its syntactic functions. These are the ‘Colourful Speech Cards’ Nouns, Verbs , Pronouns , Adverbs, Adjectives, Conjunctions, Articles, Prepositions. Use the cards to help children understand sentence structure. They link in with my other resources.

This is a poem about children during Covid.

I have taken some of my Internet Planning and converted it into a Blog. I hope you find this useful.

An algorithm is the set of instructions needed to complete a task. This is an activity to be used away from the computer.(Unplugged computing) Children to use and understand control language. They move the mini robot or floor turtle around the pirate map to hide the treasure. They write the route or algorithm on a work sheet so the treasure can be found by someone else. They write where the treasure is on the back, then swap sheets with someone. If the instructions lead to the wrong place they can fix or debug their algorithm. Children can design their own robots or use the printouts. Here are the * I can statements* I can use numbers in instructions. I can use a 90 degree turn. I know that control instructions must be precise and clear. I can predict what my turtle will do when using a verbal or written algorithm. I can follow a series of simple commands(algorithm) to move around a course. There is a pdf file and a PowerPoint presentation that can be used as a lesson starter. I have used this activity with Year 1-4