101 Inclusive and SEN Art, Design Technology and Music Lessons. Kate Bradley
coloured card
• scissors
• specialist scissors (recommended by an occupational therapist if necessary)
• range of material and fabric
• sewing materials
• paper
• aprons
• tape (masking and sticky)
• cooking equipment
• lollipop sticks
• interactive whiteboard (IWB)
• whiteboard and pens
• chalks
• pastels
• charcoal
• clay
• tools for working with clay
• play dough
• tools for working with play dough
• crayons
• range of musical instruments
• sound boards
• CD player/speakers
• electronic tablet
• camera
• large pocket dice
• sketchbooks
• junk modelling resources (cardboard rolls, egg cartons, plastic and cardboard boxes, yoghurt pots, etc.).
1 Standards and Testing Agency (2016) Rochford Review: Final Report. London: DfE.
2 Department for Education & Standards and Testing Agency (2017) Performance (P Scale) Attainment Targets for Pupils with Special Educational Needs. London: DfE.
STARTERS
Diagonal Dance
RESOURCES
None
ACTIVITY
• Support the children to lie on the floor or sit on a chair.
• Demonstrate bringing together opposite arm and foot, singing ‘This is the way we touch our toes, touch our toes, touch our toes’. Keep doing the movement and sing ‘This is the way we squeeze our toes…’.
• Support the children to take part in the song.
Colour Spot
RESOURCES
Large pocket dice with different colour symbols in each pocket
A4 laminated colour symbols to match those on the dice
ACTIVITY
• Support a group of three to four children to come to the front of the class/group.
• Choose a child to roll the dice and then name the colour it lands on.
• The other children in the group race to the correct colour symbol.
• The last child to reach the correct colour spot is out and the activity is repeated until there is a winner.
Shape Maker
RESOURCES
Two simple shape symbols in a large pocket dice, e.g. square and triangle
Pieces of card cut into lengths that will make the shapes
ACTIVITY
• Ask two children to come to the front of the class/group.
• One child rolls the dice and identifies the shape.
• The children then work together to use the lengths of card to make the shape on the floor.
Syllable Sounds
RESOURCES
A drum or tambourine
ACTIVITY
• Support the children to sit in a semicircle.
• Choose a child and model saying their name and banging the drum or tambourine to the number of syllables in their name, e.g. if name is ‘Annabelle’ bang the drum for each syllable: ‘Ann’ ‘a’ ‘belle’.
• Then go around the group and support each child to bang the drum, saying their name and hitting the drum for each syllable of their name.
Paint Me Here
RESOURCES
Large white paper
Easel
Bull clips
Range of paint colours
Colour symbols to match paint
Paintbrushes
ACTIVITY
• To set up this starter attach the large white paper to the easel using the bull clips and place the paint next to the easel.
• Support the children to sit in a semicircle facing the easel.
• Ask each child to come up to the easel, choose a paint colour from the symbols and then use the paint and paintbrush to mark make on the white paper on the easel to self-register.
• If the children are able, support them to paint the first letter of their name or a self-portrait.
Bounce, Bounce
RESOURCES
Large white paper
Aprons
Bouncy ball for each child
Paint
ACTIVITY
• Place the large piece of paper on the floor (outside may be better!) and ask everyone to wear an apron. Give each child a bouncy ball.
• Everyone rolls the bouncy ball in paint and, on three, everyone drops their ball on the paper.
• Retrieve the balls and repeat.
All Together Now
RESOURCES
Large piece of white paper
Pens, pencils, crayons, paint and paintbrush and highlighter for each child
Large pocket dice with pen, pencil, crayon, paint and highlighter images
ACTIVITY
• Everyone sits around the table with a large piece of paper in the middle.
• Each child should have a pen, pencil, crayon, paintbrush and paint and highlighters.
• Roll the dice; note the image that it lands on: everyone needs to use that tool to add marks to the paper.
• Repeat.
Replicate
RESOURCES
Picture of famous painting
Paper
Crayons
Timer
ACTIVITY
• Show the children a famous painting, giving them 3 minutes to try and re-create this. Encourage them to look at the colours and shapes.
• Model doing this first, and then start the timer for the children.
Technique
RESOURCES
Paper split into four squares
Sharp