This week I’ve been having a go at using this fantastic resource Speech Sound Support Kit made by Jane Wilson, a specialist Speech and Language Therapist. I can honestly say, I wish I had discovered it sooner as it’s such a brilliant kit for helping children to say […]
For those who’ve been reading The SEN Resources Blog for a while now, you’ll probably remember me raving about a fantastic book for kids by Katie Flanagan called ‘What am I Feeling?‘(have a look at our review here). This book is a brilliant resource for helping children to […]
2020 has been a difficult year for so many people worldwide and it continues to be so. As a result, it’s not come as a surprise that we’ve had lots of enquires about recommendations of resources to support children’s emotions recently. One resource we’ve come across this week […]
This week we’ve had the pleasure of reading a brilliant children’s book called My Awesome Autism by Nikki Saunders. Initially written to help her own child understand his autism diagnosis, Nikki Saunders has created a wonderful resource to help all children learn about autism. My Awesome Autism features a […]
Many of us have now just completed our first two weeks of home schooling due to school closures because of the coronavirus outbreak. We’ve had lots of people ask us for recommendations of resources to help support their child’s homeschooling so we’ve compiled our favourite homeschool resources for […]
The former Science teacher in me did a little LEAP for joy this week as we found this wonderful Primary Science Lab Set by Learning Resources UK. Designed for children aged 3 and up, this Lab Set enables them to try out a whole range of fun science experiments […]
What are your thoughts on letting young children watch YouTube videos? Do you let your own children watch YouTube? Or maybe use YouTube clips when teaching? Are there benefits to watching Youtube Videos?* Love it or hate it, young children appear to be drawn to watching YouTube videos. […]
We’ve been having a lot of fun this week playing Oaka Books’ Predators and Producers board game*. Designed to help reinforce and revise the KS2 Science Topic ‘Living Things’, this board game is a brilliant, educational take on the classic Snakes and Ladders. If you’ve not come across […]
Spelling can be a real area of difficulty for many children, including those with Special Educational Needs. Trying to encourage their children to practise weekly spelling lists for school can also be a challenging issue for parents. I was therefore very pleased to discover Spell Wizards* this week, […]
If, like so many parents, you are keen to help your child with their maths at home, but you are unsure where to start, what to cover and how to make sure you are teaching it the same way as in school, then have a read of this […]
