SEN resources/activities

These are some photos that I had taken during a Local Authority training session/surgery last school year. They showed how you can use various activities (seen in Tasks Galore) and use them in the early years or with existing resources that could be used as part of language or other small group activities.

Making a sandwich

- using either picture flip books or story book/cook book to follow the instruction to make a sandwich

- sandwich could be used making either imaginative/role play resources or actual food depending age and stage of ability.
-the flip books range from 1 to 4 toppings

Setting a tray for tea using imaginative/role play resources and picture aids

- aids the development of language i.e the red cup is on the yellow saucer

- can be done using one or more item which invites the use of nouns, verbs and adjectives depending on ability

Dressing Mr Potato head using picture aids

- aids in the naming of parts of the body

- begins with placing just one body piece and then building upon this

 Visual timetables and choice cards
Starting with now and next cards, progressing on to longer timetables with clear posting boxes for when the activity is finished

Number race

- can be used for number stories

- sequencing/ordering of numbers

- what's the missing number
- numbers could be shaped into cars

Matching numbered pegs to their numeral

-can be used for starting from zero or going back from 10 or for identifying the missing number

 Matching lettered pegs to their letter

-can be adapted so that the letters can be placed in any order so can be for word construction as well as ordering

Sorting bugs by colour

-can be adapted so that it could be sorted by number of legs or other attributes

- can be sorted by 1 to 4 different colours/types

Sorting animals by type

-can be adapted so that it could be sorted by number of legs or other attributes

- can be sorted by 1 to 4 different colours/types

Colour matching butterfly and beading

- matching the coloured peg to the corresponding coloured segment of the butterfly

-matching the coloured bead to the corresponding coloured pipe cleaner

School supplies

- packaging school supplies by the pictures on their cases

- could be used in the transition to school (rather than large cases pencil cases could be used)

- extended by the number of items in the case or by matching colours

Assemble duplo by picture

- building different duplo pieces according to the picture

- extended by the number of items included in the picture ranging from 1 piece to 5.

- aids language development in regards to nouns, verbs and adjectives