Using visuals for activities and hobbies help tasks become more enjoyable and less demanding. Planting  

As part of Autism Acceptance we will be posting some of our new resources. words are hard     This one we cut along the middle and use as true or false cards. We have used some commonly believed myths … Continue reading →

It can be difficult to ask for help sometimes. When our young people (and adults) have a problem it can be difficult to work through. By breaking the problem down into chunks, this can help communicate what the issue is. … Continue reading →

https://www.unicef.org.uk/rights-respecting-schools/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2017/01/Summary-of-the-UNCRC.pdf rights of the child    Rights of the child UN

We have taken our information, as always, from the Scottish Government website. These are subject to change. https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-timetable-for-easing-restrictions/pages/timetable/ (last viewed 17/3/21) Please continue to follow local guidance. easing of restrictions 2 easing of restrictions  

We have now added a simplified version of how to complete the Covid Self Testing. self test   ***Edited to fix typo*** Please follow the instruction in the booklet that will come with your testing kit. This has been created … Continue reading →

Weekly planner This is a resource that is aimed more at secondary aged young people. When we are trying to balance dates and tasks, it can be tricky. This resource could be used by being saved as a photo to … Continue reading →

march to september calendar 2021  

A wee bit early but good to be prepared!Chocolate Easter Nests

It can be difficult to balance choice, motivation and expectations when young people feel stressed. This can be used in school or at home. Must is the bare minimum of what they can do. Should is what you would prefer … Continue reading →

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As always, our information comes from the Scottish Government website. https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-schools-reopening/(last viewed 19/2/21) Return to school feb return to school feb check in Returning to school feb 2021 It can be really tricky to navigate childcare and work. Sometimes some … Continue reading →

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Developing conversations can sometimes be difficult. It can be hard to work out where to start. We have created these choice boards to help ask questions to find out more. What is your favourite

We are clearly doing something right. A relative is in the hospital ill and has seen a need for visual supports there. Medical help

You could use these symbols to make a visual to show what to do first and next when having breakfast or lunch. Cut out symbols and arrange in a sequence to support a full routine.

Pancake Tuesday What is your favourite topping? Can you toss them? How many can you eat?

This is where you will find us School   Feb weekend

Mental Health Week This is an example of a timetable for the week to support positive mental wellbeing in children and young people. These are examples of different fun activities that can be done around the home.   Mental Health … Continue reading →

Patting stories encourage body awareness and crossing the midline. They can also help develop interaction skills. If your child has support from an occupational Therapist check first that this type of activity is ok to do.Patting stories P1

Holocaust These symbols might be useful when visualising some topic work on the Holocaust

    Diabetes. These symbols might be useful if you need to make a visual to help someone understand about insulin injections. 

This will keep for a few days in an airtight container or bag if it hasn’t got too mucky after playing with it. Remember making it is part of the fun and learning too. let’s make playdough

You might find it hard to motivate your child to join their class during ‘home learning’ but there are lots of things you can do yourself to support their learning. Here are just a few. Share your ideas with us … Continue reading →

We often use words with our children or young people that they may not understand. When this is something that has a direct impact on them, it is important we give them the information. This allows them to better understand … Continue reading →

Something no one wants is to have a positive result from a Covid test. Unfortunately for many, that is a reality. For anyone it can be terrifying but particularly for our young people. Covid affects people in different ways and … Continue reading →

What can I do today What will you decide to do this weekend?

When we learn a new skill, we become more confident. Learning new skills have more than just a practical impact. To help, we have created resources to show how young people feel about what they can do on their own. … Continue reading →

Do you or someone you know need ideas about what you can do today?What can I do today

Some home learning activities to try when we get more snow!

Respectfully and due to copyright issues, please ensure that you keep our ‘made by Boardmaker’ on all our work. We’ve edited our routines page and will be including this post so that you can make up your own timetable to … Continue reading →

Social media is a huge thing for our society. We are creating a pack to support the understanding of this and the importance of being responsible online. More resources will be added. Technology confidence questionnaire Remote Learning Check in remote … Continue reading →

Visual can be used to support the development of understanding of other languages. German numbers Italian MFL Spanish     French  

https://www.gov.scot/news/scotland-in-lockdown/ (last viewed 6/1/20) Scotland in lockdown 2021     https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance/ Last viewed (4/1/21) Based on information from the Scottish Government. Who can go out 2021 Lockdown 2021 1 Lockdown 2021 2    

https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-protection-levels/pages/protection-level-4/#history  (last viewed 20/12 @7:50pm) Extended Household

https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-update-first-ministers-speech/?fbclid=IwAR0I3S5opWDW-a9E3hclm6eVSWKMR9F2aEqLxG53CwQ-4267W9j6Us863CE (last viewed 20/12 @7pm)

We used this for our S1s today to find out how they feel they are settling in. We wouldn’t have been able to get this type of information from them otherwise. Sometimes asking pupils how they are getting on can … Continue reading →

Christmas can be a tricky time- the changes of routine, the sensory changes and the gift exchange amongst many other things. To help we are making some activities that can be completed at home or at school. Christmas tree emotions … Continue reading →

Using a calendar can help prepare for big transitional times. You can write or draw on the blank squares to show what may be happening/where you may be going/who may be coming for a (physically distanced) visit etc. Christmas Calendar … Continue reading →

We have updated our information based on the latest Scottish Government guidance. This can be found on this link – https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-for-festive-period/(last viewed 16/12/20 @20:45pm) Christmas bubble updated   Christmas Bubbles Update   https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-for-festive-period/  (last viewed 8/12/20 @8:40pm) In line with … Continue reading →

Motivating pupils for work tasks can be tricky. Some of our young people find it difficult to work, if they do not see the purpose. This can be okay and manageable at time, but at other times, this motivation to … Continue reading →

Visuals can be used to support consolidate the steps needed to work with addition. addition addition explain 1 and 2 digit

Punctuation 2 Sentence Punctuation Literacy supports

Using sanitiser can be option when washing hands isn’t available. With more and more sanitisation stations popping up, we have made a visual explanation to help explain why. Safe Hands

A visual support to remind children what they need to do when asked to tidy their belongings.tidy up

We have updated with another example of wearing face coverings. https://www.gov.scot/news/updated-schools-guidance/ (Last viewed 1/11/20) Face Coverings level 3 and 4 We have updated to included Socialising and Hospitality information for the levels. https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-protection-levels/pages/protection-level-3/ Last viewed 31/10/20 Socialising and Hospitality Levels … Continue reading →

We will be updating as we get the information. https://www.gov.scot/publications/covid-19-scotlands-strategic-framework/pages/9/  (last viewed 28/10) Tier 4  

Child can write letter in spare boxes. They could also draw or stick in pictures of things and words they find in magazines beginning with the same sound.

We will be building up more resources over the next few months. Puberty male Growing up

For some of our young people, it can be difficult for them to not interrupt. Sometimes they have to tell you something when they remember it as it takes up too much brain power. Other times they do not know … Continue reading →

If a parent has to spend time in hospital their child might have anxieties and questions about it.

Sometimes its hard to decide what you want to eat. This wee visual will support naming and making choices

Here is a visual to explain going for a Covid Test at a drive through centre or at home. This is an adaptation of a visual sent to us by Alison McGuinness. Thanks Alison. Covid testing  

We will continue to upload more resources as they are ready Figures of speech figures of speech explained

https://www.gov.scot/news/new-moves-to-stop-covid-19-spread/ (Last viewed 10/10/20) Please remember to check local government guidance for up to date information. Restriction in Scotland excluding the central belt

https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-local-measures/pages/central-belt/  last viewed 10/10/20 Please remember to regularly check localised guidance for updated information. We have attempted to visualise the rules as best we can. As the rules change, it becomes more complicated for us all. Please bear in mind … Continue reading →

We’ll be adding more resources for place value in the coming weeks. place value

We will be updating with activities for learning about different parts of speech. figures of speech

Here we are going to be adding some Visual Explanations to help explain different situations that may arise. Visual Explanations are what we use to help develop understanding, perceptions and development of communication. All behaviour is communication so we would … Continue reading →

Please note we are visualising the guidance only. We have no input nor access to further information. Please contact your local elected representatives if you have any questions. https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-for-consumers/pages/tourism-and-hospitality/   https://www.gov.scot/news/new-measures-to-drive-down-infection-rate/ https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-phase-3-staying-safe-and-protecting-others/pages/seeing-friends-and-family/#Extended households Restrictions in scotland retail hospitality tourism Self … Continue reading →

These are the visuals we have created based on the speech from the first minister. This can be found in the link below. Please make sure you check localised guidance regularly for the most up to date information. We are … Continue reading →

Friendships can be tricky for many of our young people. We  will be updating here for resources to support some of the trickier aspects of friendships. Friendships 2 Friendships 1   Friendship 3  

“How was school today?” One of the most challenging questions to ask. As parents, we never know what the response will be. For some of our children and young people, it can be hard to articulate. For others, school is … Continue reading →

Over the next few weeks, we will be adding in different literacy resource packs. These can be used for whole class/individuals. In our class we laminate them and add them to our literacy folder for pupils to use independently while … Continue reading →

We have updated this blog to include Adults Wearing Masks in Schools. Adults wearing masks in school     https://www.gov.scot/news/face-coverings-in-schools/ (26/8/20) https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-phase-3-staying-safe-and-protecting-others/pages/face-coverings/ (26/8/20) This visual is to support the understanding of where to wear masks in school based in the … Continue reading →

We will build this up over the next few weeks. Resources can always be adapted to include the use of consistent visuals. Each pack follows a similar layout in order to provide consistency and to relieve anxiety of new things! … Continue reading →

Returning to school, it is so important to hear pupil’s voice. We have adapted our SHANARRI work to suit the needs of different pupils. This is what we are currently using in class. Pupils cut and stick to show how … Continue reading →

It can be difficult for some of our young people to organise what they need for a full day of school. To support them, we have created a powerpoint that can be used at home/school and printed. This could then … Continue reading →

2D shapes 2D Shapes -powerpoint version. This means you can make it more interactive and use on an interactive board.

Many of our returning pupils ( and adults) may experience anger next week but may not be able to explain why. Recognising this and supporting them, will provide positivie opportunities to develop self help strategies for life long skills. angry– … Continue reading →

It is so important in schools that we all know the best ways to support our pupils. This activity below can be printed and written on or downloaded and typed. Another option is to download to powerpoint and use the … Continue reading →

When we look at situations, we often see the behaviour. It is crucially important that we look beyond the behaviour and look at the reason for the behaviour. There will always be one. When working with our new neuro-divergent children … Continue reading →

Returning to school can be tricky. As teachers, having a bank of easy to use and adapt resources is key for the first few days any year, but this year these resources need to be adapted to include a greater … Continue reading →

As the return to school is fast approaching. many of our pupils (and staff) will be feeling a range of emotions. Due to the length of time that has passed, we need to be so aware of ensuring that we … Continue reading →

It can be really tricky for some of our young people to understand seeing people out of context. With guidance beginning to relax, having visitors coming into their homes or them going to visit in others’ homes can be difficult … Continue reading →

We have included some resources to support routines at home. At the bottom of the post there is some advice on how to support communication. Home Routine Resources (PDF Available here) These are some examples of place you may go … Continue reading →

Some more visuals to support the latest Scottish Government Guidelines. https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-phase-3-staying-safe-and-protecting-others/pages/overview/ (14/07/20)  

This year the summer holidays are going to be different than previous years. There are so many things we can do to keep the summer holidays fun. So we have created a Bucket List for families to try! This may … Continue reading →

Many people enjoy looking through photo albums or have wee boxes or folders of memories and keepsakes. This is important for our children and Young People too. We have created this wee booklet (Click the blue underlined words to open … Continue reading →

This resource could be used as part of the transition at the end of P7, over the holidays or as part of the first week of S1. Dear High School

Applying for a job can be difficult at any age. This could be used for adults, young people or as part of developing the workforce.   Let me tell you about me 1

emotions scale Sometimes we can’t concentrate on new learning and need an alternative to rest the brain or distract us. Here are some suggestions to try.  

These are some outdoor ideas that we have borrowed from the North Lanarkshire Outdoor Learning Pack 3. We would like to thank them for letting us share some of their ideas. OL

Many of our parents are concerned about how their children and young people will cope with their return to school. Schools are working incredibly hard to try and get everything worked out to ensure everything is ready for our children … Continue reading →

Continuing on from our previous post about teaching about perception, this is our next piece of work towards it. Perception

For many of our young people and friends, a day seems like a long time. To ease anxiety, breaking the day down into managable steps can help. My day

As we look at blended learning, using a visual timetable to support understanding is hugely beneficial. We have tried to create as many different possible timetables as we can, but have also created a blank one to be printed and … Continue reading →

Suddenly realised how difficult it is to tie a tie when we tried to visualise it. Here it is…we hope!!   tie

  Facing bereavement can be difficult at any stage of our life. For our children and young people, they may react in ways we would never expect. Or they may react exactly as we thought. It can be hard to … Continue reading →

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Many of our young people and older children are concerned about Covid-19. Again, using our understanding of the value of facing fear with facts. This is important to only use the bits that are relevant and appropriate for your young … Continue reading →

Thinking of returning to school, many of our schools are concerned about how to explain the new rules we have to follow. To help, we have made some signs up and will add visual instructions later. signs for school

We will update with more resources.   Covid 19 poster Bearing in mind, we don’t want our children and young people to feel anxious about their health. To do this, we need to give them the knowledge they need. As … Continue reading →

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It is so important that we acknowledge the fears of our young people. Talking them through these fears and recognising their validity gives the young person the chance to reconcile with how they are feeling. Facing these fears with facts … Continue reading →

  Black Lives Matter. Remember, use only what is appropriate for your children/young people. Some of this may be upsetting so please use appropriately. Anyone who follows our blog regularly will be aware that we make resources to support communication. … Continue reading →

This post contains some differentiated visual explanations about vaccines. Vaccines

When it comes to story writing, many of our children and young people have fantastic ideas but can find it difficult to process these ideas and focus on the physical requirements of forming each letter and word to make up … Continue reading →

There are many things people learn naturally. Others are that are specifically taught. Some are straight forward and others are more difficult. Trying to get someone to take on board that someone else may have a different point of view … Continue reading →