Additional Needs Home Learning
Welcome to the Home Learning Zone for those with additional needs.
On this page, Mrs Holmes will be adding items for those who may want some additional support for their children with Additional Needs, for example Speech and Language, Autism or gross/fine motor skills activities. We want to ensure that the children are supported as best as possible during this tricky time.
There are many different areas identified with different activities to download.
Also, check out the fab ideas on: https://senresourcesblog.com/
Transition Support - Here's each class in school on one page so that you can see how each classroom works with cloakrooms, toilets, gates and doors!
Social Stories to Support Children with Additional Needs to understand the World around us at the moment, including COVID-19, Social Distancing, Returning to School and Black Lives Matter.
Speech, Language and Communication Needs
Try the free app Bitsboard.
Visit http://www.do2learn.com
Have a look at the resources on: https://www.speechandlanguagekids.com/free-materials/
Colourful Semantics have a wealth of resources for free to support early language and sentence construction: https://integratedtreatmentservices.co.uk/our-approaches/speech-therapy-approaches/colourful-semantics-2/
The Communication Trust has many links to different resources for parents as well as schools (some free) as well as offering some free training which is very interesting: https://www.thecommunicationtrust.org.uk/
Fine/Gross Motor Skill Support
Get involved with Joe Wicks' PE sessions or do some Cosmic Yoga each day. Look at the files for other activities to complete.
Dough Disco is great for fine motor skills - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj0shfH3pzhrf3dOrSj_pRw
BBC Dancemat helps typing skills: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zf2f9j6/articles/z3c6tfr
Dyslexia and Processing
- SOS spelling is a dyslexia friendly approach to learning spelling. A step by step guide can be found here: http://bettertuition.co.uk/simultaneous-oral-spelling/
- www.timestables.co.uk is a great alternative to TTRockstars. You do not need a login and it does not have the time pressure that some pupils find tricky.
- Complete some of the Listen and Do activities which support memory
Austistic Spectrum Condition
Some resources can be found below to support working at home.
Many of the activities found on the Speech and Language, SEMH and Motor Skills pages may be useful too.
Free sensory planning with multisensory activities and messy play can be found here: https://www.empoweringlittleminds.co.uk/resources-1
www.timestables.co.uk is a great alternative to TTRockstars. You do not need a login and it does not have the time pressure that some pupils find tricky.
Additional Website to access additional needs support during Home Learning - particularly for children on the Autistic Spectrum.
WIDGIT symbols to support understanding for children with ASC.
Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Please see the files below for resources to support emotional and mental health.
You can find some ideas for wellbeing apps here: https://www.theschoolrun.com/best-wellbeing-apps-for-kids
Information about Mental Health in children: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/a-to-z/c/children-and-young-people
Maths & English Basics (KS1)
On this page, there will be Maths and English activities to practise basic skills.
www.timestables.co.uk is a great alternative to TTRockstars. You do not need a login and it does not have the time pressure that some pupils find tricky.
During this tricky time, you can also get free access from home to https://www.themathsfactor.com/. This site has been created by Carol Vorderman, a parent to a child with additional needs herself, so has been created to additional needs at the forefront of it all - it's a great website!
Maths & English Basics (KS2)