Specific Learning Difficulties Team

Autism Team

Resources of the week

Physical and Medical Needs Team

Speech, Language and Communication Needs Team

Fine Motor Skills

During lockdown all pupils will have had less need to write and exercise their fine motor skills. It is important that we keep these skills going.

Soak some spaghetti in hot water and food colouring of choice until the spaghetti is soft. Alternatively, you can cook the spaghetti. Add a teaspoon of oil to the spaghetti before you drain it. Leave it to cool.

Using safety/ child’s scissors (relative to the age of the child) chop the spaghetti into tiny pieces. You may want to see who can fill a small bowl with tiny pieces first.

Relaxation 1: As part of their global Healing and Education through the Arts (HEART) program for children living in stressful situations, Save the Children shares ‘drama-based relaxation exercises’ on their site at: stress-busters-from-our-heart-program.pdf (savethechildren.org)

Calming music 2: Helping individuals to find soothing examples may lead to satisfying choices not previously considered e.g. Alicia Keys playing Beethoven’s ‘Moonlight Sonata’ at : Alicia Keys - Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata” at the Kobe & Gianna Celebration of Life [Full] - YouTube

Games

Give your child a break from ‘screen time’. Get your child talking!

Play games in teams so that any question cards can be read together. We recommend the following types of games:

Talking games

Play games that get your child talking.

We recommend:

- I-spy (initial letter sounds) - Guess the object (place an object in a bag and ask them to

describe it and guess what it is)- Who am I? Under the Sea 'What am I?' Interactive

PowerPoint Game (twinkl.co.uk) (with free subscription) and Who Am I | Learning Game for Kids - The RSPB

These encourage various skills such as: memory, sequencing, vocabulary, social skills and interaction.

Online stories:

Story Time - Stories for kids - CBeebies - BBC

Stories, English Games for 5-7 Years - Topmarks

Storyline Online

Seven Stories | I'll Tell You A Story