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Supporting Children with SEND at Home

I have put together some helpful links and advice to support our SEND pupils whilst they are at home. I hope you find this useful. 

If you need anymore support please do not hesitate to email me on ljackaman@parkview.derby.sch.uk

Speech, Language and Communication Difficulties

  • Speech Link Parent Access
    Speech Link are offering a free subscription for parents to support their child with Speech and Language difficulties

Managing Anxiety

Managing Mental Health
General information for young people about managing their mental health

A List of Calming Activities:

  • provide a small box/tent with blankets or cushions for your child to squeeze into to calm and provide a safe space for them
  • roll your child tightly into a towel or blanket
  • bear hugs
  • firm towel rub after bath/shower
  • sit with a pillow/weighted blanket on shoulders or lap
  • fidget toys
  • chewy tubs, chewing gum, gummy bears
  • blowing bubbles
  • swing in a hammock (provides a rhythmic pattern)
  • roll on an exercise ball backwards and forwards in a rhythmic pattern to calm
  • Pilates plank

  • Cosmic Yoga
    Cosmic Yoga can be found on YouTube. They have a HUGE range of short yoga sesions (around 10 minutes) for children of all ages and interests .

Sensory Regulating Ideas:

  • jump on a trampoline
  • running and jumping games
  • play in sand pit and with wet sand
  • bounce on a space hopper
  • skipping
  • jumping onto a crash mat
  • bouncing on an exercise ball
  • go for a run
  • star jumps
  • step ups (use bottom step on the stairs)

Zones of Regulation

'Zones of Regulation' supports pupils to manage and regulate their feelings and emotions. It aims to support pupils to identify different feelings and emotions and further develop mutual feelings and self-regulation strategies to support them when they are in different zones. The zones are described below:

Green zone- feeling calm and ready

Blue zone- energy running low

Yellow zone- quite strong but can manage

Red zone- very strong feelings- out of control

Here are some ways that you can carry on supporting your child at home using the 'Zones of Regulation'

1. Use the 'zones' visual when talking about feelings and emotions

2 Ask your child throughout the day, "What zone are you in?", "How do you feel?", "Why are you in the ______ zone?"

3. Model how you are feeling to them, for example, "I am feeling (yellow zone) because you're not helping me to tidy up."