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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:
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‘Sensory App House Ltd’
https://www.sensoryapphouse.com/
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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
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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
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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)
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Learn to Write Letter and Words |
Designed to help learners trace letters, numbers and words. |
Writing Wizard – Handwriting
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Brain Parade |
Visual instruction for autism and special needs. Flash card and picture choosing games. |
See.Touch.Learn.
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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
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Busy Things Limited |
Lots of fun and educational games to support early literacy, maths and problem-solving development |
Busy Bundle
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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.
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https://www.ianbean.co.uk/senict-members-resource-portal/
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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Papunet Games |
Scandinavian website with simple interactive games, activities and puzzles. |
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SEN Assist |
A range of interactive traditional stories assessed at different levels. |
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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. |
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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.
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Widgit Online
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Commonly used by teachers to make symbols for learners in school – offer available for the closure period. Use code WIDGIT30 |
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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
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Inclusive Teach |
May be useful for sensory stories, sensory play ideas, AAC games and communication resources. |
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SEN Teacher |
Links to lots of useful resources aimed at learners with SEND. Good for tools and adaptable templates. |
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SEND Computing |
Hub for a massive collection of website and apps recommended for learners with SEND. |
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