The I Need, I Feel tool is a simple, practical communication resource designed to help children with SEND communicate their emotions, needs and feelings, particularly when they may find it difficult to express themselves verbally.<\/p>\n
Using a combination of visual symbols, familiar language and tactile pieces, children can build a simple statement by choosing how they feel and what they need.<\/p>\n
The resource features two clear prompts \u2014 \u201cI feel\u201d and \u201cI need\u201d \u2014 allowing children to communicate messages such as I feel angry \u2013 I need space<\/em>, I feel worried \u2013 I need a friend<\/em> or I feel sad \u2013 I need a hug<\/em>.<\/p>\n The tactile emotion pieces provide an additional sensory and visual element, making the resource accessible to children who benefit from hands-on learning and concrete ways of communicating.<\/p>\n The interchangeable communication tiles cover a range of common emotions, needs, activities and regulation strategies, helping children develop their emotional vocabulary while giving adults a consistent way to support communication.<\/p>\n A simple way to give children a voice when they don’t have the words.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The I Need, I Feel tool is a simple, practical communication resource designed to help children with SEND communicate their emotions, needs and feelings, particularly when they may find it difficult to express themselves verbally. Using a combination of visual symbols, familiar language and tactile pieces, children can build a simple statement by choosing how […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":151,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[23],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-150","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-education","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\nKey features<\/h3>\n
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