For SEN children in mainstream and Special Schools
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Make learning fun for SEND pupils with engaging, adaptive, easy-to-use activities
Whether your SEND pupils are learning individually, in small groups or as a whole class, Busy Things’ content will engage and inspire them, providing them with a safe environment in which to explore and learn.
Engaging online games
Your pupils will love our engaging, humour-rich interactive activities, which allow them greater control and independence in their learning.
Adaptable for all learners
Compatible with eye gaze and switch technology, we have activities to suit every kind of learner. In addition, every activity has its own settings so how it's accessed and its level of difficulty can be changed.
Easy to use
Busy Things is easy to set up and a real teacher time-saver with a wide range of content. It has auto-marking and task assignment capabilities and is compatible with both Seesaw and Boop.
Need a summary of all Busy Things has to offer?
Download our crib sheet to pass to your Senior Leadership Team.
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"Busy Things offers great educational games for those working at age 3-11 years academic level, who need an alternative approach."
Jordan Garratt,
SEN Teacher @sensoryclass
All content is mapped to the National Curriculum* and covers the four areas of need in special education
Try one of our activities below!
Picture perfect
Targeting sensory/physical needs
Choose a jigsaw and drag the pieces into the correct places. The lightbulb clue button is there if you need help.
Hen hunt
Targeting cognition and learning
Find the chicken’s friends. Touch the buttons to move around and open the doors. Listen carefully, the chicken will be louder as you get nearer.
Road blocks
Targeting communication and interaction
Fill the hole in the road so the chicken can cross! Rotate the shape if needed, then use the arrow buttons to put it in place.
Expressions
Targeting social, emotional and
mental health (SEMH)
Match the colour, size and/or expression of the bubble in the box to one on-screen.
Looking to cover a particular learning objective?
You’ll be able to find the learning objectives and content linked to them using our Curriculum browser. Simply find the level you need and the objective to see the activities available.
Looking for activities for a specific subject area?
Our Search tool is the place to go for activities. Just enter a keyword and the age that your pupil is working at and you’ll be able to see everything available!
Wanting games and activities that are switch compatible?
Again, the Search area is what you need. Simply click the type of switch access you need.
Wanting to access an activity at multiple levels?
This is easily done via the Activity settings, which allow you to choose the content difficulty with a simple click of the mouse. Every activity has settings, so simply click to open them and see how flexible they are!
*Scottish and Australian curriculum versions are also available.
Hundreds of SEND teachers already subscribe. Here's why...
- The platform includes lots of cause and effect activities, which really engage the children.
- Teachers can hide the academic level the children are working at to avoid upset by creating pupil-specific setups.
- Busy Things is fantastic for touchscreens (tablets, computers and whiteboards) as well as standard devices (desktops and laptops) for independent, supervised and group work.
- Exporting information to store as evidence of learning in apps like Seesaw and Boop is easy.
- Busy Things helps children enjoy the learning process and reach their full potential.
- Our no-wastage pricing, which we base on the number of children that will actively use the resources, ensures schools get great value from money.
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