I am a teacher, SENDCo and now Pre-school owner. I am always trying to find ways to help all the children in our setting access the EYFS curriculum as well as find ways to meet all the needs in our school. If I find something that works for me, I love sharing it in hopes that it could work for you.
Find me on instagram: @senspired or visit our preschool account @barkingriversideexplorers
I am a teacher, SENDCo and now Pre-school owner. I am always trying to find ways to help all the children in our setting access the EYFS curriculum as well as find ways to meet all the needs in our school. If I find something that works for me, I love sharing it in hopes that it could work for you.
Find me on instagram: @senspired or visit our preschool account @barkingriversideexplorers
A bookmark that can sit in any book throughout the year to help ease the transition worries from one year group to the next.
The bright and colourful nature of the bookmark allows for even further easing of all those transition feelings.
The bookmark helps children work through thoughts and feelings by including the following areas:
teachers name and description/picture
best memories of the current year
comparison between what next year will look like (from the teacher) and preconceived ideas of the year already held by the child
worries around next year and strategies known to help alleviate those anxieties
aspirations, ambitions and a reminder of known friends and adults that will be there in the upcoming year.
This is an excellent resource for all children but especially for children who are SEN. It combines SALT notions with opportunities to embed self-regulation to help equip children t manage the transition into their new year group. This is even more important now as children have had a broken year of school due to the pandemic.
