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Hi, welcome to my shop. I have been a primary teacher for 34 years and have a wide range of experience in different roles. I have been a senior leader in schools and most recently a SENDCO for 10 years. I am posting resources that I think will be helpful for SENDCOs, class teachers or even parents and home educators. I am new to this - so please do send reviews to help me improve - or requests if there is something you think I might be able to create that you would find helpful.

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Hi, welcome to my shop. I have been a primary teacher for 34 years and have a wide range of experience in different roles. I have been a senior leader in schools and most recently a SENDCO for 10 years. I am posting resources that I think will be helpful for SENDCOs, class teachers or even parents and home educators. I am new to this - so please do send reviews to help me improve - or requests if there is something you think I might be able to create that you would find helpful.
Sensory Circuit -low sensory version
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Sensory Circuit -low sensory version

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This resource is a simple visual plan for a sensory circuit with alerting, organising and calming phases. It can be shared with a student or used by an adult. It is designed to need as little additional equipment as possible. This version of the resource has been presented in grayscale with a neutral background to help avoid sensory overload. Sensory circuits can be used at the start of a day or session with students who need this kind of activity to transition into the learning environment. They can be useful and are often recommended for students with neurologically typical development such as ASD or ADHD or a sensory processing disorder.
Sensory Circuit 2
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Sensory Circuit 2

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This resource is another simple visual plan for a sensory circuit with alerting, organising and calming phases. It can be shared with a student or used by an adult. It is designed to need as little additional equipment as possible. Sensory circuits can be used at the start of a day or session with students who need this kind of activity to transition into the learning environment. They can be useful and are often recommended for students with neurologically typical development such as ASD or ADHD or a sensory processing disorder.
Sensory Circuit Blank
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Sensory Circuit Blank

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This resource is a blank simple visual plan for a sensory circuit with alerting, organising and calming phases that can be personalised for a particular student. Sensory circuits can be used at the start of a day or session with students who need this kind of activity to transition into the learning environment. Sensory circuits can also provide a useful refocus and reset break for students at any point in the school day. They are often recommended by occupational therapists for students with neurologically typical development such as ASD or ADHD or a sensory processing disorder.
Sensory Circuit 2 - low sensory version
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Sensory Circuit 2 - low sensory version

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This resource is another simple visual plan for a sensory circuit with alerting, organising and calming phases. It can be shared with a student or used by an adult. It is designed to need as little additional equipment as possible. This version of the resource has been presented in grayscale with a neutral background to help avoid sensory overload. Sensory circuits can be used at the start of a day or session with students who need this kind of activity to transition into the learning environment. They can be useful and are often recommended for students with neurologically typical development such as ASD or ADHD or a sensory processing disorder.
Sensory circuit blank - low sensory
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Sensory circuit blank - low sensory

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This resource is a blank simple visual plan for a sensory circuit with alerting, organising and calming phases that can be personalised for a particular student. This version of the resource has been presented in grayscale with a neutral background to help avoid sensory overload. Sensory circuits can be used at the start of a day or session with students who need this kind of activity to transition into the learning environment. Sensory circuits can also provide a useful refocus and reset break for students at any point in the school day. They are often recommended by occupational therapists for students with neurologically typical development such as ASD or ADHD or a sensory processing disorder.
Student plan for start of the day
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Student plan for start of the day

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These resources help make the transition from starting the day with a sensory circuit to a simple arrival routine. They follow the same format to help provide continuity whilst introducing activities that are part of usual arrival routines in schools. They will be helpful for students who need a planner or checklist to follow a multi-step routine.
Sensory circuit and arrival planners
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Sensory circuit and arrival planners

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This resource has all of the sensory circuits and arrival planners in one document for ease. It includes the set and blank plans for adults to use with students who need support with transition into school or sensory processing throughout the school day.
Now and next board
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Now and next board

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This now and next board can be used to plan with a student what activities they will do. It is designed to be used with the plan-do-review approach and includes a prompt to review the learning that happened as a result of the activities undertaken. It is particularly appropriate for use with neurologically atypical students or those who struggle to engage with adult directed learning.
Handwriting Intervention Y3/4 words booklet
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Handwriting Intervention Y3/4 words booklet

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This printable workbook provides 8 sessions of scaffolded handwriting activities – there are two sessions for each of the 4 main letter formation groups. The letter formation groups covered are those that start with: • Curly shapes • Straight line shapes • Down, up and over shapes • Zigzag shapes Each session also applies the letter formation work to cursive writing of spelling words for year 3 and 4 as well as short sentences. The workbooks also include a self-assessment at the start and end. The workbook was designed for use in a handwriting intervention group which might be delivered by teaching assistant or appropriate volunteer adult.
Student start of the day plan- low sensory
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Student start of the day plan- low sensory

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These resources help make the transition from starting the day with a sensory circuit to a simple arrival routine. They follow the same format to help provide continuity whilst introducing activities that are part of usual arrival routines in schools. They will be helpful for students who need a planner or checklist to follow a multi-step routine. This version of the resource has been presented in grayscale with a neutral background to help avoid sensory overload.
Handwriting Intervention Y5/6 words booklet
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Handwriting Intervention Y5/6 words booklet

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This printable workbook provides 8 sessions of scaffolded handwriting activities – there are two sessions for each of the 4 main letter formation groups. The letter formation groups covered are those that start with: • Curly shapes • Straight line shapes • Down, up and over shapes • Zigzag shapes Each session also applies the letter formation work to cursive writing of spelling words for year 5 and 6 as well as short sentences. The workbooks also include a self-assessment at the start and end. The workbook was designed for use in a handwriting intervention group which might be delivered by teaching assistant or appropriate volunteer adult.
Handwriting Intervention Planning
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Handwriting Intervention Planning

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This set of planning has been written to go with the handwriting workbooks. It includes warm up activities, strength building exercises and games that will support the development of handwriting as well as make sessions engaging and fun. It is designed to be supportive for a teaching assistant or appropriate adult who has been asked to deliver a handwriting intervention. There is planning for 10 sessions which could be delivered once a week over the course of a term – or twice a week to complete the programme within a half term.
Handwriting Intervention with KS1 CEW booklet
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Handwriting Intervention with KS1 CEW booklet

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This printable workbook provides 8 sessions of scaffolded handwriting activities – there are two sessions for each of the 4 main letter formation groups. The letter formation groups covered are those that start with: • Curly shapes • Straight line shapes • Down, up and over shapes • Zigzag shapes Each session also applies the letter formation work to cursive writing of common exception words (CEW) for key stage one and short sentences. The workbooks also include a self-assessment at the start and end. The workbook was designed for use in a handwriting intervention group which might be delivered by teaching assistant or appropriate volunteer adult.
Handwriting Intervention Bundle
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Handwriting Intervention Bundle

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This bundle includes planning for 10 sessions of handwriting intervention that can be delivered by a teaching assistant or appropriate adult. It also includes 3 workbooks - which apply handwriting skills to KS1 common exception words in Book 1; year 3 and 4 spelling words in Book 2 and year 5 and 6 spelling words in Book 3. The booklets do not indicate which words are included so that they can be sensitively used with any student according to their needs. Buy the bundle to get the full set of resources at half price.
Cross Curricular Recall Rainbow Route
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Cross Curricular Recall Rainbow Route

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This set of cards can be used to review recent learning in a range of foundation subjects with a student. Each card has a task that will provide an opportunity focus discussion on one subject area. There are 3 prompts that adults can use to initiate discussion. The cards have been made as open as possible so that they can be used with a range of students. Rainbow Routes are designed to be displayed at a series of locations within or beyond the classroom. The student then travels from one card to the next and engages with the activity. They are particularly useful for students who find the classroom environment challenging and need a structured approach to being out of class for a period of time. This route allows the focus to be on reviewing some wider learning whilst also giving the student time out of an overwhelming environment to process things or reset. However, the cards could also be out into a display book and used in one location whether that is in class or beyond. These kinds of activities can be very appropriate for neurologically atypical students for example with ASD or ADHD or students suffering from anxiety.
KS2 generic cover pages
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KS2 generic cover pages

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Schools often carry out practice tests with Year 6 students and the children needing adapted provision as a result of special educational needs often cannot access the same booklets as their peers. These covers can be put on the front of booklets of work these students are using at the same time as their peers to help them feel included. Each cover also includes a self-assessment box for students to share how they felt doing the activity. They can also be put on a range of work across the school year to help those students who feel anxious about tests to normalise the presentation and help them to feel more confident tackling tasks presented with this kind of cover. There are covers for a range of English and Maths activities. Science and Humanities covers have also been included in case these might be helpful for end of unit assessments. I like things to look consistent!
Precision Teaching for Reading Booklet B - Year 2 CEW
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Precision Teaching for Reading Booklet B - Year 2 CEW

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This booklet is a pre- prepared resource to support work on reading Year 2 common exception words. It can be used with the plan for delivering precision teaching as an intervention. Precision teaching is often recommended as a strategy to assist students in learning to recall or decode reading words with automaticity or fluency. Educational psychologists will sometimes suggest this approach for students with a dyslexic profile who need to use memory to support their phonological processing. Study of the words should be done in line with a school’s phonics scheme approach to tricky or exception words.
Precision Teaching for Reading Booklet D - Year 3/4 words part 2
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Precision Teaching for Reading Booklet D - Year 3/4 words part 2

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This booklet is a pre- prepared resource to support work on reading the other half of the Year 3 and 4 spelling words. It can be used with the plan for delivering precision teaching as an intervention. Precision teaching is often recommended as a strategy to assist students in learning to recall or decode reading words with automaticity or fluency. Educational psychologists will sometimes suggest this approach for students with a dyslexic profile who need to use memory to support their phonological processing. Study of the words should be done in line with a school’s phonics scheme approach to tricky or exception words.
Precision Teaching for Reading Booklet E - Year 5/6 words part 1
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Precision Teaching for Reading Booklet E - Year 5/6 words part 1

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This booklet is a pre- prepared resource to support work on reading half of the Year 5 and 6 spelling words. It can be used with the plan for delivering precision teaching as an intervention. Precision teaching is often recommended as a strategy to assist students in learning to recall or decode reading words with automaticity or fluency. Educational psychologists will sometimes suggest this approach for students with a dyslexic profile who need to use memory to support their phonological processing. Study of the words should be done in line with a school’s phonics scheme approach to tricky or exception words.
Precision Teaching for Reading Booklet F - Year 5/6 words part 2
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Precision Teaching for Reading Booklet F - Year 5/6 words part 2

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This booklet is a pre- prepared resource to support work on reading the other half of the Year 5 and 6 spelling words. It can be used with the plan for delivering precision teaching as an intervention. Precision teaching is often recommended as a strategy to assist students in learning to recall or decode reading words with automaticity or fluency. Educational psychologists will sometimes suggest this approach for students with a dyslexic profile who need to use memory to support their phonological processing. Study of the words should be done in line with a school’s phonics scheme approach to tricky or exception words.