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Free SEN Resources
Free SEN Resources to Support Everyday Learning
Every child learns differently, and that’s something worth celebrating.
At Curious Paws Learning Co., we believe practical, visual, and sensory-friendly tools should be available to every family without barriers. This space is designed for you: parents, carers, and educators supporting children with additional needs.
These free resources are easy to download, print, and personalise. Whether you’re helping your child communicate, build independence, or find calm in the day, you’ll find something here to make learning feel lighter.
Why Our SEN Tools Will Always Be Free
We understand how costly specialist tools can be, and how much time, patience, and love goes into supporting a child with SEN. That’s why every resource here will always be free or “pay what you can.” Because inclusion shouldn’t depend on income.
Your downloads, shares, and kind words help us continue creating resources that make a genuine difference.
🐾 Download Your Free Resources
Resources marked ‘coming soon’ are in development: New free resources are added regularly, check back often as our library continues to grow!
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At Curious Paws Learning Co., we believe every family deserves access to SEN support without barriers.
This resource is priced at £9.99 to reflect the time and care it takes to create, but if you’d like to access it for free, simply use code CURIOUSPAWSFREE at checkout. No forms, no questions: just support when you need it most. 💚
If you do choose to buy, your purchase helps us keep every resource freely available for families who need them most. Thank you for helping us make inclusion accessible for all. 🩵
💚 Explore the Curious Paws SEN Library
Here you’ll find our full and growing library of printable supports.
Everything marked “coming soon” is currently in development, join our Curious Cats Club to be first to know when new packs are released!
🗣️ COMMUNICATION SUPPORTS
A complete visual toolkit to support smoother transitions, reduce anxiety, and build predictability in daily routines.
Includes: 550+ printable cards, multiple board layouts, a reward system, a social story, and a parent guide.
Designed to help children understand what’s happening now and what’s coming next, while giving parents a clear, structured way to support communication at home or school.
If you’d like to access our SEN Resources for free, simply use code CURIOUSPAWSFREE at checkout.
🗣️ Products in Development
📦 PECS Communication Cards
A structured pack for introducing Picture Exchange Communication (PECS) at home or in classrooms. Includes visual cards for common requests and activities, along with parent instructions and real-world examples. Builds early communication skills, encourages independence, and reduces frustration for non-speaking or minimally verbal children.
🗣️ Parent-Friendly Guide to Gestalt Language Learning
Created to support children who communicate using echolalia or gestalt language. Includes visuals, examples of common gestalts, and easy-to-follow parent guidance. Helps families understand their child’s stage of communication and learn how to model new phrases naturally and meaningfully.
💬 Family-Friendly Guide to AAC (Augmentative & Alternative Communication)
A beginner-friendly introduction to Augmentative and Alternative Communication. Includes high-frequency core words and ready-to-use cohesive icons to input into your own communication boards with step-by-step parent guidance. Helps children express needs and ideas before or alongside speech, while empowering families to model and support AAC naturally in everyday life.
🎯 Choice & Request Boards
Encourages independence and expression by helping children choose between preferred activities, foods, or toys. Comes with ready-made visuals and blank templates, plus parent guidance on how to present and expand communication choices confidently.
🙋♂️ Yes/No & “I Need Help” Cards
Simple but powerful visuals that help children communicate clearly when they want, need, or don’t want something. Encourages autonomy and gives parents and educators reliable ways to understand their child’s cues and preferences.
🌟 Custom Family Likeness Packs (Premium)
A personalised visual pack where every character is illustrated to resemble your own family. Designed to make communication feel more familiar, engaging, and meaningful for your child while keeping routines visually comforting and recognisable.
💚 EMOTION & SELF-REGULATION
🗣️ Products in Development
😊 Emotion Faces & Feelings Chart
A visual pack featuring 40+ facial expressions, emotion labels, and matching descriptions. Helps children recognise and communicate how they feel, while giving parents tools to talk about emotions in a safe, visual way.
🎨 Zones of Regulation Posters & Cards
A colourful, easy-to-understand version of the Zones of Regulation framework. Includes printable visuals, example coping tools for each zone, and a parent guide for introducing emotional self-awareness. Builds emotional literacy and helps children choose appropriate regulation strategies independently.
🌿 Calm Choice Visuals Pack
Provides calming strategies like sensory breaks, movement ideas, and quiet activities, all presented visually for easy understanding. Helps children learn self-regulation skills and gives parents a ready-to-use toolkit for supporting emotional balance throughout the day.
💨 Breathing & Grounding Cards
Child-friendly visuals demonstrating breathing techniques, sensory grounding, and mindfulness activities. Supports emotional regulation, reduces anxiety, and offers parents a go-to tool for moments of overwhelm.
💭 “I Feel… I Can…” Board
Encourages children to identify how they feel and visually connect those emotions to specific calming actions. Teaches emotional awareness while empowering children to take ownership of their own coping skills.
🌞 DAILY ROUTINES & INDEPENDENCE
🗣️ Products in Development
🌅 Morning & Bedtime Routine Boards
Step-by-step visuals for consistent daily routines that reduce stress and build independence. Includes example boards, blank templates, and a parent guide for setting up and adapting to your child’s needs.
🚻 Toileting & Hygiene Cards
Gentle, visual guides to help children learn personal care skills at their own pace. Includes progress trackers, step visuals, and language supports for parents to reinforce positive experiences.
📈 Toileting Progress Tracker
Motivational chart to visually celebrate progress and build consistency in toileting habits. Encourages independence while reducing anxiety around bathroom routines.
🍽️ Meal & Snack Choice Boards
Visual choice boards that empower children to make food selections independently and confidently. Reduces overwhelm and supports smoother mealtimes through visual communication.
🏫 Home & School Visual Schedules
Printable templates to structure the day across different environments. Helps children understand the order of activities, transitions, and changes, reducing anxiety and supporting flexible thinking.
🚗 Outings & Transitions Visuals
Designed for trips, appointments, or community activities. Helps children prepare for changes in environment, easing transitions and preventing overwhelm in busy or unfamiliar settings.
🎄 Holiday Routine Visuals
Supports children through changes during festive seasons or family events. Maintains a sense of routine and predictability when normal schedules shift.
🧠 LEARNING & PLAY SKILLS
🗣️ Products in Development
🔁 First/Then Learning Boards
Helps children focus on completing tasks by linking preferred and non-preferred activities visually. Encourages motivation and understanding of sequence and reward.
🧩 Matching & Sorting Games
Printable, hands-on activities that build recognition, attention, and problem-solving. Each pack includes learning goals and variation ideas for parents.
📚 Story Sequencing Cards
Supports comprehension and storytelling by helping children arrange images into logical order. Includes instructions, blank templates, and prompts for extending conversation.
🍽️ Meal & Snack Choice Boards
Visual choice boards that empower children to make food selections independently and confidently. Reduces overwhelm and supports smoother mealtimes through visual communication.
🗨️ Social Skills Stories
Simple, illustrated stories that model social understanding in everyday contexts like sharing, waiting, or visiting new places. Helps parents explain social expectations calmly and visually.
⭐ Reward Charts & Task Tokens
Visual systems that celebrate effort, progress, and achievement. Encourages intrinsic motivation and helps parents reinforce positive behaviours in a structured, visual way.
💬 SENSORY & BEHAVIOURAL SUPPORTS
🗣️ Products in Development
🖐️ Sensory Diet Visuals
Printable activity cards with explanations for parents on proprioceptive, vestibular, and tactile input. Helps create daily routines that support sensory regulation and reduce dysregulation.
💪 Safe Movement & Heavy Work Cards
Provides safe, structured movement ideas for sensory seekers. Encourages physical expression while helping parents redirect unsafe behaviours into positive sensory outlets.
🌈 Visual Calming Corner Setup
Guides parents through creating a designated calm-down space, complete with printable visuals, labels, and setup suggestions. Supports emotional regulation and independence.
❤️ Behaviour De-escalation Cards
Visuals and prompts that help children manage big emotions and return to calm. Includes parent strategies for responding to meltdowns with empathy and structure.
📘 PARENT & PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES
🗣️ Products in Development
🏡 Parent Guide: Using Visual Supports at Home
A clear, step-by-step guide showing how to introduce, use, and maintain visual supports effectively. Empowers parents to feel confident using visuals as part of daily communication and learning
📖 Social Story Writing Templates
PEditable templates and examples to help parents and teachers create their own personalised social stories. Makes it easy to explain new experiences or routines visually.
📊 Data Collection Sheets
Printable templates for tracking communication, emotional regulation, and progress over time. Supports collaboration between parents, teachers, and therapists.
🗂️ Printable Binder Covers & Labels
Beautifully designed covers and labels to organise your Curious Paws printables for easy daily use.
💙 What Is Autism?
A gentle, visual introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorder, created to help children, siblings, and families understand autism in a positive and inclusive way. This printable story celebrates that every brain is unique; some people see, feel, move, and communicate differently, and that’s what makes them wonderfully themselves. It explains common autistic strengths and differences, such as deep focus, sensory sensitivity, and the need for routine, while encouraging empathy and acceptance. Includes discussion prompts, reflection activities, and a short parent guide to support understanding at home or school.
💛 What Is ADHD?A kind, visual introduction to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, created to help children, siblings, and families understand ADHD with empathy and pride. This printable story explains what ADHD means in simple, strengths-based language — highlighting that some brains focus, move, and feel differently, and that those differences can be wonderful. Includes discussion prompts, reflection questions, and supportive guidance for parents and teachers.
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