Rehearsals replace lessons. The hall is busier. Lunch looks different. Give pupils a clearer picture of the school events coming up, with room for their own preferences and choices.

Christmas Changes at School is a practical primary preparation and participation pack for teachers, teaching assistants and SENCOs. Use one relevant page with a child before a performance, party, Christmas lunch or unexpected change. Agree the support adults will provide, then keep the plan available.

WHAT YOU RECEIVE
• 19-page A4 printable PDF.
• 12-page editable Word companion containing the same reusable tools, with editable text and spaces for familiar pictures.
• Adult quick-start guidance and inclusion checklist.
• Today and weekly change planners.
• Separate performance, party and lunch planning pages.
• Unexpected-change page, individual preferences and help/break plan.
• Eight help cards and twelve event/picture cards, including two blanks.
• Home–school planning sheet and child reflection page.
• Two fictional completed examples to show how the plans can be used.
• Three short, attributed passages from Hope Meadows’ Navigating the Storm, with new primary-school applications in the adult section.

PUPIL VOICE BUILT IN
Children can point, draw, write or use their usual communication. Adults can scribe. Participation options and breaks are agreed individually. The pack does not require a diagnosis, and does not use rewards or behaviour targets to control access to support.

WHO IT IS FOR
Designed around primary ages 5–11, with adult support. May be useful for autistic children and others who prefer clearer information about changes, or have sensory or communication preferences. Adapt the amount of text and add familiar photographs or symbols for the individual child. This is a support pack, not a curriculum lesson or an assessment.

BEFORE YOU BUY
See the preview for actual pages. Digital files only: no printed or laminated materials are supplied. PDF pages are printable and are not interactive or fillable. Microsoft Word is recommended for editing. The PDF and Word companion repeat the same tools; they are not 30 unique resource pages. The Word edition uses a simpler form layout than the PDF. The logo is embedded artwork; Word text is editable. General educational support, not diagnosis or treatment. No particular outcome is guaranteed.

Suggested relevant categories: Special educational needs; primary ages matching 5–11 where available. Choose the closest resource type supported by TES. Do not add unrelated subjects or claim clinical approval.