1st/2nd Class My Home & My Family Bundle- Autism Class, Mainstream, SEN

🏠👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 1st & 2nd Class – My Home & My Family Resource Bundle
This My Home & My Family–themed bundle is designed specifically for 1st & 2nd Class, SEN, SET, and autism class settings.
All activities are visual, structured, and hands-on, with clear instructions, scaffolded learning, and built-in differentiation to support mixed-ability groups and inclusive classrooms.
The bundle supports children in exploring their home, family, routines, and familiar environments in a sensitive, respectful, and meaningful way, while developing key curriculum skills.
✨ What’s Included
🔢 Numeracy
(Linked to place value, counting, operations & problem-solving)
• H–T–U Place Value Houses (2nd Class)
• Tens & Units Sorting Mats (1st Class)
• Counting up to 20 tasks
• Count the Family peg cards
• Object → Room matching peg cards
• House Shape Hunt (2D & 3D shapes in homes)
📚 Literacy
• Label the Rooms (advanced)
• Direct matching image tasks
• Match Picture → Word (extended home & family vocabulary)
• Home routine sequencing activities
• Editable My Family booklets
• Editable My Home booklets
• Fiction reading comprehension pages (reading age 6–7)
🌍 SESE
History
• Family Timeline (past → now → future)
• Homes long ago vs today (detailed sorting)
Geography
• Types of Homes poster
• Rooms in the home & their functions
Science
• Materials in My Home sorting (advanced)
✍️ Fine Motor
• Cutting strips
• Lacing cards
• Playdough mats
• Colouring sheets
🧺 Sensory & Play-Based Learning
• 4 tuff tray activity ideas
• 4 sensory play ideas linked to home routines
• 4 school-friendly baking ideas (no oven required)
🎵 Other Activities
• Home & Family Song Choice Board
– Our House
– Finger Family
– Days of the Week
– This Is the Way We Clean the House
– 12 clickable song links included
• “In My Home” Bingo – 1st & 2nd Class version
– Extended vocabulary
– 6–8 items per row
– Synonym cards (e.g. lounge / sitting room)
• Core vocabulary cards
• Vocabulary tracing sheets
• Vocabulary word mats
• Mini assessment checklists (G1 / G2 / G3)
• Teacher guides & how-to-use support
💛 Designed to Support
✔️ Oral language & communication
✔️ Literacy & numeracy development
✔️ Independence & confidence
✔️ Sensory regulation & engagement
✔️ Differentiation within one theme
✔️ Inclusive discussion of family & home
🌍 Curriculum Alignment
🇮🇪 Irish Primary Curriculum
Aligned with 1st & 2nd Class across:
• Language
• Mathematics
• SESE (History, Geography, Science)
• SPHE
• Visual Arts
• Music
• PE
🇬🇧 British Curriculum Links (KS1)
• English – reading, vocabulary, sequencing, writing
• Maths – place value, counting, problem-solving
• Science – materials & everyday objects
• Geography – homes & environments
• Art & Design – drawing, construction, collage
🇺🇸 American Curriculum Links (1st Grade)
• ELA – reading comprehension, vocabulary, writing
• Math – place value, operations, problem-solving
• Science – materials & properties
• Social Studies – family, home, community
• Fine Motor / OT – cutting, tracing, hands-on tasks
🪄 Perfect For
✔️ Autism classes & SEN settings
✔️ SET support & small groups
✔️ Mainstream 1st & 2nd Class classrooms
✔️ Station teaching & task systems
✔️ January planning & calm term starts
✔️ Substitute teacher plans
💡 Teacher-Friendly Design
Each resource includes:
✔️ Clear how-to-use guidance
✔️ Built-in differentiation
✔️ Editable options for personalisation
✔️ Minimal prep – print, laminate, teach
✔️ Reusable year after year