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Our 5 Favourite Baby Books 6-18m

Our youngest has always been into books, having a grandma who used to run a bookshop can't have hurt. Being the youngest of five has some benefits when it comes to reading material. We have a lot. Annoyingly we did get rid our some of our books for babies and toddlers. The silver lining is… Continue reading Our 5 Favourite Baby Books 6-18m

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Three Transport Books for Children 2-4

These three transport-themed books are firm favourites in our household. Vehicles and transport are always popular themes from Early Years to Journey planning in secondary school. Have a look at my transport-themed teaching resources. These have been chosen as they passed the test of holding the attention of our younger children. They are good quality… Continue reading Three Transport Books for Children 2-4

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Awesome Advent Books For Christmas

Here we have 24 suggested Advent picture books to use in a literacy based advent calendar this Christmas. I like using this level of book as you can easily adapt them for a range of special educational needs. I have used all of these Christmas books either at home or with my classes at school.… Continue reading Awesome Advent Books For Christmas

Autism, books, education, Family, special education, special needs

Teaching Emotions: 6 Picture Books

Teaching emotions and explaining feelings to children is essential. A child cannot self regulate without recognising and starting to understand how they feel. It is also important for children to start to understand how their actions affect others. There are many ways to approach this but one of my favourite ways is to incorporate storytelling.… Continue reading Teaching Emotions: 6 Picture Books

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Fuzzy Ocean: Book Review & Resources

This book was a Christmas present for the youngest (3). It quickly become apparent that Fuzzy Ocean was a very engaging book. We could discuss sea creatures and fish as well as linking to positional language. Fuzzy ocean would also fit it well with the Blue Abyss sensory story created for an underwater topic. I… Continue reading Fuzzy Ocean: Book Review & Resources

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Sensory Story: Snow Bear

This winter themed Sensory Story has been written for our "Time" topic where we are exploring the seasons. Snow Bear provides plenty of opportunities for exploring the cold of the Arctic. I have included a subtle message about climate change which depending on the age group you use it with may be useful to tie… Continue reading Sensory Story: Snow Bear

My Awesome Autism book review
Autism, books, education, Guest Post

My Awesome Autism: Author Interview

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.

world book day inspiration
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A-Z of world book day ideas – That aren’t dressing up!

World Book Day teaching activities As a parent, I am starting to dread the yearly costume hunt that World Book Day has become. This year (2020) in Siansbury the dressing up display was 10 meters followed by two small shelves of books. So here is an A-Z list of possible activities and ideas that you… Continue reading A-Z of world book day ideas – That aren’t dressing up!

challenging behaviour books
Autism, behaviour, Blogs, education, special education, special needs, Teaching

Essential Education Books for Inclusive Teachers: Behaviour.

These books are only those I have read and can recommend. They all follow an inclusive and positive support ethos. They all also focus on the only part of behaviour support we can control - ourselves. If your school has a zero tolerance behaviour policy read these and make it your mission to get that rewritten.I will get around to doing a second post but I need to get reading first!

The Reason I jump Lessons learned from Noaki HIgasidas book on autism
Autism, education, inclusion, special education, special needs

What I learned from “The Reason I Jump.”

Written by the then 13 year old Naoki Higashida an Autistic young man from Japan The reason I jump is a fascinating insight into his views on how Autism has shaped his perspective of life. The book answers a series of questions put to Noaki which he answers using an alphabet grid devised by his mother.

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Books for Children about Autism.

This Is a guest blog by Andrea from A Bundle of Books children's bookshop in Herne Bay. We were delighted to be asked to support a pre-school in the first ever Schools' Autism Awareness Week. We wanted to find books about autism that enabled children to recognise and learn about the diagnosis. This could have… Continue reading Books for Children about Autism.