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100 Ways Your Child Can Learn Through Play: Fun Activities for Young Children With Sen
Packed full of 100 creative and engaging activities for young children with special educational needs, this book enables you to have fun and enjoy developing your child's skill-based learning with them.
From building biscuit construction sites and rainbow ice towers to playing dentists, nail salons and post office workers, the variety and creativity featured on every page of this book means you'll never have a dull day with your child again! With activities for rainy days, in the garden, on walks and more, there's something new to learn wherever you go.
With charming black and white line illustrations to depict each activity, this is a great way to connect with your children with SEN, while building their life skills at the same time.
From building biscuit construction sites and rainbow ice towers to playing dentists, nail salons and post office workers, the variety and creativity featured on every page of this book means you'll never have a dull day with your child again! With activities for rainy days, in the garden, on walks and more, there's something new to learn wherever you go.
With charming black and white line illustrations to depict each activity, this is a great way to connect with your children with SEN, while building their life skills at the same time.
127 pages, Paperback
Published June 21, 2021
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July 12, 2021
The premise of this book is really very simple: if you have a young child with a special educational need (SEN), here are play activities to help if they are in a particular circumstance. All you have to do is select the relevant chapter (rainy day, being in the garden, going on a walk, for example) and choose something to do. Listed at the end of each suggestion are the skills that activity will help your child to develop.
On the other hand, if a child needs targeted support in a particular area, such as developing fine motor skills, working memory or problem solving, do it the other way round: go to the end of each play activity, see the skills listed and select accordingly.
The book’s author, former secondary school teacher and SEND Coordinator Georgina Durrant, says she is ‘a huge believer in the importance of play’ because ‘children learn more when they are happy and having fun’.
She wrote this book to widen her reach in sharing her ideas. She already has an established following through her website The SEN Resources Blog where she shares ideas and recommends resources. She writes in a warm, gently instructional style. The book’s non-fussy layout and easy-to-read chapters means it is perfect to dip in and out of. Durrant encourages you to be ‘empowered’ to extend and adapt activities to suit your child as she recognises that you know your child best.
The good thing about Durrant’s suggestions is that you do not need to rush out and buy items to do most of her activities. Much of the equipment required will already be found in your home. This will come as a relief to parents and carers. A craft cupboard is not something most people have. Durrant has been careful to ensure her suggestions are age-appropriate and can be managed by the child. Parents and carers can breathe with relief as the thought of embarking on a craft project for an afternoon can fill many with horror, and activities are often completed by the adult, not the child.
In fact, only some of the activities are for the kitchen table. You could be in the garden, on a walk, sitting still, enjoying sensory play or filling your time during a rainy day. Role play at a pretend post office, becoming a shape detective, exploring emotion through music, having a barefoot sensory walk, and toy shadow drawing are just some fun suggestions. Durrant’s experience with SEN children means she has also produced accompanying alternatives to her ideas, extra information and parent/carer tips, as well. This is where her knowledge really comes into its own.
A SEN child needs more support but Durrant’s activities would benefit any child. An important point to remember is that you are doing something with your child. Being in the moment and sharing in their experience is not always something we do.
On the other hand, if a child needs targeted support in a particular area, such as developing fine motor skills, working memory or problem solving, do it the other way round: go to the end of each play activity, see the skills listed and select accordingly.
The book’s author, former secondary school teacher and SEND Coordinator Georgina Durrant, says she is ‘a huge believer in the importance of play’ because ‘children learn more when they are happy and having fun’.
She wrote this book to widen her reach in sharing her ideas. She already has an established following through her website The SEN Resources Blog where she shares ideas and recommends resources. She writes in a warm, gently instructional style. The book’s non-fussy layout and easy-to-read chapters means it is perfect to dip in and out of. Durrant encourages you to be ‘empowered’ to extend and adapt activities to suit your child as she recognises that you know your child best.
The good thing about Durrant’s suggestions is that you do not need to rush out and buy items to do most of her activities. Much of the equipment required will already be found in your home. This will come as a relief to parents and carers. A craft cupboard is not something most people have. Durrant has been careful to ensure her suggestions are age-appropriate and can be managed by the child. Parents and carers can breathe with relief as the thought of embarking on a craft project for an afternoon can fill many with horror, and activities are often completed by the adult, not the child.
In fact, only some of the activities are for the kitchen table. You could be in the garden, on a walk, sitting still, enjoying sensory play or filling your time during a rainy day. Role play at a pretend post office, becoming a shape detective, exploring emotion through music, having a barefoot sensory walk, and toy shadow drawing are just some fun suggestions. Durrant’s experience with SEN children means she has also produced accompanying alternatives to her ideas, extra information and parent/carer tips, as well. This is where her knowledge really comes into its own.
A SEN child needs more support but Durrant’s activities would benefit any child. An important point to remember is that you are doing something with your child. Being in the moment and sharing in their experience is not always something we do.
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