Supporting primary pupils with SEND
CREST challenges are designed to be flexible and pupil-led, allowing children to begin from their point of understanding and to shape their own investigations. Although CREST challenges have a suggested age range, these are just a guide and we encourage you to select the activities and awards that are most suitable for your pupils’ current level of learning. You may also like to change or adapt the resources, in line with the needs of your children, or add your own activities as part of completing the six challenges needed to achieve a Star or SuperStar Award. CREST is for everyone!
Inclusive resources
- Adapted from a session delivered at the ASE Conference in 2024, this pack for educators sets out the guiding principles for adapting resources for learners with SEND. Learn about some of the key considerations when cr...#SEND#Accessible#Inclusive#EducatorGuide
- This challenge is designed to get children thinking about minibeasts and habitats. They will explore an outdoor area and go on a minibeast hunt! This editable version of the Organiser and Activity Card can be amended,...#Star#Minibeasts#Inclusive#SEND
- These supporting slides accompany the Animal Adventure Star challenge, providing colourful visuals and key instructions to help you run this activity with your learners. Animal Adventure is designed to get children th...#Star#Minibeasts#Outdoors#EarlyYears
- Be Seen Be Safe is designed to get children thinking about reflection and light. Can they help Tara and Zeke decide on the best thing to wear that will help them be seen in the dark? This editable version of the Organ...#Star#Reflection#Inclusive#SEND
- These supporting slides accompany the Be Seen Be Safe Star challenge, providing colourful visuals and key instructions to help you run this activity with your learners. Be Seen Be Safe is designed to get children thin...#Star#Light#Dark#EarlyYears
- Peggy Problem is designed to get children thinking about grip and strength. Can they help Cosmic and Gem find out which pegs are best at keeping clothes on the washing line? This editable version of the Organiser and...#Star#Grip#Inclusive#SEND
- These supporting slides accompany the Peggy Problem Star challenge, providing colourful visuals and key instructions to help you run this activity with your learners. Peggy Problem is designed to get children thinking...#Star#Grip#Strength#EarlyYears
- Plant Detectives is designed to get children thinking about where plants grow. Can they investigate and discover plants in their outdoor surroundings? This editable version of the Organiser and Activity Card can be am...#Star#Plants#Inclusive#SEND
- These supporting slides accompany the Plant Detectives Star challenge, providing colourful visuals and key instructions to help you run this activity with your learners. Plant Detectives is designed to get children th...#Star#Plants#Investigate#EarlyYears
- Sneaky Shadow is designed to get children thinking about shadows. Can they experiment with making shadows, before creating and performing their own shadow play? This editable version of the Organiser and Activity Card...#Star#Shadows#Inclusive#SEND
- These supporting slides accompany the Sneaky Shadow Star challenge, providing colourful visuals and key instructions to help you run this activity with your learners. Sneaky Shadow is designed to get children thinking...#Star#Shadows#Investigate#EarlyYears
- Sniffly Sneezes is designed to get children thinking about the strength and absorbency of materials. Can they help Zeke find a better hankie to blow his sore nose? This editable version of the Organiser and Activity C...#Star#Hankie#Materials#Inclusive#SEND
- These supporting slides accompany the Sniffly Sneezes Star challenge, providing colourful visuals and key instructions to help you run this activity with your learners. Sniffly Sneezes is designed to get children thin...#Star#Materials#Investigate#EarlyYears
- Testing Timers is designed to get children thinking about how sand timers work. Can they create their own sand timer that measures exactly one minute? This editable version of the Organiser and Activity Card can be am...#Star#SandTimers#Inclusive#SEND
- These supporting slides accompany the Testing Timers Star challenge, providing colourful visuals and key instructions to help you run this activity with your learners. Testing Timers is designed to get children thinki...#Star#Time#Measuring#EarlyYears
- This activity is designed to get children thinking about materials and their water resistance. Can they help Cosmic and Gem find something suitable to fix Aunt Stella's umbrella? This editable version of the Organiser...#Star#Materials#Inclusive#SEND
- These supporting slides accompany the Useless Umbrella Star challenge, providing colourful visuals and key instructions to help you run this activity with your learners. Useless Umbrella is designed to get children th...#Star#Materials#Investigate#EarlyYears
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Contact us
If you have further questions about how to run CREST with your SEND learners, please do get in touch. You can email us at: crest@britishscienceassociation.org
