Teaching Emotions: 6 Picture Books
Stories about Emotions Teaching emotions and explaining feelings to children is essential. A child cannot self regulate without recognising…
Stories about Emotions Teaching emotions and explaining feelings to children is essential. A child cannot self regulate without recognising…
A guest post on great SEN apps. For many children access to school ended in March 2020 due to…
All children tend to display oppositional behaviour at times. After 13 years working with children with Autism, ADHD, ODD…
This will be an ongoing post where I upload the scavenger hunt AAC communication boards and other activity sheets…
Waiting: Strategies for use at home & school Waiting can be a challenge for many children. As a teacher…
This post outlines the questions and suggested strategies from the #SENexchange discussion on Life Skills: Health and Hygiene routines….
Using Snack time to enhance communication. Snack time can be a great opportunity to develop a number of key…
Year Six into Year Seven Every secondary school runs a year 6 to year 7 transition programme of some…
School Anxiety, Signs, Causes, Support and Resources. The subject of school anxiety is often a source of frustration and…
Blitz: A WW2 Sensory Story Adventure To celebrate the 75th anniversary of VE (Victory in Europe) Day this sensory…
Monitoring wellbeing using a food and mood chart We developed this food and mood chart when working with a…
AAC Games for Communication Our next review for a game suitable for AAC users is Shark Bite. I bought…
This post on sensory processing was inspired by a talk I attended by Olga Bogdishana. You can find the…
Making use of your sensory garden. Outdoor learning is an essential part of all children’s education. Getting out of…
AAC and Interaction Games There are many ways to inspire and motivate children to communicate. One way I have…
The Birth of BackPocketTeacher Hands up, who returns from school with a bizarre range of things in their pockets?…
Class changes in September are a huge source of anxiety for all involved. There is a range of activities you can undertake to make this transition easier. I have written a blog about supporting learners with day-to-day general transitions and this one on supporting Autistic children with class transitions.
Inclusive Physical Education (PE) and SEN Some hurdles you can jump, you can see them, some are higher than…
Why sensory Learning? Sensory learning – Sensory activities are those designed by educators to facilitate exploration encouraging children to…
Nikky Saunders wrote My Awesome Autism about a little boy named Eddie as he shares his findings about his autism and teaches his readers in a cheerful playful way! Eddie helps all children learn about their autism diagnosis and how “we are all different!”. This can be a huge relief for the child to understand that they are truly wonderful as they are.
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