Welcome to the Sunshine Space

The adults in our room are Mrs Patterson, Mrs Dooley and Mrs Lucas. 

As an Autistic Specific Classroom, we rely on routine and structured teaching to best meet the needs of our learners. 

Each day has a similar structure:

1. Morning Routine: organise our own belongings and change into comfy footwear
2. Workstation: complete small literacy, numeracy and fine motor tasks independently
3. Play-Based Learning: we all play together
4. Attention Autism: games and activities designed to build attention
5. Break: a quick snack and a chance to integrate with our year groups in the playground
6. Sensory Circuits: some physical activity, organising games and relaxing to get ready for classwork
7. Individual Classwork: P1-P4 are taught at their own pace, with individual tasks each day
8. Lunch: we eat in the classroom and then join our year groups in the playground
9. Topic Activity: this is time to learn about the World Around Us, Art, Drama and Music

Our Topics This Month- All About Me and Autumn 🍂

This month, we are all learning about ourselves and the wonderful changes that autumn brings! Through play-based learning, sensory activities, stories, songs and creative experiences the children will be exploring who they are including their names, body parts, feelings and the things that make them special. We will also be discovering sights, sounds and colours of autumn by exploring leaves, conkers, pumpkins and natural materials through sensory pay and outdoor activities. These topics will help us develop our communication, language, social skills and early numeracy and literacy skills while having lots of fun learning together!