502Uploads
444k+Views
287k+Downloads
Special educational needs

Anxiety Worksheets
Two well organised and visually appealing anxiety worksheets that encourage positive thinking and mindfulness. Perfect to use individually or with intervention / nurture groups.
Check out my shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3 & KS4, Literacy and whole school resources.
Social Skills Workbook
Tutor Time Activity Booklet
Under the Sea Activity Booklet

ELSA / Social Skills Game
A fun and engaging game that is perfect for ELSA / Friendship Support / Mindfulness / Social Skills intervention groups etc.
Can be played with two or more players - all you will need is a dice and some counters. Students work their way around the board by answering question about themselves, the first student to reach the finish is the winner of the game!
Game mat can be printed laminated for future use.

Listening Skills Worksheets / Activities
These worksheets are prefect for students with poor auditory / concentration skills, along with those with difficulties with working memory. This download includes ten worksheets to practice and develop student’s listening skills through colouring and drawing activities. Detailed teacher instructions are provided, along with individual instructions for each of the ten worksheets.
These worksheets are perfect for use in small groups, EAL / SEND interventions and one-to-one work.

Understanding Anger - Social Story
Empower Students with Emotional Awareness and Self-Regulation Skills!
Introducing “A Social Story: Understanding Anger,†a valuable educational resource designed to help students recognize and manage their emotions effectively. This engaging story is perfect for teachers aiming to foster emotional intelligence and create a supportive classroom environment.
Key Features:
Insightful Introduction: The story begins by normalizing the feeling of anger, explaining that everyone experiences it occasionally. This helps students understand that anger is a natural emotion and not something to be ashamed of.
Clear Explanations: Through a simple and relatable scenario, students learn what anger is, why it happens, and how it might physically affect them. This foundation sets the stage for understanding emotional responses and triggers.
Practical Strategies: The story offers effective techniques for managing anger, such as taking deep breaths, counting to ten, talking about feelings, taking a break, and using a fidget toy. These strategies are easy for children to understand and implement, promoting self-regulation.
Positive Reinforcement: Students are encouraged to explore healthy ways to express their emotions and avoid negative behaviors such as hitting, breaking things, or yelling. This reinforces the importance of maintaining respectful and constructive interactions.
Supportive Conclusion: The story concludes on a reassuring note, reminding students that managing anger is a skill that can be developed and that seeking help from trusted adults is always an option.
Why Choose This Social Story?
Promotes Emotional Intelligence: Equip your students with the tools they need to understand and manage their emotions, leading to a more harmonious classroom environment.
Engaging and Relatable: The story uses language and scenario that resonate with students, making it easier for them to connect with the content.
Versatile Resource: Suitable for individual reading or group discussions, this social story can be integrated into lessons on emotional health and social skills.
Support for Educators: As a teacher, you’ll appreciate the structured approach to teaching emotional regulation, helping you guide students through their emotional journeys with confidence.
Enhance your classroom’s emotional toolkit with “A Social Story: Understanding Anger,†and watch as your students develop greater self-awareness and empathy. Ideal for educators committed to nurturing well-rounded, emotionally intelligent individuals.
Check out my shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3 & KS4, Literacy and whole school resources.

40 Hobbies and Interests Cards
40 hobbies and interests cards.
Students can choose the cards that represent their own hobbies and interests. Fantastic for a social skills intervention.

SEN Strategies Takeaway Menu
A handy document that can be used by teaching staff. This document provides a list of teaching strategies that could be used to differentiate for SEN.

Language Devices Worksheets
A set of six worksheets covering:
Personification
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Rhetorical Questions
Metaphors
Similes
Perfect for intervention groups, home learning, prep work, homework, EAL / SEN / lower ability differentiation and more.

Feelings / Emotions Cards
A set of 32 feelings/ emotions cards. Perfect for use with SEN - reluctant speakers etc, along with social skills interventions.

Teaching Strategies for ADHD
A well presented and useful A3 document that lists a number of teaching strategies for students with ADHD. Strategies are given to specifically target and support each area of difficulty.

SEN Focused Teaching
Differentiation can sometimes feel like an overwhelming task that can complicate teaching, lesson planning and simply make our lives far more difficult. This useful A4 document details several strategies to use within your lesson in order to meet target many areas of difficulty for SEN students.

Teaching Strategies for Students with Dyslexia
A well presented and useful A3 document that lists a number of teaching strategies for students with dyslexia. Strategies are given to specifically target and support each area of difficulty. These are:
Reading
Spelling
Handwriting
Copying
Processing
Maths
Focus
Time management

Teaching Strategies for Autism (ASD)
A well presented and useful A3 document that lists a number of teaching strategies for students with autism. Strategies are given to specifically target and support each area of difficulty. These are:
Communication
Fine Motor Skills
Processing
Social Skills
Coping with Change
Unstructured Times
Sensory Difficulties

SEN Teaching Advice
The 0-25 SEND Code of Practice (2015) identifies ‘four broad areas of special educational need and support’:
Communication and interaction;
Cognition and learning;
Social, emotional and mental health;
Sensory and/or physical needs.
This A3 document gives a brief explanation of each area of need, along with several points of teaching advice for those looking to support students with SEN. These strategies are by means an exhaustive list, but aim to provide teachers with some basic methods of support.

Ocean Spelling / Handwriting Booklet
A useful booklet that can also be used as individual worksheets for a class or group. Students are given a word related to the ocean and asked to trace the word twice, before writing the word themselves in the space provided. They then complete the word with the missing letters before completing the word pyramid.
Words increase in size and difficulty as students progress through the booklet.
Check out my shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3 & KS4, Literacy and whole school resources.

How to use a TA effectively in the classroom mat
An A4 document for staff reviewing how they can use a TA effectively within the classroom.

Rhyme Bingo Game (Phonics)
**Teach phonics in a fun and engaging way with this rhyme Bingo game! **
This well designed and visually appealing set contains 22 individual bingo cards, each with nine images. You will also receive a word list (or caller’s card). Simply read out each of the words, ticking off each as you go, and ask the students to check off any images on their card that rhyme with these words. Students win by achieving a line or full house. Counters may be used, or alternatively cards can be laminated for future use and written on in a dry-wipe marker.
Can be used for all ages and groups. Works very well for a phonics intervention / SEN / EAL work.

Occupations and Hobbies Spelling / Handwriting Booklet
A useful booklet that can also be used as individual worksheets for a class or group. Students are given a word related to occupations and hobbies and asked to trace the word twice, before writing the word themselves in the space provided. They then complete the word with the missing letters before completing the word pyramid.
Words increase in size and difficulty as students progress through the booklet.
Check out my shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3 & KS4, Literacy and whole school resources.

Feelings and Emotions Spelling / Handwriting Booklet
A useful booklet that can also be used as individual worksheets for a class or group. Students are given a word related to feelings and emotions and asked to trace the word twice, before writing the word themselves in the space provided. They then complete the word with the missing letters before completing the word pyramid.
Words increase in size and difficulty as students progress through the booklet.
Check out my shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3 & KS4, Literacy and whole school resources.

Nature Spelling / Handwriting Booklet
A useful booklet that can also be used as individual worksheets for a class or group. Students are given a word related to nature and asked to trace the word twice, before writing the word themselves in the space provided. They then complete the word with the missing letters before completing the word pyramid.
Words increase in size and difficulty as students progress through the booklet.
Check out my shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3 & KS4, Literacy and whole school resources.