Create calm, confidence-building speaking opportunities for your young learners with these My Special Things – Gentle Show & Tell Mats, designed for EYFS–KS1.
This printable pack includes six A4 communication mats to gently scaffold speaking, listening and presenting:
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My Special Thing
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My Special Person
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My Favourite Place
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My Calming Thing
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Something I Made
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My Brilliant Idea
Each mat has a central space for an object, photo or drawing, plus simple sentence stems such as:
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“This is my…”
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“It makes me feel…”
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“My favourite place is…”
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“This helps me when I feel…”
You’ll also find a short Instructions for Use page with clear, trauma-informed guidance on how to model sharing, invite (not force) participation, and support listeners with simple expectations like “We look with kind eyes and listen with kind ears.”
Created with a trauma-informed, neurodivergent-affirming, human-centred approach, these mats:
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Honour calming objects and sensory tools as valid supports
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Allow children to pass without pressure
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Support autistic, anxious and shy learners with predictable visual structure
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Celebrate the everyday people, places and things that help children feel safe, proud and connected
Perfect for:
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Whole-class carpet time
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Nurture groups and 1:1 sessions
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Speech and language or emotional literacy work
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Home education family sharing time
Simply print (and laminate if you wish), choose a mat, and let your learners share their special things at a pace that feels safe, supported and joyful.
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