I teach young people with social communication difficulties, including autism.
I have worked in both primary and secondary mainstream ARCs and also specialist provision and I love my job!
I am slowly uploading resources that have worked well so check back every now and again.
If there are any resources or activities that you would like to see in my shop, feel free to message me. I love making resources!
I teach young people with social communication difficulties, including autism.
I have worked in both primary and secondary mainstream ARCs and also specialist provision and I love my job!
I am slowly uploading resources that have worked well so check back every now and again.
If there are any resources or activities that you would like to see in my shop, feel free to message me. I love making resources!
Activity created for primary SEN group. Children cut and pasted a map of the continent and a picture of that continents animals into the appropriate box. Some animal pictures are on a map of the continent to give children a visual clue - because of this I gave them the strip of maps and the strip of animal pictures separately to avoid confusion. I let the children cut out their pictures themselves to promote fine motor skills.
3 and 4 times table peg cards. Chop and laminate. Children use clothes pegs, clipping the peg on the correct answer.
Domino groups of 4 - my children will stick in book then write which 4 x table sum matches the group.
x 2 and x 4 function machine - my children struggle to understand that multiplying by 4 is the same as doubling twice.
Designed for SEN / autism mixed age class but equally appropriate for mainstream / SEN.
Problem Scale activity. Designed for children who struggle with resilience or to differentiate a big problem from a tiny problem. Accompanying cards give problem suggestions for discussion of where each problem would fit on the problem scale - is the problem a huge one or a tiny one.
This activity is suitable for 1 to 1 or small group work. It could be extended by use of the feelings poster to encourage learners to think about how each problem would make them feel. Theory of Mind skills can also be promoted through discussion if a problem is viewed differently by learners.
I use these as TEACCH workstation tasks (Box Jobs) within my autism classroom. I laminate the baseboards and cards, adding velcro so the resource is reusable. It could however be used as a worksheet task.
One set is to sort items into the categories - fruit / vegetable / animals.
One set involves learners sorting prepositions - in / on / under
One set involves sorting colour
This is a simple worksheet I made as part of out Ancient Greek topic, for a mixed aged / ability group of children with autism. Children used a sheet containing the ancient Greek alphabet to complete the worksheet.
Sorting task designed for students with autism / SEN
This is designed to be used in different ways depending on ability level:
* cut and laminate cards, students sort into 'autumn' and 'winter' baskets.
* students write 'autumn' and 'winter' in books, they then cut and paste pictures under the correct heading.
* students write headings in book then use chart to write each fact into their books
* students write headings in book then use chart to write sentences, using each fact in a sentence.
Activity 1:
Children need to count the items (1 - 5) on a baseboard and place the corresponding number digit card and dice card appropriately. Designed to reinforce familiarity with numbers 1 to 5 and their matching digit and dice face. Best laminated with velcro to attach cards to baseboard but also suitable for use as a cut and paste worksheet.
Activity 2:
4 worksheets of varying difficulty. Children need to complete 10 squares to make specific numbers. This could be made more fun by using bingo dabbers or an ear bud dipped in paint.
4 A4 sheets in total - 2 car parks and 2 sheets with corresponding cars. 1 activity is based on adding 10 to numbers from 0 to 10 and the other is based on doubling single digits.
A cut and stick activity. Learners are given the car park sheet and have to work out the sum and stick the correct car in the car park space. Sums are on the car park places, answers are on the cars.
I designed this for a Y2 learner with autism and limited motivation in maths as he loved cars. It did capture his interest and engaged him well. Other pupils who weren’t quite as fixated on cars still enjoyed the activity.
Also suitable for mainstream pupils working at this level, or older pupils with SEN.
I made this book as a weekly starter for a weekly RE lesson with a term theme of ‘Creation’. The books were laminated (whole page) and bound. I printed the last page twice and cut out the 2nd version so pupils had cards to match with each page in the book. I used the 1st version as a base board to store the cards when not in use.
Used with children with ASD / learning disability.
Resources used with my specialist ASD class while we were learning about St George (British Isles topic).
George and the Dragon Vocab - 6 A4 pages with varied activities focusing on the vocabulary of the story.
Pages 1 and 2 - ‘Key word bingo’ we were prelearning / reinforcing the words in the story. I stuck one of the ‘Key word bingo’ sheets in each of the children’s books.
Page 3 - these were the words in the bingo (calling cards). I cut these up and kept them in a basket. We ended our English lessons that week with a game of key word bingo using the strip stuck in their book. We just used counters as markers so we could replay. For more able pupils, if they had a picture I would ask them what the work meant or ask them to put it into a sentence. For less able pupils, I would repeat the word and give an explanation to reinforce understanding.
Page 4 - activity for a child with limited ability to read or write, instructions included on the page.
Page 5 - pictures of key words - learners to write a sentence using the key word.
Page 6 - missing word activity with visual cues.
George and the Dragon Vocab list - 1 A4 page containing vocab list (2 per page)
This is an interactive book I made for a ‘Community’ / ‘People who help us’ topic. I printed and laminated all of the pages and stuck velcro on the who / doing / what symbols underneath each picture. I printed the last 3 pages twice, cutting out the cards from one version and using the other version as a base page, on which to keep the cars when not in use.
I include 2 options of this book - one with more text (i.e. ‘What is the policeman doing?’) and the other kept simple (i.e. ‘Who doing what?’)
I’d be happy to change the frame colours if you use a different colour system for the categories. Feel free to message me.
Used for children and young people with ASD / SALT / Learning Disabilities.
This PowerPoint was designed to use with a Year 7 class of students, all with autism.
A question sheet is included - this is set out in a 'TEACCH' style. This is an ASD specific strategy ensuring students are aware of what they have to do, how much they have to do and how to tell when they are finished. Students need to cross off each question as completed.
The questions and PowerPoint are also suitable for mainstream pupils.
A sheet for learners to state what they have done on their summer holidays. They could either write or use the images provided.
1 main sheet and 2 sheets of images with ideas. I have tried to make it inclusive and mindful that not everyone jets off abroad or has days out so have included things like McDonalds, walks, mobile phone, family pets, park.
This resource was created for Post 16 learners with SEND as part of their Entry Level maths / Life Skills work.
Learners discussed the importance of checking best before dates on food and choosing food items with the longest date.
There are 2 worksheets, one with only 2 items to compare and one with 3 to allow for differentiation.
Resources made for Science Week with a focus on ‘Staying Alive’. We learnt about the difference between living and non living things, that animals including humans grow from babies into adults, that some animals grow inside their mother while others hatch from an egg, children kept a food journal for later learning about a balanced diet. Before learning about basic needs, children attempted to complete a mind map, adding to this later.
Living / Not Living / Never Lived sorting activity / workstation task
What do you call a baby… table to complete
5 day food journal - table for students to complete (Monday to Friday)
Egg or Mum? Sorting activity / workstation task - did this animal grow inside its mother or hatch from an egg?
Human basic needs - male and female mind map activity, pupils to add what is essential for human life.
Designed for KS1 / KS2 children with autism but also suitable for mainstream learners or older learners with SEN.
Cards to cut and laminate. These are designed to be used with clothes pegs - the child attaches the clothes peg to the correct answer.
Identifying written numbers (1 - 10)
Identifying the number 1 before or one after (1-20)
Identifying initial letter
Identifying last letter
Suitable for KS1, SEN, Autism tasks.
Basic literacy and maths reinforcement activity.
Graph and tally templates used during introductory lessons for tally counting, graphs and pictograms.
Used for KS1 and KS2 children with autism but also suitable for mainstream children or KS3 pupils with SEN.
Pictogram has differentiated questions.
Presentation and mind-map template - to assess student's learning at the end of a topic. Could also be used s a formative assessment tool at the beginning of the topic, with students adding their new learning to the mind map at the end.