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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.


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.


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.



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.



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.


School Day


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


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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circle

hexagon

triangle

cubeoctagon

square

sphere

pentagon

cuboid

rectangle

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31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

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o'clock

half past

quarterto

quarterpast

up

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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


Science Experiment: Apple Decay

Equipment

Apple and lemon juice

Four jars

Thirty minutes

Six to twelve years

Vinegar, salt-water and lemon juice



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



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.



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?



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.



Safety warnings

Supervise young children

Do not eat vinegar, lemon juice or salt-water


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


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

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Toolkit ContentsStories Social Stories are a good way to prepare your child for changes and new experiences. They can help to reduce anxiety and encourage a positive response to changes