We are a charity passionate about IT! Our resources are created to make teaching the computing curriculum as easy as possible and in a way that is completely free for you and your school. We always aim to make our resources as cross-curricular as possible, whilst also including careers advice and informative videos to help motivate and engage students understanding of this amazing industry. Please do leave us feedback as we endeavour to make our resources the best they can be to support teachers
We are a charity passionate about IT! Our resources are created to make teaching the computing curriculum as easy as possible and in a way that is completely free for you and your school. We always aim to make our resources as cross-curricular as possible, whilst also including careers advice and informative videos to help motivate and engage students understanding of this amazing industry. Please do leave us feedback as we endeavour to make our resources the best they can be to support teachers
An instruction sheet with the aim of coding a secret message. This is not an exact set of instructions so still provides an element of challenge and tinkering for the students. The resource is aimed at KS1, but depending on their confidence, could also be used for KS2.
Coding focuses:
Adding sprites
Creating sprites
Adding sounds
Recording sounds
Using ‘when’ blocks
Want a way to support your students learning about King Charles III and the coronation in a different way? (We do also have traditional colouring sheets and puzzles too!)
This FREE resource includes a set of activities to support students learning about King Charles III, his coronation and how technology is supporting these, with lots of additional activities covering curriculum subjects such as computing, D&T and RE!
King Charles III and Technology Powerpoint:
This is the perfect lesson/ assembly resource to help your students learn both about our new King but also how his coronation is linked to computing. It looks at the changes across history, the skills of computing and includes resources and clear instructions for a further 2 computing curriculum linked activities.
Design your own emblem lesson:
This computing lesson teaches students all about the King’s new coronation emblem and covers the curriculum objectives:
Computing: use software to design and create content that accomplish given goals.
D&T: use research and develop design criteria to inform the design of innovative, functional, appealing products that are fit for purpose, aimed at particular individuals or groups, generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through discussion, annotated sketches, cross-sectional and exploded diagrams, prototypes, pattern pieces and computer-aided design.
(RE: Understand how symbols are used to convey meaning)
Additional Resources:
5x Colouring sheets
Crossword
Wordsearch
Resource Information:
This whole school assembly discusses cyberbullying: what it is, what to do if you’re being bullied, and what to do if you are bullying. A simple and clear assembly, full of useful links and videos, ready to use and great for anti-bullying week.
This whole school assembly explores St. Valentine’s Day: what it is, the story behind it and how technology supports it. This simple and clear assembly ends with ideas for a continuation of Valentine’s Day back in the classroom with both KS1 and KS2 computing lesson ideas and links to resources.
This is an assembly/ lesson discussing the past and present logos of the world cup. It starts by looking at previous world cup statistics and then moves on to observe the features of the logos and how they were created using vector drawing. It covers subjects including computing, art, and history. We are also running this as part of a competition, in order to encourage IT at home and where 4 children have the chance to win a Wacom drawing tablet!
This is an assembly honouring and exploring the achievements and advancements encouraged by Queen Elizabeth II during her reign. Full of videos and fun facts to make for an exciting assembly to discover more about her amazing reign!
