How can I hold Quality Circle Times for children with severe learning difficulties?
Q: I am working with children with severe learning difficulties, children on the autistic spectrum and children with no speech or other communication difficulties. Please can you help with ideas for cirlce times - any games or hints
A: Some suggestions include: using some simple passing games or singing, signing or clapping. You would need plenty of adult support. Sensory props for the session would be good too, like music, lights and different 'feely' objects. To start with, you could also use any enjoyable classroom group activities, stories or songs that the children are familiar with, in a circle to get the children used to sitting and participating in this format.
Another discussion forum participant added the following:
"I have adapted the 5 skills into the 5 senses and made a series of sensory boxes each containing a visually interesting piece of material, an unusual sound maker, something textured, something smelly (use an old film cannister, put a piece of cotton wool in it and drip some essential oil onto it. The lid keeps the smell in. Or look up Dale Air on the internet who sell smells!!) and something to taste. I use those mini pots of jam and chutney. We explore the contents of a box at the beginning of circle time talking about what sense is being used. This has worked very well for me."
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