TomTag- I Can Do It Pack My Bag For School Kit

TomTag is a flexible visual support and communication tool that can be used to create personalised visual timetables, schedules, prompts and checklists helping children with daily routines or situations they find difficult by providing them with structure, predictability and reassurance– at home, at school and when out and about.

With the Pack My Bag For School Kit, you can create a personalised bag-packing checklist so your child knows exactly what they need to take to school each day and bring home again without needing to ask for help.

A popular kit helping children learn essential organisational skills by encouraging them to take responsibility for themselves and their belongings.

Everything’s ready to go with TomTag’s colourful, sturdy tags, click-in buttons and symbol stickers. All you need to do is personalise it – just pick, stick, click and off you go. Most children love stickers so let them join in the fun! Helping set them up will encourage them to use it too!

Key benefits

• Developing your child’s organisational skills in a fun, engaging and effective way
• Encouraging independence by giving your child responsibility for packing their own school bag

• Knowing what items are needed for school and out of school activities reduces your child’s anxiety as there is no reason for them to get upset or worried about forgotten things
• Quickly and easily adapt your child’s personalised checklist if their activities change
• Fastening the checklist to your child’s school bag ensures that it is always on hand so that your child and their teachers always know what they should have with them
• Strong and durable water-resistant stickers means that they should not be adversely affected by normal weather conditions

Kit contents

• 6 TomTag Button Holders
• 40 blank buttons to give you flexibility to create multiple checklists
• 1 attachment loop to fasten your TomTag to a school bag
• Easy to follow instruction sheet to assemble your TomTag
• My School Kit sticker pack which contains
  • a minimum of 3 copies of each of the following 45 different images (no word labels)

• All kitted out: Coat, hat & gloves, glasses, wellies, sun hat & cream, slippers, apron
• My school day: Homework, library, planner, spellings, reading book, show & tell, money, snack, lunch, water bottle, pencil case, art supplies, folder, medicine
• Making music: Music, violin, trumpet, flute, recorder, guitar, piano, clarinet, singing
• Getting active: Cricket, hockey, football, athletics, ballet, martial arts, rugby, gymnastics, horse-riding, swimming, dance, t-shirt/shorts/trainers, tennis, cub scouts, brownies
• Weekday rectangular stickers to label your TomTag Button Holders
• 7 blank round stickers for personalisation.

Dimensions

• TomTag Button Holder:18cm x 3cm
• Buttons: 2cm diameter

The TomTag I Can Do It Range

The TomTag I Can Do It range was originally designed by a mum to help her autistic son, Tom. With this range, it’s quick and easy to make personalised visual timelines, reminders, checklists and prompts which can be used anywhere in the home, at school, in care settings or when out and about.

TomTag visual supports can provide structure and guidance to help children and young people make sense of, remember, and master the steps involved in learning key skills to manage their daily lives.

TomTag is easy to clean and keep hygienic. TomTag’s plastic button holders and blank buttons can be washed in warm water and a little hand soap should they become dirty and dried with a soft cloth. The stickers are highly water resistant. Simply wipe over with a wet cloth or anti-bacterial wipe.

How does TomTag work?

TomTag uses symbols to show a series of separate tasks or steps involved in a task that are part of a routine, sequence of events in a timeline or they can be used as a list to teach a new skill by breaking down a single activity into smaller steps.

Many children with autism and other additional needs have strong visual skills. They are more likely to remember and understand what they have seen rather than what they hear. Using a visual support like TomTag to present information visually and in a step-by-step manner allows visual thinkers and learners to take in information at their own pace. Visuals can act as a reminder when children forget what’s been said or become distracted. TomTag helps to bring their attention back to the task or current situation.

Our customers say

Transformed a very forgetful child at home and school, nearly always has everything at the right time and place.”

“They really are amazing. My son went back to school today and while he has always struggled to organise himself, this morning he knew exactly what he needed to do and exactly what he needed to take to school. What a stress-free morning, I could get used to this!”

“They help 2 very forgetful children get home earlier because now they remember everything and don’t get sent back into school for things.”

WARNING: Please note – TomTag is not a toy. Not suitable for children under 36 months due to small parts.