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Search in your app store for

(Website link included if appropriate)

Sensory App House Ltd

This company has a range of apps for a variety of pupils mainly with PMLD or SLD. All are interactive and many don’t need significant coordination abilities

Look out for:

• Sensory Magma
• Sensory Speak Up – Vocalize
• Sensory Painting
• Peeking Musicians
• Sensory CineFx – Fun Effects

‘Sensory App House Ltd’

https://www.sensoryapphouse.com/

Edujoy entertainment

Educational games to develop and reinforce skills of visual and spatial perception. Useful for all ages but great for SLD learners.

Kids Play Visual Games

https://edujoygames.com/

Play Toddlers

Has a range of levels and choices to play with a family. Helps learners improve their general knowledge of household objects, vehicles, animals, food, shapes, colours and many more

Find It: Hidden Objects for Children & Toddlers

https://www.playtoddlers.com/

An app aimed at getting children to make animals form puzzle pieces, it gradually gets harder. Useful for some SLD & MLD pupils.

Toddler Animal Puzzle – Game for children (Free)

https://www.playtoddlers.com/

Learn to Write Letter and Words

Designed to help learners trace letters, numbers and words.

Writing Wizard – Handwriting

https://lescapadou.com/

Brain Parade

Visual instruction for autism and special needs. Flash card and picture choosing games.

See.Touch.Learn.

http://www.brainparade.com/products/see-touch-learn-free/

Duck Duck Moose

A range of apps for pupils of different abilities. Includes maths games, nursery rhymes, racing games and many more.

Duck Duck Moose LLC

http://www.duckduckmoose.com/

Busy Things Limited

Lots of fun and educational games to support early literacy, maths and problem-solving development

Busy Bundle

https://www.busythings.co.uk/

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SENict Activites

Ian Bean has been creating interactive resources for years – there is a complete range of activities mainly aimed at PMLD and SLD learners. Some can be downloaded and used offline.

https://www.ianbean.co.uk/senict-members-resource-portal/

Inclusive Technology Limited (Help Kidz Lean)

Useful for SLD pupils who are interested in singing, cause and effect activities

These can become quite expensive if bought via the app store.

For the period of school closure there is a home access licence. Many pupils will recognise both ‘game and activities’ or ‘Choose It Maker’ activities from school.

https://www.helpkidzlearn.com/

Priory Woods School

A fun selection of switch or touch screen videos – suitable for all ages with simple and clear animations to watch and move to.

http://www.priorywoods.middlesbrough.sch.uk/page/?title=Switch+%2F+Touch+Screen+Videos&pid=231

A range of interactive games for SLD learners

http://www.priorywoods.middlesbrough.sch.uk/page/?title=Program+Resources&pid=389

Poisson Rouge

A range of simple interactive games. Some free content; family membership £10 per year.

Includes a range of resources including literacy, maths, and hide and seek games.

https://www.poissonrouge.com/

Papunet Games

Scandinavian website with simple interactive games, activities and puzzles.

http://papunet.net/games

SEN Assist

A range of interactive traditional stories assessed at different levels.

http://www.senassist.com/

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PMLD thematic units – from the Northern Ireland Curriculum

Comprehensive guidance for themed activities for learners with PMLD. It’s a full sensory curriculum, but parents could pick and choose according to what is possible and desirable.

http://www.nicurriculum.org.uk/curriculum_microsite/SEN_PMLD_thematic_units/index.asp

Communication 4 All

Lots of resources for the whole curriculum, with inclusion and accessibility in mind.

http://www.communication4all.co.uk/

Do2Learn (USA)

Provides thousands of free pages with social skills and behavioural regulation activities and guidance, learning songs and games, communication cards, academic material, and transition guides for employment and life skills.

https://do2learn.com/

Widgit Online

Commonly used by teachers to make symbols for learners in school – offer available for the closure period. Use code WIDGIT30

https://widgitonline.com/offer

The Sensory Project (Joanna Grace)

Includes links to a range of sensory activities that can be done at home. Aimed particularly at pupils with PMLD. She has set up a Covid 19 page alongside her regular project page.

http://www.thesensoryprojects.co.uk/covid19-resources

http://www.thesensoryprojects.co.uk/projects

Inclusive Teach

May be useful for sensory stories, sensory play ideas, AAC games and communication resources.

https://inclusiveteach.com/

SEN Teacher

Links to lots of useful resources aimed at learners with SEND. Good for tools and adaptable templates.

https://www.senteacher.org/

SEND Computing

Hub for a massive collection of website and apps recommended for learners with SEND.

http://sendcomputing.info/