Hi all! We teach Computing across different schools and often get asked for interactive resources - so that's what we make. Most resources you will find on here are interactive activities for the children to complete, either on their own device or as an interactive whiteboard activity! Please feel free to send requests or for variations of things found in our shop.
Hi all! We teach Computing across different schools and often get asked for interactive resources - so that's what we make. Most resources you will find on here are interactive activities for the children to complete, either on their own device or as an interactive whiteboard activity! Please feel free to send requests or for variations of things found in our shop.
A build your own dinosaur out of a variety of heads, legs etc. Hundreds of combinations possible. 3 backgrounds to choose from. All based in Microsoft PowerPoint for ease of use in and printing. A great resource for individual use of as part of continuous provision/modelled input.
Creating posters can be a relatively easy thing to do. Sometimes, we want to delve a little deeper and create dramatic looking posters. This involves teaching the children vital Computing/ICT skills across not just one program but several.
Use this step-by-step picture guide to create WW2 Propaganda posters. This activity uses tools from across two software programs: PowerPoint and Artrage (A free art program). The download link for Artrage is attached. If you aren’t able to use Artrage, then you can use the 10 painted backgrounds that are included in this purchase.
Create a 3D Anglo-Saxon house in Sketchup 8 with this 24 page step-by-step, picture guide. Perfect for those with very little experience in 3D modelling or using Sketchup and has been designed to be 3D printer ready. If you are looking to get into 3D printing in your school, please feel free to contact me and I'll point you in the right direction.
*Sketchup is free to download and can be easily installed by network administrators.
This Microsoft PowerPoint document retells the classic fairy of Little Red Riding Hood. Whilst the illustrations are non-editable, the story itself is allowing you to change the text as you see fit. The existing story is written specifically with year 1 objectives in mind. Visuals created by Martin Goulden. Story re-written by Martin Goulden.
Create your own aliens in this drag and drop PowerPoint file. Choose from four different coloured bodies and six different body shapes. Then, customize them with various eyes, antennas, mouths and legs. Get your children to try and remake some of the pre-made aliens on the home page or simply let them get creative. Challenge them further by getting them to focus on number and shape. E.g. Create an alien with a mouth shaped like a pentagon, give it 5 eyes and 4 legs.
Introducing our Create Your Own Aliens educational resource! This digital and interactive tool allows children to let their imagination run wild as they drag and drop different parts to create their very own alien. With a variety of premade examples to choose from, kids can also opt to experiment and make their own unique alien using the parts provided. Once created, these alien creations can easily be printed to put on display or in books, making it a fantastic addition to continuous provision in any educational setting. Encourage creativity and STEM learning with this fun and engaging activity that will spark children’s curiosity about the possibilities of outer space.
Create your own pirate treasure map using this PowerPoint file. Choose from 4 different islands shapes. Use copy and paste techniques/shortcuts to place different features on the island to create your own map. Develop various skills including editing image colours, transforming objects and adjusting layer orders. Save, print (designed at A3 size) and reuse as required.
A step-by-step guide to creating a 3D printable Roman Amphitheatre in Sketchup - aimed at Primary School children. The resources also include download links for the 3D Sketchup models themselves.
“You arrive at three ancient doors. Which door do you choose?”
Write your own adventure stories where you, the reader, choose your own path - like authors such as Ian Livingstone. Differentiated through 10,7 or 5 paragraphs, write them on the PowerPoint files provided and the hyperlink buttons will take you to the next part of the story. There are two sets of immersive PowerPoint files that each give you starting/linking sentences - provided are 1st person and 3rd person files.
Perfect for practicing setting descriptions and creating writing with suspense!
*Included are some images from a computer game called Legend of Grimrock. Please note that these images are readily available via their website and are simply added in this package for convenience, not profit.
Increase cursor fine motor skills with this EYFS/KS1 drag and drop activity. Create different types of transport with pre-made shapes. E.g Drag and drop the wheels, windows and other features of a car onto the body of a car. 7 modes available: Walk, bus, tram, train, bicycle, car and taxi.
This Microsoft PowerPoint document retells the classic fairy tale of The Three Little Pigs. Whilst the illustrations are non-editable, the story itself is. This allows you to change the text as you see fit. Visuals created by Martin Goulden. Story re-written by Martin Goulden.
Using the FREE program Sculptris, create this unique Ancient Egyptian Death Mask!
This step-by-step picture guide will take you through the whole process - even if you haven't used the program before. Also included is a download link for the 3D model at various stages of sculpting. The models can be 3D printed or screenshots can be taken for displays/books.
Teach year 1 and 2 children how to use the Internet to research information. Using a specific wildlife website, challenge your children to complete the four worksheets by retrieving basic information. Use this opportunity to teach children how to:
-navigate backwards and forwards through web pages.
-recognise a link to a new page when the cursor turns to a hand.
-minimise and maximise.
Using these 9 Sculptris templates, 3D sculpt your very own dinosaurs. Choose either to edit basic models of heads and/or bodies or choose from rough models of Dilophosaurus, Parasaurolophus, Pachycephalosaurus and Triceratops to add fine details.
Included free in the download is also a warm-up Sculptris activity to get children used to manipulating the camera.
If you've never used Sculptris before look for "GUIDE How to make a head in Sculptris" in my shop for a step-by-step guide on the basics.
This is a super easy way to practice shading in fractions of shapes.
Click sections of the shapes to colour them in. Clicking them multiple times will rotate through 4 diffierent colours. Take on the challenge!
-Perfect for the Interactive Whiteboard or for individual use
-Over a 160 unique, editable questions
-5 levels of difficulty (self-differentiation)
-Special macros to create replay-ability and randomise questions.
*Note: You must enable macros on opening this PowerPoint file*
“Linn awoke, startled by a sudden jolt. As he slipped on his shoes he could sense that something wasn’t quite right…”
Write your own Titanic adventure stories where you, the reader and writer, get to choose your own path - just like Ian Livingstone the famous adventure book writer.
Differentiated 3 ways; on the computer, write 5,7 or 10 paragraphs describing a characters adventures through the sinking Titanic. These include cabins, steerage, upper deck, lower deck, first class lounge, grand staircase, bridge deck, boat deck, promenade deck and finally the lifeboats.
Once your paragraphs are written, play your PowerPoint as a slideshow from the beginning. Hyperlink buttons on each page will now present the reader with different options to take in order to complete their adventure. E.g. From your cabin, head towards steerage, the upper deck or the first class lounge.
Writing 1 or 2 paragraphs for each setting created dozens of teaching opportunities. Why not have each room be written for different effects? E.g. Suspense, setting description, senses, emotions…
This is a super easy way to practice shading in fractions of shapes.
Click sections of the shapes to colour them in. Clicking them multiple times will rotate through 4 diffierent colours. Take on the challenge!
-Perfect for the Interactive Whiteboard or for individual use
-Over a 160 unique, editable questions
-5 levels of difficulty (self-differentiation)
-Special macros to create replay-ability and randomise questions.
*Note: You must enable macros on opening this PowerPoint file*