Resources
Special needs and inclusive
A selection of resources helpful for those looking for activities to do whilst staying home aimed at people with additional educational needs
Electric Umbrella
Electric Umbrella are live on Facebook four times a day with sing/sign-alongs, an inclusive choir, a live breakfast show and a bedtime story
English Touring Opera
English Touring Opera are warmly inviting families with a child/children with disabilities and their siblings to join them for weekly live online music workshops at 11am on Wednesdays.
The whole family is invited to get involved in creative play exploring rhythm, sound and song. Children with ASD and PMLD are welcome.
These inclusive workshops are led by an Associate Artist in Learning & Participation, Bradley Travis, who has extensive experience creating and leading workshops for children with SEND (special educational needs and disabilities).
English Touring Opera understand the importance of education and broad experiences for every child, and want to reach out to people in their homes at this challenging time to make music and have fun!
Makatron
Some great free resources from Makatron. A unique language programme that uses symbols, signs and speech to enable people to communicate. It supports the development of essential communication skills such as attention and listening, comprehension, memory, recall and organisation of language and expression.
Makatron with Cat McGill
.A weekly choir event, now available online
Molly Bertrand
Some songs to join in with complete with makatron signing.
Orchestra of the Swan
A series of short videos for music students from OOTS principal players. A lovely playlist put together by Principal Flute Diane Clark of songs for those living with #dementia. Whether you're living on your own, in sheltered accommodation or in a Care Home thiese videos are designed to get you singing along and tapping your feet to lift your mood!
PAMIS
How to make some fun musical instruments
The Sensory Project
a bank of FREE resources helpful for those looking for activities to do whilst staying home and staying safe aimed at people with additional educational needs
Soundabout
From the Soundabout Team there are 4 regular online offers:
Themed 'Hello Songs' every weekday morning at 9:30 live on Facebook.
'Soundabout Live' - 40min Themed Multi- Sensory music making sessions every Tuesday and Saturday at 2pm live on Facebook
'Little Soundabout' - Music session is aimed at 0-5 year olds with SEN. Every Monday at 2pm. Live on YouTube. - link coming soon
'Soundabout Life' - Music Session aimed at 18-26 year olds with SEN. Every Thursday at 11am. Live on YouTube.
Visit their website or facebook page for more information about what they do and how they can support you.
Twinkl
A link to a range of SEND resources across all areas of the curriculum. They offer a variety of different types of SEND resources for special needs children and are suitable for special needs and mainstream schools. Some of the needs that they produce resources for include autism, dysgraphia, dyscalculia and ADHD.