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.
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.
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.
“I can’t drawwwww…”
Whilst drawing is a great skill to have, it sometimes gets in the way of what we need to do.
Using simple Computing skills, create awesome looking characters for your stories using this easy-to-use PowerPoint file. Drag, drop, copy and paste the different elements of the character, thinking carefully about each of your choices. Choose a skin tone, add hair, eyes, eyebrows, mouth, face paint, scars, jewelery and facial hair.
With a vast number of variations available in terms of colours, expressions, distinguishing features you can create hugely diverse characters from mean looking villains, withered old side characters to brave heroes and heroines!
On the final page, name your character and write a description.
Easily printable from PowerPoint to stick in books.
“I can’t drawwwww…”
Whilst drawing is a great skill to have, it sometimes gets in the way of what we need to do.
Using simple Computing skills, create awesome looking characters for your stories using this easy-to-use PowerPoint file. Drag, drop, copy and paste the different elements of the character, thinking carefully about each of your choices. Choose a face and then ready your adventurers by providing them with armour, jewellery, special equipment and weapons.
With a vast number of variations available, you can create hugely diverse set of characters from mean looking villains, withered old side characters to brave heroes and heroines!
On the final page, name your character and write a description.
Easily printable from PowerPoint to stick in books.
Based on the retelling of Little Red Riding Hood by Martin Goulden this Microsoft PowerPoint document contains 3 drag and drop jigsaws to complete. Ideally suited to an Interactive Whiteboard activity as part of continuous provision. Each jigsaw contains 12 pieces. Each jigsaw portrays a scene from the story: 'Grandma's House', 'The Chase' and 'Happy Ever After'.
Based on the retelling of Goldilocks and The Three Bears by Martin Goulden, this Microsoft PowerPoint document contain exactly the same storyboard as the story itself. However, this storyboard contain no text or text boxes but instead contains editable speech bubbles.
In the style of Blockbuster, test your children’s knowledge all about the Romans. 28 questions are supplied with the quiz, along with a PowerPoint with all the instructions that you will need to use this fun resource in your classroom on your interactive whiteboard. Could be used at an end of the topic, to test how much your children have learnt or just as a fun activity.
Not doing the Romans? Then keep your eyes peeled on our page, more history quizzes will be added soon.
Based on the retelling of Little Red Riding Hood by Martin Goulden this Microsoft PowerPoint document contain exactly the same storyboard as the story itself. However, this storyboard contain no text or text boxes but instead contains editable speech bubbles.
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.
Based on the retelling of Little Red Riding Hood by Martin Goulden this Microsoft PowerPoint document is a drag and drop build your own bunting. There are 7 bunting backgrounds to choose from to which characters from the story can be added along with dozens of other decorations. A great activity for children to complete either independently or as part of an Interactive Whiteboard activity. As it is created in PowerPoint, the bunting can then be printed easily to decorate your classroom.
Drag and drop pre-made shapes to create several different desert animals in this easy to use Microsoft PowerPoint document .
Great for the interactive whiteboard as a modelling tool or as a continuous provision activity. And, for the slightly older children, why not get them to do it individually on the computer?
The animals include:
-Meerkat
-Elephant
-Jackal
-Bug (Ladybug)
-Scorpion
-Lizard
-Bird (Redhorn)
Challenge your children to match these pairs of pirate pictures! Choose from a variety of size games depending on how much time you have. Perfect for introducing vocab or as a continuous provision activity on your interactive whiteboard. The document is completely editable and can be re-purposed for any theme\topic.
Combine Literacy and Computing with this Microsoft PowerPoint document that retells the classic fairy tale of The Three Little Pigs. Whilst the illustrations are non-editable, the story boxes are ready to be typed into by either yourself or your children. Visuals created by Martin Goulden.
Based on the retelling of The Three Little Pigs by Martin Goulden this Microsoft PowerPoint document contains an editable word mat. Choose from 5 different coloured mats. Simply drag and drop characters/objects from the story onto the mats along with their labels. A great activity for the children to create themselves and consolidate their vocab. Extension: Children can type their own labels on the blank ones provided.
Based on the retelling of The Three Little Pigs by Martin Goulden this Microsoft PowerPoint document contains 12 interactive questions that flip over to reveal the answers. Extra slides also allow you to print out these questions and answers as back-to-back cards. Great for consolidating key points in the story.
Based on the retelling of The Three Little Pigs by Martin Goulden these writing templates provide a wide variety of line-spacing and picture/writing ratios, all set in borders made from the characters in the story. Pack contains 10 landscape and 10 portrait templates.
Based on the retelling of The Three Little Pigs by Martin Goulden this Microsoft PowerPoint document is a drag and drop build your own bunting. There are 7 bunting backgrounds to choose from to which characters from the story can be added along with dozens of other decorations. A great activity for children to complete either independently or as part of an Interactive Whiteboard activity. As it is created in PowerPoint, the bunting can then be printed easily to decorate your classroom.
Create your own Queen in this Computing PowerPoint activity for KS1. Teach your children how to insert, resize and rotate shapes in addition to changing their outline colour and fill coulr. Use the premade shape templates to help you and then drag and drop the shapes to create the picture of the Queen.
“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.
Love the idea of clay but remember how messy it was last time?
These several, step-by-step picture guides teach you the basics of a computer program called Sculptris - a free 3D modelling program that simulates clay.