NEW 'IT’S A DOG’S LIFE' COLOURFUL SEMANTICSPRINTED & DIGITAL GIFT VOUCHERS

  • This pack  which prepositions, ‘behind’, ‘in front of’ and ‘next to’. It can also be used to target deduction, attention and listening, receptive and expressive language, auditory processing and key word understanding. This pack contains:
    • 1 car park image
    • 5 characters describing the relative location of their car
    Written in British English Suitable for Key Stage 1, EAL, and SEN
  • Perfect for a quick Christmas activity, this game is useful in so many ways. Using Colourful Semantics and some elements of Shape coding, this game of Guess What, works on forming closed questions ‘Is it…?’ and ‘Does it have …?’ I’ve added word cards and sentence prompts to help support children who find this concept tricky. 29 baubles provided. I’ve also used it for voiced final sounds and consonant clusters, attributes, key word understanding, as well as understanding the process of deduction and elimination.
  • ‘Have you seen my dinosaur?’ is a deduction activity which can be used to target deduction, inferencing, key word understanding, attention and listening, receptive and expressive language, working memory and fine motor skills. This pack contains:
    • 1 large dinosaur picture scene
    • 4 explorers describing their dinosaurs
  • ‘Have you seen my dog?’ is a deduction activity which can be used to target deduction, inferencing skills, key word understanding, attention and listening, receptive and expressive language, and working memory. This pack contains:
    • 1 large scene filled with dogs
    • 5 question cards showing owners describing their dogs
  • This set is designed to meet the needs of children who require practice in looking for meaning in different text types and illustrations. The pack contains 10 worksheets. A lovely no preparation activity! Suitable for Reception, Key Stage 1, SEN and EAL Written in British English
  • This is an action packed picture to talk about past tense irregular verbs, (50 irregular verbs to find!)  but it can also be used to practice pronouns, adjectives, prepositions, ‘wh’ questions, possession, and much more more! I’ve also provided worksheets to support your sessions, and a black and white version of the picture to colour in and send home for homework. Suitable for Early Years, Reception, Key Stage 1, EAL and SEN
  • THIS IS NOT A DOWNLOAD Let’s talk about the beach – a picture scene printed on A3 nevertear card, which can be wiped with antibacterial wipes. It has high durability and is water and tear resistant. This is an action packed picture with lots to talk about. Can you find the 50 irregular verbs? It can also be used to practice pronouns, adjectives, prepositions, ‘wh’ questions, possession, and much more more! Suitable for Early Years, Reception, Key Stage 1, EAL and SEN
  • THIS IS NOT A DOWNLOAD This is an action packed picture with lots to talk about.  There's so much to look at! The time, platform numbers and all the people tell a story - can you work out what's going on and why people are behaving the way they are? Great for making inferences, justifying, ideation, deduction and expressive language. It can also be used to practice pronouns, adjectives, prepositions, ‘wh’ questions, possession, and much more more! Printed on A3 nevertear card, which can be wiped with antibacterial wipes. It has high durability and is water and tear resistant. Suitable for Early Years, Reception, Key Stage 1, EAL and SEN
  • We make assumptions and inferences from the simplest of pictures without giving it much thought, but so many of the children we work with find this really tricky. So this set goes right back to basics, and instead of questioning and testing, it 'teaches' children what to look for.    49 pages of activities Written in British English Suitable for Reception, Key Stage 1, SEN and EAL
  • THIS IS A DOWNLOADABLE SET An action packed picture with lots to talk about!  There’s so much to look at! The time, platform numbers and all the people tell a story – can you work out what’s going on and why people are behaving the way they are? Great for making inferences, justifying, ideation, deduction and expressive language. It can also be used to practice pronouns, adjectives, prepositions, ‘wh’ questions, possession, and much more more! In this set, you'll find guidance to help your student focus on the areas to look at make inferences about what is happening, and blank level questions are also included. The pack comes with a colour version of the picture for you to print out, and also a black and white version for your students to colour in. An A3 already printed version is also available in the PRINTED RESOURCES section. (worksheets not included) Suitable for Reception, Key Stage 1,  Key Stage 2, EAL and SEN
  • This set includes:
    •36 ‘What am I ? object question cards with three or four questions per card
    •36 ‘What am I? object question cards with highlighted clues
    •36 Object Images
    'gold' coins for scoring.
    Play this game in small groups or individually
    Targets the ability to make inferences from given information, categorisation, attention and listening, and receptive language skills.
    Written in British English.
    Suitable for Reception, KS1, EAL, and SEN
  • 'What are they doing to do? This set provides 18 short paragraphs with visual support, and 18 answer cards, detailing the objects used in an everyday activity. The students should use the written and picture clues to work out the nature of the activity. Targeting: making inferences, deduction, and 'wh' questions. Written in British English Suitable for Reception, Key Stage 1, SEN and EAL
  • Making Inferences - What do you see? This set comprises: 16 ‘clue’ cards with picture sets depicting an event or activity A set of ‘question ideas’ you can ask about each event or activity 16 answer cards with picture and word 16 answer cards with a picture The students should use the picture clues to work out the nature of the activity. Suitable for British and American English Suitable for Reception, Key Stage 1, SEN and EAL
  • Making Inferences can be challenging for so many of our children and adult clients, so here is another set to help build those skills. This set includes the tools needed for 10 occupations and 10 answer cards to visually support. Suitable for Reception, Key Stage 1, SEN, EAL Suitable for British and American English speakers  
  • This set includes:
    •28 ‘Who am I ? animal question cards with three or four questions per card.
    •28 ‘Who am I? animal question cards with highlighted clues.
    •28 Animal Images.
    'gold' coins for scoring.
    Play this game in small groups or individually.
    Targets the ability to make inferences from given information, categorisation, attention and listening, and receptive language skills.
    Written in British English.
    Suitable for Reception, KS1, EAL, and SEN
  • 10 photo scenarios with blank levels questions Written in British English Suitable for Key Stage 2, Key stage 3, SEN, EAL, ALD, TBI and Aphasic populations
  • 10 photo scenarios with Blank levels questions Written in British English Suitable for Key Stage 2, Key stage 3, SEN, EAL, ALD, TBI and Aphasic populations
  • This set includes 6 photos showing the stages of cleaning and refilling a birdbath and Blank Levels questions (1-4) Suitable for a range of populations including, Reception, Key Stage 1 and 2, EAL, SEN, ALD and Aphasic clients.
  • This set includes 7 photos showing the stages of making jam on toast and Blank Levels questions (1-4) Suitable for a range of populations including, Reception, Key Stage 1 and 2, EAL, SEN, ALD and Aphasic clients.  
  • Photo Sequences – Supermarket Shopping with Blank Levels questions. This set includes 8 photos showing the stages of making supermarket shopping and Blank Levels questions (1-4) Suitable for a range of populations including, Reception, Key Stage 1 and 2, EAL, SEN, ALD, TBI and Aphasic clients
  • I've created this pack as a go to set for teachers, support staff, Speech and Language Therapists and parents. I've included packs to support the areas of language that are assessed in the language screens that are commonly completed in the first few weeks of the new academic year. All of the activities are developmentally appropriate for children in Reception. This set includes 17 packs supporting: when and why questions, comparatives and superlatives, prepositions, categorisation, pronouns, before and after, and first, second, and last. All 17 sets would usually sell at £55  
  • This resource is designed for teachers and speech & language therapists working on language and literacy, and support the development of inferencing skills.   The pack contains a collection of 56 paragraphs filled with clues to determine the object, place, job, animal, and activity. The texts can be used with whole classes, groups and individual children. Written in British English Suitable for Key Stage 1 (with support), Key Stage 2, EAL and SEN
  • This set provides a transition between supported, and independent story writing. It’s aimed at a child who is able to read and no longer needs picture prompts to elicit ‘who?, doing?, what? and where?’ etc. ‘Word Ideas’ have been provided for each story, along with blank ‘word idea’ sheets for your child to develop their imaginations, and creative story writing skills. 71 pages of resources in total. It's written in British English but I've included blank word cards so that it can be used in American English too.  (A knowledge of Colourful Semantics would be beneficial when using this set) Suitable for Reception, Key Stage 1, SEN and EAL.
  • THIS IS NOT A DOWNLOAD The Building Site A3 scene is going to be really popular with lots of the children you work with! Perfect for building sentence structures and so many other targets! Printed on A3 nevertear card, which can be wiped with antibacterial wipes. It has high durability and is water and tear resistant. Suitable for Early Years, Reception, Key Stage 1, EAL and SEN
  • THIS SET IS NOT A DOWNLOAD
    The Building Site set allows flexibility to develop and grow sentence structure, from simple ‘who and doing’ sentences to ‘who, doing, what and where’ sentences. Verb cards are performed by the workforce and the vehicles, making it really accessible for the children we work with. All of the pictures in the pack can be found in the scene.
    Individual picture cards are printed on 400gsm card and matt laminated to front and back. The A3 picture is printed on A3 nevertear card, which can be wiped with antibacterial wipes. It has high durability and is water and tear resistant. Each pack has a Colourful Semantics sentence strip and are presented in a durable black folder.  This is a PRINTED SET and will be posted out to you.
  • Helping children to understand abstract language using Blank Levels of Questioning is a 52 page document containing 8 picture scenarios and question ideas formed around the Blank Model. To ensure you can use this pack flexibly I’ve given you options to use informally with just a list of questions, or more formally with a recording sheet so that you can record your observations and data. I've also included colour coded question cards so that you can play a game in a group. Written in British English Suitable for Pre-school, Reception, Key Stage 1 EAL, SEN.
  • Helping children to understand abstract language using Blank Levels of Questioning 4 is a 28 page document containing 4 sequenced picture scenarios and question ideas formed around the Blank Model. To ensure you can use this pack flexibly I’ve given you options to use informally with just a list of questions, or more formally with a recording sheet so that you can record your observations and data. I’ve also included colour coded question cards so that you can play a game in a group. Written in British English Suitable for Pre-school, Reception, Key Stage 1 EAL, SEN.
  • Helping children to understand abstract language using Blank Levels of Questioning is a 15 page document containing 4 sequencing scenarios and question ideas formed around the Blank Model.
    • Stuck on the roof (5 pictures)
    • Holiday Chaos (6 pictures)
    • Runaway Donkey (5 pictures)
    • Serendipity (4 pictures)
    To ensure you can use this pack flexibly I’ve given you options to use informally with just a list of questions, or more formally with a recording sheet so that you can record your observations and data. Written in British English Suitable for Pre-school, Reception, Key Stage 1 EAL, SEN.
  • Helping children to understand abstract language using Blank Levels of Questioning 5 is a 26 page document containing 4 sequenced picture scenarios and question ideas formed around the Blank Model. To ensure you can use this pack flexibly I’ve given you options to use informally with just a list of questions, or more formally with a recording sheet so that you can record your observations and data. I’ve also included colour coded question cards so that you can play a game in a group. Written in British English Suitable for Pre-school, Reception, Key Stage 1 EAL, SEN
  • Helping children to understand abstract language using Blank Levels of Questioning 6 contains 4 sequenced picture stories and question ideas formed around the Blank Model. To ensure you can use this pack flexibly I’ve given you options to use informally with just a list of questions, or more formally with a recording sheet so that you can record your observations and data. I’ve also included colour coded question cards so that you can play a game in a group. Written in British English Suitable for Pre-school, Reception, Key Stage 1 EAL, SEN
  • Helping children to understand abstract language using Blank Levels of Questioning is a 51 page document containing 8 picture scenarios and question ideas formed around the Blank Model. To ensure you can use this pack flexibly I’ve given you options to use informally with just a list of questions, or more formally with a recording sheet so that you can record your observations and data. I’ve also included colour coded question cards so that you can play a game in a group. Written in British English Suitable for Pre-school, Reception, Key Stage 1 EAL, SEN.
  • This pack contains:
    • 10 ‘Which unicorn is/does/can not…’ question worksheets
    • 5 negation sorting boards
    • 10 unicorn cards for making up your own questions
    • 20 symbol cards
    • Activity ideas
    Suitable for Early years, Reception, Key Stage 1, EAL, and SEN
  • This set is perfect for working on making inferences and forming judgements, justifying, problem solving and general higher level language skills. Each set contains 10 picture scenes, and 10 black and white worksheets to colour in and 'make it right'. Suitable for Pre-school, Reception, KS1, SEN, EAL and some adult populations.
  • The What's Wrong? - Picture and Activity Pack includes a colour, and black and white image and a set of work sheets to help children work out what's normal and not so normal. I've included: 9 worksheets with opportunities to express why something isn't quite right and how it could be changed to make it right. 8 worksheets of new pictures showing something quite normal where children have to use their creativity and imagination to make it not quite right. Targets: Attention and focus, expressive language and higher level language skills, ideation and creativity.
  • The When? Seasons set is a sorting activity focusing on the early stages of the meaning and the use of 'when'. The set contains 48 questions based around the events of the the four seasons and four sorting boards. Written in British English. Suitable for Reception, Key Stage 1, EAL and SEN.
  • When? Cause and Effect pack includes: 30 ‘When?’ cause and effect questions and 36 possible answer cards. Blank cards are also included for you to create alternative answers. Targets: Receptive and expressive language, vocabulary building, understanding and production of ‘what?’ questions. Sentence planning, ideation, and visual and auditory processing skills. The resource also builds upon categorisation skills and creating semantic links and understanding and expressing function. Written in British English Suitable for : Reception, Key Stage 1, SEN, EAL
  • The questions in this set work on the ability to 'make inferences', using the clues in the picture, such as clothes, objects or even crumbs, which hint at why the event is happening, or to 'make assumptions' from an abstract picture, using just a little imagination and creative thought. There are 66 questions in this pack. Written in British English Suitable for Reception, Key Stage 1, SEN and EAL
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