SEN Home Schooling Support

 

Below is a list of information websites, tips and resources to help you support your children with their additional needs, learning and self-esteem. Children have varying needs and there is no one size approach fits all. It is quite common for children to have additional needs that span all these areas, so select the resources that meet the needs of your child, without worrying too much about the label or category they fall under. Everyone has strengths and weaknesses and these SEND strategies will be beneficial to many children, whether or not they have a diagnosis.  (supporting send needs file)

If your child is isolating and you need help to support their learning please contact their class teacher of SENCo- Mrs Cheryl Miller who will gladly help. 
HELPFUL TIPS:
 
 
TIP 1:
From experience I know that in our house it really helps if we plan out our days at home so that everyone knows what is going to happen and can therefore prepare themselves.  So since Monday we have been using a visual timetable  to set out the order of the day.  in addition to this visual timetable you could create a to do list of school work activities for the children to tick off as they complete them.  At home, we’ve added these to our noticeboard alongside our visual timetable.  It might just be me but there is nothing quite like the feeling of ticking off everything you’ve done on a to-do list. (I have been known to write down things I’ve already done just so I can tick them off!)
 
TIP 2:
Support your child in managing their emotions.  Some of the children have been introduced to zones of regulation which very simply means that our emotions can be split into four zones (see the image below).  Ideally we want to be in the green zone but sometimes things upset us and we move to the yellow or even the red zone. 

How do I use this with my child?

Step 1 is to help your child recognise when they are in each “zone”.  You can also model out loud how you are feeling as well e.g. “After my walk I am feeling green as I am calm and happy.”  “When you don’t do as I tell you I feel yellow because I feel frustrated.”

 

Step 2 is to help your child create a “toolkit” of strategies to help them to move back to green. These strategies might be individual to your child and your family circumstances but some ideas might include:

  • Having a drink of water
  • Hiding under a blanket/duvet
  • Counting to 10
  • Playing with fidget toys
  • Drawing a picture
  • Ask to go for a walk or do something active e.g. 10 star jumps
  • Talk to an adult
  • Ask for a snack
  • Listen to music
A self-regulation tool for students to visually show their feelings. They can monitor their own emotions and zones and move them quietly to show their teacher(s) their change in emotions. Based on the Zones of Regulation but in no way affiliated. Social Skills Activities, Teaching Social Skills, Counseling Activities, Social Emotional Learning, Therapy Activities, Anger Management Activities For Kids, Autism Activities, Elementary School Counseling, School Social Work

 

 

FUN IDEAS/GAMES
 
Please find listed below suggested none academic activities for your child to try.
 
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