App & companion resourcesAAC Communication Boards
A six-message board and tips for supporting communication.
Open the app →Communication board & guide · 2 pages ↓Support alongside every app.
Use the online tool, its printable companion, or both. Practical boards, planning sheets and brief guidance for school and home.
Download the original starter pack · 16 pages ↓The starter pack contains timetable cards, first–then boards, reward charts and feelings sheets. Additional companion sheets are available below. Packs include practical templates, activity materials and adult guidance. No account needed. Print at 100% on A4 paper.
Free classroom resources
30 original A4 activities and templates for Reception, KS1 and KS2: literacy, maths, general learning and classroom organisation. Every PDF includes a separate teacher page.
Browse 30 free classroom resources →App & companion resources
App & companion resourcesSocial Stories
Plan a short story about a real situation, feelings and helpful choices.
Open the app →Story planning sheet · 2 pages ↓
App & companion resourcesChoice Board
A four-choice board with guidance on offering genuine choices.
Open the app →Printable choice board · 2 pages ↓
App & companion resourcesVisual Timetables
A day board, 32 activity cards and 16 blank cards.
Open the app →Timetable board & cards · 5 pages ↓
App & companion resourcesNow & Next Boards
Two boards for showing a short sequence of activities.
Open the app →First–then boards · 3 pages ↓
App & companion resourcesFirst–Then & Reward
Simple sequence boards plus five-step and ten-step progress charts.
Open the app →First–then boards · 3 pages ↓Reward charts · 3 pages ↓
App & companion resourcesStep-by-Step
A five-step planner for a routine, with space to agree help.
Open the app →Routine planning sheet · 2 pages ↓
App & companion resourcesFeelings Check-In
A check-in, feelings and support cards, and a personal support sheet.
Open the app →Feelings & support sheets · 4 pages ↓App & companion resourcesEmotion Thermometer
A pupil-defined scale with space for helpful support.
Open the app →Feelings scale & support plan · 2 pages ↓
App & companion resourcesCalm Countdown
Agree how to ask for a break, what helps and the next step.
Open the app →Calm-break planning sheet · 2 pages ↓
App & companion resourcesNumber Sense
Ten-frames, a number line, a part-part-whole mat and a session record.
Open the app →Number mats & guide · 4 pages ↓
App & companion resourcesWorking Memory
Shape cards, a position grid and guidance for short sequence practice.
Open the app →Memory cards & guide · 4 pages ↓App & companion resourcesVisual Instructions
Size and shape cards, a position grid and guidance for following visible directions.
Open the app →Instruction cards & guide · 4 pages ↓Make the support fit the pupil
Introduce the resources together. Adapt words, drawings, photographs and choices to the pupil’s communication and preferences. These simple pictures are cues, rather than a standard symbol system.
Listen, allow thinking time and accept the pupil’s usual way of responding. Keep food, water, toilet access, needed breaks and help available without requiring earned marks or a feelings rating.
You may print and copy these resources for your own school, setting or family. Please retain the Day by Day Tools credit. Share a link to this page with other settings.
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