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Child & SEND Practical Tools
Children do not always have the words for what is happening.
These six printable resources help children notice body signals, communicate what they need, manage change and recognise what supports them.
They can be used at home, in school or alongside a trusted adult. Children can write, draw, point, choose or simply use the pages to begin a conversation.
There is no single right way to use them.
Inside the Pack
Each resource includes two child-facing pages and a short guidance page for the adult alongside them.
They are not tests, behaviour charts or another demand for children to explain themselves on the spot. They are practical ways to notice, communicate and find what might help.
Card 1
Download My Body Is Telling Me cover
My Body Is Telling Me
Helps children notice the physical clues that can appear before everything becomes too much.
Card 4
Download When Plans Change cover
When Plans Change
Helps children understand what has changed, what is staying the same and what will happen next.
Card 2
Download When Everything Feels Too Much cover
When Everything Feels Too Much
Helps children identify what may need to become smaller, quieter, slower or further away.
Card 5
Download This Is How I Communicate cover
This Is How I Communicate
Recognises that children may communicate through words, pointing, movement, writing, devices, objects or silence.
Card 3
Download I Need a Different Kind of Break cover
I Need a Different Kind of Break
Shows that a useful break may involve movement, quiet, space, water, support or fewer words.
Card 6
Download Things That Make Me, Me cover
Things That Make Me, Me
Helps children recognise their interests, strengths, ways of caring and the things that feel distinctly theirs.
Use Them Where They Are Needed
At Home
Use the pages to notice patterns, prepare for changes and help children communicate what they need without turning it into an interrogation.
At School
Use them during quieter moments to understand body clues, sensory needs, communication preferences and what may help before pressure builds.
In Support Settings
Use them as practical conversation tools with children and families across SEND services, community groups and family support work.
A Note Before You Use Them
These resources support everyday communication, understanding and regulation.
They do not replace a child’s individual medical, occupational therapy, speech and language, educational or safeguarding advice.
Use what is helpful. Adapt the language where needed. Never force a child to complete a page or explain themselves while they are distressed
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Download all six Child & SEND Practical Tools together in one 19-page printable pack.
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Looking for Support Beyond the Download?
A resource can help a child or adult begin to notice what is happening. Sometimes it is also useful to practise the tools together.
I Am Well offers practical, SEND-inclusive wellbeing sessions for children, parents, carers, schools, family services and community groups. Sessions are adapted around the people taking part and what would be genuinely useful when they leave.