Resources for RE lessons about Diwali. A simple PowerPoint that includes a song about Diwali on each slide (to the tune of London Bridge is falling down, because I don’t seem to be able to write a song to any other tune lol) The powerpoint has some videos linked. If they do not load check that external media has been allowed. Low ability- Match a word to a labelled symbol Middle ability - colourful semantics to make sentences about Diwali Higher ability- Communication board to write sentences I used this for my class of ASC students that need lots of visual support and are highly motivated by songs.

EYFS/SEND resources for the story Whatever Next. Includes: PowerPoint of story, Sequencing (match a simple sentence to a picture or a word to a picture for lower ability), colourful semantics (with and without symbols) to build sentences (match colours) and communication board to assist with sentence writing.

Resources to support SEND students with the story Handa’s surprise. Includes Powerpoint, sequencing (match picture to a simple sentence or match word to picture for lower ability students), colourful semantics and communication board to support sentence writing.

English resources for the story The Odd Fish. Includes colourful semantics and communication board. Suitable for lower ability SEND students. Good topic for recycling/ocean polution

PowerPoint for the story We’re going on a bear hunt. Colourful semantics to build sentences about the story.

Work for the story Welcome Home Bear. Suitable for students with autism. Suitable for English or science lessons (animal habitats).

Story on PPT with symbols to support SEND students. Communication board to help answer questions during story or to help write sentences. Colourful semantics sentence building tasks.

Communication board to be used when playing with playdough. Great for choose time or social skills lessons.

Resources for the story The lion and the unicorn. Includes simplified version of the story (PowerPoint) to make the story accessible for younger students or SEND students. Colourful semantics and communication boards to aid sentence wiriting. Letter writing activities. Story sequencing activity

Build sentences about the story of Rama and Sita using colourful semantics. With or without symbols.

Resources for SEND students about the great fire of London.

Resources for the book Busy Firefighter

Powerpoint for book The Castle The King Built. Focus on jobs people had in the castle. Symbols to support students with SEND

PowerPoint, colourful semantics, communication board, visual for packing an evacuee suitcase activity.

Traffic light resource, useful to help students with autism to self-regulate. Depending on the needs of your students you may need to teach them how to use it first, e.g. say to them "you are feeling angry, (put sad symbol on red area) then give them an option of 2 yellow symbols to help them calm down. Let them do this activity with a sandtimer and ask them how they feel when the timer is finished (green symbols). Laminate and velcro traffic light background. laminate and cut out symbols with velcro on the back.

Visuals to help with describing portraits of various different British Monarchs from history. Useful for less able or SEND students.

Communication board to be used with train sets. Great to use during choose time or social skills lessons.

Matching activity Colourful semantics sentences Sequencing

PowerPoint used to discuss power and the monarchy throughout British history.

That’s not my dragon story as a PowerPoint. Can be used with materials lessons and/knights and castles topics.