Resources on ‘Curriculum Support’ for a teacher who teaches children in Early Years
| Title | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Storybooks about Spring Animals | This resource gives lots of suggestions and ideas for using picture books and audio links to explore spring animals across the curricula. (Parents and Teachers; Early Years and Primary) | English |
| Literacy ideas based on 'The Thing About Spring' storybook | Comprehension strategies and suggestions, phonological awareness and phonics activities and a choice board based on a picture book for junior end of Primary school. (Parents and Teachers; Early Years, Primary) | English |
| Outdoor Classroom in Spring | 12 outdoor activities incorporating many elements of learning in a fun and adventerous way. (Parents and Teachers; Early Years and Primary) | English |
| Meg's Veg - A Spring Sensory Story | This story uses all of the senses and can be used with students who learn best through doing (Parents and Teachers; Early Years and Primary) | English |
| Supporting Students with Autism | An overview of web resources to support students with Autism during Covid 19. | English |
| Fruit Salad | This activity is a fun one to try at home - the visual supports will appeal to many students with SEN including children with Autism | English Irish |
| Summer is here - Picture Books | An overview of books and activities relating to summer to help with home learning. | View/Download |
| Summertime Boom Chicka Boom | Summer Boom chicka boom is a resource adapted from a youtube song that introduces summer vocabulary and objects of reference. | View/Download |
| Summertime Boom Chicka Boom | Summer Boom chicka boom is a resource adapted from a youtube song that introduces summer vocabulary and objects of reference. | View/Download |
| Summertime Boom Chicka Boom | Summer Boom chicka boom is a resource adapted from a youtube song that introduces summer vocabulary and objects of reference. | View/Download |
| Growing and Changing | Ways we are changing as we grow older and bigger. | View/Download |
| Transition Activities: Tips for parents/guardians | All children, and particularly those with special educational needs need a sense of predictability during periods of transition. Being prepared with transition strategies is key. These strategies may take place before, during, or after the transition. | View/Download |
| Seasonal Change | We see changes every year with our four seasons | View/Download |
| What Time is it Mr Wolf? | Yard game for children which develops counting skills. | English Irish |
| Communication and Keeping in Touch: Suggestions for Students with Complex Needs | Some ideas for keeping in touch with others for students with Complex Needs. Practical activities to support communication development. | English Irish |
| Family Tree for Younger Learners | Make a simple family tree with pictures of family | English Irish |
| Games and Activities to Develop Communication Skills | Games that can be played together at home. | English Irish |
| Everyday science picture books | An overview of books and activities relating to science to help with home learning. | English Irish |
| Let’s make a Lava Lamp | This is an interesting science activity to try at home. The visuals will support students with ASD and other SEN. | English Irish |
| Making Magic Colours | Science experiment for young children with ASD. | English Irish |
| Visual Recipe Interactive Demonstrations | Interactive Tool for parents and teachers of students with GLD / ASD | View |
| Baking and The Sock Puppet App | A guide to using the Sock Puppets App and linking it to Baking | English Irish |
| Books and Activities Linked to Baking | An overview of books and activities relating to gardening to help with home learning. | View/Download |
| Decorating Buns | This activity is a fun one to try at home with younger children - the visual supports will appeal to many children with SEN including children with Autism | English |
| Hot Chocolate | This activity is broken down into a task analysis - the visual supports will appeal to many children with SEN including students with Autism | English Irish |
| Marshmallow lollipops | This activity is a fun one to try at home with younger children - the visual supports will appeal to many children with SEN including children with Autism | View/Download |
| Sesame Street School Closure Resources | An overview of the resouces developed by Sesame Street to support home learning during COVID 19 | View/Download |
| Books and Activities Linked to Gardening | An overview of books and activities relating to gardening to help with home learning. | View/Download |
| Using the “Our Story” app to Support Home Learning with Gardening | A guide to using Our Story App for making a story relating to gardening | English Irish |
| Gardening Cutting and pasting sorting activity | This resource is one that could be printed at home and involves cutting and sorting images into weeds and flowers. | English |
| Gardening Treasure Hunt | This resource is one that could be done at home in the garden or in a local park with images of things to find relating to the theme of gardening. | English Irish |
| Sorting activities for gardening | Sorting is a very important skill for children and lots of time is spent developing this skill in school. Here are two simple sorting ideas to try at home which relate to the theme of gardening | English Irish |
| Gardening Nature Trail | This trail could be used in the garden or local park | English |
| Tips on Green Screen use for Remote Teaching | This is a simple how to guide for using a green screen. Teachers an read step by step instructions and see a video from a teacher using this approach to reach out to his students during this time. | English Irish |
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