Good Young carers site

http://www.youngcarers.net/how_i_feel
This may be a good site to give to siblings of the student with disability. Trendy and easy to access- looking at issues relating to having a disabled sibling, caring for a parent, coping to bereavement etc
Gd animated film clips and individual stories and also an interactive forum where you can engage with other young people in your situation 7yrs ->.

National Autism Show

http://www.autismshow.com/
June 15 - 16 th 2012- ExCel Centre, London
Show dedicated to Autism- click on link for further information - clinics, speakers, seminars, suppliers etc

Looking for maths resources - good link that has different areas clearly marked

http://durham.schooljotter.com/coxhoe/Curriculum+Links/Numeracy
Good site to give to staff and parents. The areas are neatly divided and lead you onto a large collection of games and links. I clicked upon ' Multiplication' as I was looking for Times tables activities and this led me to over 30 different web links with a wide variety of games and activities.
Gd for KS 1, KS 2, KS3 and SEN pupils at KS4.

Social and emotional needs

http://www.boxofideas.org/ideas/?page_id=72



The Discovery Centre has put together a great website that has clear ideas, video clips and strategies to support social and emotional difficulties


These include


- Behaviour


- Social skills


- Telling your child


- Friends


- Days out/ occasions


- Turn taking


- Bullying


- Eating habits

Great ideas to support focus, organisation, homework etc

http://www.boxofideas.org/ideas/?page_id=278



The Discovery Centre has put together a great website that has clear ideas, video clips and strategies to support


- attention


- listening skills


- organisation


- homework


- sitting

Short training videos- HANDWRITING- Prof Amanda Kirby

Great for INSET/ Training - very short clips


http://www.boxofideas.org/ideas/?page_id=476


Handwriting skills

New typing link - a new game link to give to pupils

http://www.crazymonkeygames.com/QWERTY-Warriors-2.html

Short training videos, MATHS Professor Amanda Kirby - good for staff training

Video training clips-Prof Amanda Kirby

 http://www.boxofideas.org/ideas/?page_id=397


Maths difficulties overview

 http://www.boxofideas.org/ideas/?page_id=397


Using multi link to help maths


http://www.boxofideas.org/ideas/?page_id=739


Games to play to help maths development

Have you seen this maths website? - would be good for homework

http://www.sgfl.org.uk/games/games/maths



Fractions


Estimating


Percentages


Games etc

Very cool maths website - not a phrase you hear a lot!

http://www.coolmath4kids.com/



Visually very cool website - very colourful and some great activities


Hopefully will engage the pupil who hates maths !

New Science writing frame to support investigations

http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/science_lab/



The following generator will help provide a template for setting up an inquiry based lesson.


Can add pictorial support

Good Autism site recommended by Outreach teacher

http://www.autism4teachers.com/autism4teachers_051.htm
Theresa O'Connell from Little Heath Outreach recommended this site and its really a good collection of resources. I am booked to deliver lots of disability awareness training this term- so I particularly liked the Awareness section where there are some good presentations that could be used with students. Wide range of links and resources here.
If you have a favourite site we have not featured yet - let us know and we will feature it on the blog.

Great new organisational tool- should interest the most reluctant writers

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/essaymap/



Take 2 mins to try this out. A great resource for supporting staff / parents when trying to get pupils to write their ideas down. This can also be printed out and used as a prompt for further written work.

Have a look at this new research tool - free to download

http://www.answers.com/main/download_answers_win.jsp
This is a very cool feature you can download free. After downloading Answer tips (free), when you need any further information from a word or answer to a question you simply need to double click on the word and without opening another browser a simple answer appears in a bubble.

Disability awareness scheme - KS 3 and 4 - free

http://www.scope.org.uk/help-and-information/education/speaking-ourselves

Speaking for Ourselves Disability teaching pack for secondary schools



"This excellent pack for key stages 3 and 4..." Times Educational Supplement
Made possible by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Speaking for Ourselves teaching pack has been produced to work, in particular, within the National Curriculum for pupils on Key Stages 3 and 4 studying History, English and Citizenship.
Other students or study groups looking at the social model of disability will also find this oral history of people with cerebral palsy highly relevant.
This free teaching pack contains:
•a 15-minute DVD (view our video now online)


•a CD-ROM featuring a PowerPoint slideshow and 60-minute Radio 4 documentary


•a teaching guide (download pdf now) with sources of information for study, both inside and outside the classroom


•topic sheets (download pdf now) with specific lesson ideas


•A2 timeline poster (download pdf now) for the classroom


Order free copies of Speaking for Ourselves teaching pack online.

Great leisure ,motor ideas for pupils with motor difficulties

http://www.boxofideas.org/ideas/?page_id=3383
Here is a great selection of ideas to help parents support their child with motor needs.
- Ball skills
- Core Stability
- Bike riding
- Scooter
- Archery
- Crafts
- Golf
- Horse riding
- Martial arts
- Photography
- Swimming
-Trampolining
- Play for fun
Click each link for further information and ideas