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Engaging winter learning activities and resources for autistic children!

Engaging Learning You will have probably noticed that autistic children can find attending to and concentrating during activities that they are not particularly interested in, very challenging! With developmental delay in the areas of joint attention, language, communication and social skills being core features of the diagnostic criteria for Autistic Read more…

By Steph Reed, 6 yearsJanuary 16, 2018 ago

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The coloured ice and oil experiment – Lesson plan

Here is a fun science lesson I recently put together and taught during our term theme on colours. The pupils in my class all have a diagnosis of autism and severe learning difficulties and are working around P levels (UK assessment) P4 – P8. This would also be great for Read more…

By Steph Reed, 9 yearsApril 18, 2015 ago

how to structure a music lesson for children with autism

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How to visually structure a lesson or activity to help autistic children

Visual structure Structuring a lesson or activity by breaking it down into small parts with visual prompts can make the lesson/ activity manageable for autistic children because it enables the pupils to know what they will be doing now, next and when the activity is coming to an end. Here is Read more…

By Steph Reed, 11 yearsSeptember 22, 2013 ago

making pizza within-task schedule asdteacher autism

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Lesson and activity visual instructions – teaching resources for autistic children

Lesson and activity visual instructions During my subject, class or group lessons I will give each child a visual step by step instruction resource that me and my teaching assistants will have made using a symbol computer program (My school uses ‘Communicate In Print’) I print the symbol resources I’ve Read more…

By Steph Reed, 11 yearsAugust 4, 2013 ago

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Visual days of the week board: Learning the days of the week

Days of the week board A visual days of the week board can be great for children with autism to learn the days of the week, the differences that happen on each day and how many days left there are until the end of the week. Here is an example Read more…

By Steph Reed, 11 yearsJuly 7, 2013 ago