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Parent SEND Resource Toolkits. These PDFs are full of information and links for parents and produced by the SEND team at Lancashire County Council.

USEFUL WEBSITE LINKS

Resources and links for SEND children - all ages and ranges. SEN Teacher allow you to create, adapt and share teaching resources for a wide-range of abilities. No login or registration is required to use SEN Teacher .

Fun things to do at home with your children Toucan Box have listed 20 fun activities for the family to try at home! Dont forget - you can take photos of the fun things you do and send them to your teachers.

Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services Highly Useful :- This site was created for young people, carers and professionals to pool together lots of helpful resources from across the internet that are available to help support your mental health and well-being. I hope that you find it helpful.

Self Help Guides - covers a wide variety of conditions/support This is a collection of downloadable self-help guides that we really like and hope may be useful to you. Some are aimed at adults but the ideas and suggestions in them can still be relevant for young people and parents. If you click on the image it will automatically download the PDF from its source and the credit will link to the originators main website.

Advice for parents and carers looking after children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Advice published 19.04.20 - this includes links to websites / materials and resources to support children at home.

Council for Disabled Children Website Supporting Children with Learning Disability/ ASD: coping with COVID-19 isolation The next few weeks (and possibly months) will be a particularly difficult time for children and families, whilst schools are closed and we are advised to self-isolate or socially distance ourselves from our friends and family. Our normal structure and routine will be disrupted. This information pack aims to support parent carers of children with an ASD or LD during this time and will hopefully make things a little more manageable.

Helping children with SEND at home - Guides for Parents Support, guidance and information for parents and carers.

GOVERNMENT / LOCAL AUTHORITY ADVICE

Online Educational Resources - as recommended by Gov.Uk Gov.Uk says: We have brought together an initial list of online educational resources to help children to learn at home. These websites have been identified by some of the country’s leading educational experts and offer a wide range of support and resources for pupils of all ages.

Supporting families with SEND Lancashire SEND Partnership website

Supporting children with SEND - Links to websites / support SENDIASS

PICTURE EXCHANGE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - PECS

PECS - Picture Exchange Communication System

PECs - Communication System .pdf

Support for children who need routine and structure

Now & Next template

Daily-Schedule-now-and-next.pdf

Daily Schedule - Morning / Afternoon

Daily-Schedule-full-day.pdf

REGULATION AND SENSORY NEEDS

Self Regulation Techniques

Self Regulation Techniques.pdf

Meeting Sensory Needs

Meeting-Sensory-Needs-Steph-Reed.pdf

Sensory Play Activities - (Autism Bedforshire)

Sensory Play Activities & Ideas .pdf

Sensory Motor Skills Circuits (CYPS Cambridgeshire)

Sensory Circuits.pdf

^{SPEECH AND LANGUAGE SUPPORT}

Useful websites and resources.pdf

Speech & Language Support : CHATTER PACK Lots of FREE Speech, Language, communication and SEND resources for parent/carers

Picture Cards - Free to download & Use at home. Supports children with Language & Communication needs. View2Do gives schools and families a powerful tool to create and print visual cards which are ideal for children with learning and communication needs.

Handout from Speech Blog Uk - Children with unclear speech

Communication activities and advice speech and language - Booklet

Teaching Basic Concepts.pdf

Barrier games.pdf

Working Memory Ideas.pdf

Activities-Develop-Expressive-Language-Skills-Primary.pdf

Conversation Starter Cards.pdf

Listening to and following verbal directons.pdf

Developing childrens ability to answer HOW questions..pdf

BEING ACTIVE / OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

Keeping Active - Change for Life Activities and games that will keep children active!

Crossing the Midline - Occupational Therapy Task Activities that encourage a child to cross the midline with his arms and legs encourage communication between the two hemispheres of the brain and develop bilateral co-ordination – or the ability to use both sides of the body togetherChildren who have difficulty crossing the midline will work the right side of the body with the right hand, and the left with the left, to avoid crossing that invisible line. This makes development of a dominant hand and academic tasks such as reading and writing very difficult. Playing sports and even playground play will also be trickier. Even the ability to dress and feed oneself requires the ability to cross the midline!

Developing Core Strength

FINE MOTOR DEVELOPMENT

50 Fine Motor Activities to do at home

Playdough recipe

SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL & MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT

Childline Website Link to 'feelings' page - advice about support children with Big Emotions.

Balloon Game for Children This is an interactive game to help children talk about and a problem or a worry

Interactive games for children Play a game to take your mind off difficult things and have some fun. Browse games below or select a type of game you'd like to play, eg Arcade, Puzzles and quizzes.