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SocialStories
Social Stories are a good way to prepare your child for changes andnew experiences. They can help to reduce anxiety and encourage apositive response to changes in structure and routine. Use these SocialStories on returning to School to begin discussions on what schoolmay be like in September
SchoolDay
Planner
Support structure, routine and reduce anxiety with this purpose madeplanner. You can add your own times to the planner and select fromthe appropriate activities to make a bespoke and personalised chart.
Items INeed ForSchool
Every child needs to be prepared for the return to school inSeptember. This board allows you to cut out and utilise the relevantitems as a reminder of what needs to be taken into school. Theboard can help support independence and generate a sense of selfreliance and responsibility.
MathsMat
This handy symbol supported Maths Mat features a helpful numbersquare, number-line, common shapes and times tables up to 12.
ScienceExperiment
Help children to begin thinking cognitively again after the summerholiday, with this easy to set up and resource experiment. Challengeprediction and observation skills ready for September.
Managingemotions
Managing emotions can be difficult. This chart helps children andyoung people acknowledge how they are feeling and suggestsappropriate ways they can help manage these emotions.
RewardChart
Getting ready for any new term can be challenging for many childrenand young people. Setting targets and rewards for achieving them is agreat way of motivating and rewarding positive behaviour.
CoreVocabBoard
A Core Vocabulary board is a set of highly useful single words that canbe used alone or in combination to communicate for a range ofpurposes on countless topics with a wide variety of communicationpartners. Use the chart included in this set to communicate with yourchild about the changes that are due to happen over the coming weeks.
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Back to school
The summer holiday is nearly finished.
I had a fun time in the summer holiday.
But now it is time for school to begin again.
I will have less free time going back to school
Going to school is good for me.
Going to school is important.
I will see my friends and teachers.
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Back to school
Teachers will help me and tell me where to sit.
Teachers will help me with my work.
My friends will be happy to see me.
I can be happy about returning to school.
It is ok to feel nervous or scared.
I can talk to a teacher or an adult who looks after me.
My friends will help me too.
It will be good to return to school.
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Starting a new school
The summer holiday is nearly finished.
I had a fun time in the summer holiday.
But now it is time for school to begin again.
I will be going to a new school.
Going to school is good for me.
Going to school is important.
I will see my old friends and meet new ones.
I will meet new teachers and have different lessons.
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Starting a new school
I will have a timetable to follow.
Students in my class will help me.
Teachers will help me and tell me where to go and where to sit.
Teachers will help me with my work.
I will need to get up early on school days.
I will have a new school uniform to wear.
I will need to travel further to my new school.
I will need to carry all my school equipment with me.
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Starting a new school
Everything will be different at my new school.
But I will soon get used to my new school.
I will probably be tired when I start my new school.
All my friends will feel tired too.
It is ok to feel nervous or scared about starting a new school.
I can talk to a teacher or an adult who looks after me.
My friends will help me too.
It will be good to start my new school.
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School Day
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School Day
Wake up Get up Get washed Put on uniform
Eat breakfast Medicine Brush teeth Brush hair
Put on shoes Put on coat Get School bag Say goodbye
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Remember to take
bag coat keys PE kit
water bottle snack sun hat trainers
pens pencils paper hand gel
homework
book bag
tissues
lunch box
books
pencil case
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 20191817160
AddAltogetherTotalPlus
Take AwayMinusSubtractDifference
Times ByMultiplyLots OfGroups Of
Divided BySharedBetween
circle
hexagon
triangle
cubeoctagon
square
sphere
pentagon
cuboid
rectangle
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
o'clock
half past
quarterto
quarterpast
up
down
left right
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1 2 3 4 5 61 x 0 = 01 x 1 = 11 x 2 = 21 x 3 = 31 x 4 = 41 x 5 = 51 x 6 = 61 x 7 = 71 x 8 = 81 x 9 = 91 x 10 = 101 x 11 = 111 x 12 = 12
2 x 0 = 02 x 1 = 22 x 2 = 42 x 3 = 62 x 4 = 82 x 5 = 102 x 6 = 122 x 7 = 142 x 8 = 162 x 9 = 182 x 10 = 202 x 11 = 222 x 12 = 24
3 x 0 = 03 x 1 = 33 x 2 = 63 x 3 = 93 x 4 = 123 x 5 = 153 x 6 = 183 x 7 = 213 x 8 = 243 x 9 = 273 x 10 = 303 x 11 = 333 x 12 = 36
4 x 0 = 04 x 1 = 44 x 2 = 84 x 3 = 124 x 4 = 164 x 5 = 204 x 6 = 244 x 7 = 284 x 8 = 324 x 9 = 364 x 10 = 404 x 11 = 444 x 12 = 48
5 x 0 = 05 x 1 = 55 x 2 = 105 x 3 = 155 x 4 = 205 x 5 = 255 x 6 = 305 x 7 = 355 x 8 = 405 x 9 = 455 x 10 = 505 x 11 = 555 x 12 = 60
6 x 0 = 06 x 1 = 66 x 2 = 126 x 3 = 186 x 4 = 246 x 5 = 306 x 6 = 366 x 7 = 426 x 8 = 486 x 9 = 546 x 10 = 606 x 11 = 666 x 12 = 72
7 8 9 10 11 127 x 0 = 07 x 1 = 77 x 2 = 147 x 3 = 217 x 4 = 287 x 5 = 357 x 6 = 427 x 7 = 497 x 8 = 567 x 9 = 637 x 10 = 707 x 11 = 777 x 12 = 84
8 x 0 = 08 x 1 = 88 x 2 = 168 x 3 = 248 x 4 = 328 x 5 = 408 x 6 = 488 x 7 = 568 x 8 = 648 x 9 = 728 x 10 = 808 x 11 = 888 x 12 = 96
9 x 0 = 09 x 1 = 99 x 2 = 189 x 3 = 279 x 4 = 369 x 5 = 459 x 6 = 549 x 7 = 639 x 8 = 729 x 9 = 819 x 10 = 909 x 11 = 999 x 12 = 108
10 x 0 = 010 x 1 = 1010 x 2 = 2010 x 3 = 3010 x 4 = 4010 x 5 = 5010 x 6 = 6010 x 7 = 7010 x 8 = 8010 x 9 = 9010 x 10 = 10010 x 11 = 11010 x 12 = 120
11 x 0 = 011 x 1 = 1111 x 2 = 2211 x 3 = 3311 x 4 = 4411 x 5 = 5511 x 6 = 6611 x 7 = 7711 x 8 = 8811 x 9 = 9911 x 10 = 11011 x 11 = 12111 x 12 = 132
12 x 0 = 012 x 1 = 1212 x 2 = 2412 x 3 = 3612 x 4 = 4812 x 5 = 6012 x 6 = 7212 x 7 = 8412 x 8 = 9612 x 9 = 10812 x 10 = 12012 x 11 = 13212 x 12 = 144
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Science Experiment: Apple Decay
Equipment
Apple and lemon juice
Four jars
Thirty minutes
Six to twelve years
Vinegar, salt-water and lemon juice
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Science Experiment: Apple Decay
Method
Half fill jar three with lemon juice
Half fill jar two with vinegar
Half fill jar one with salt-water
Cut an apple into 4 pieces
Jar four is empty
Jar four is a control
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Science Experiment: Apple Decay
Method
put the lids on the jars
Apple pieces should be submerged
put a piece of apple in each jar
Label each jar
Put the jars in a cool and dark place for a week.
Look at the jars everyday.
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Science Experiment: Apple Decay
Method
Take pictures.
Note down the changes you see
What is happening to the apple in each jar?
In which jar does the apple rot most?
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Science Experiment: Apple Decay
Conclusion
The rate of decay is affected by the different fluids.
They grow and the apple breaks down and decays.
Microbes and bacteria feed on the apple pieces
Salt sucks moisture out of the apple and slows down decay.
The sugar in lemon juice feeds microbes and speeds up decay.
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Science Experiment: Apple Decay
Safety warnings
Supervise young children
Do not eat vinegar, lemon juice or salt-water
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Managing emotions
Sometimes I feel sad.
Sometimes I feel angry.
It's OK to feel different emotions.
I can try and feel better.
Activities can help me feel better
rest squeeze star jumps talk
stretch chill spot walk deep breaths
music snack sing drink water
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My Reward Chart
Task1 2 3 4 5
Reward
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Core Vocabulary
where when again finish
see now that open
good in on put
who
I / me /mine
it
what
go
why
want
stop
different play turnhe / she hurt think
more not here chooseyou / your help like