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.
Create your very own Lowry style paintings in KS2 digitally. Copy and paste buildings that have been individually recreated in the Lowry style to create your city scene. Then populate your city with Lowry people. Teach yourself and your children more about layers and perspective by using PowerPoint's send backwards/forwards and resize tools. Finally, you can print out your paintings straight from this PowerPoint file on any size up to and including A3. A perfect activity to group model on the interactive whiteboard and then to be used on laptops/desktops as an individual digital art activity.
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.
A superb drag and drop PowerPoint activity for the whole class. Recreate famous Egyptian gods/goddesses such as Ra, Isis, Anubis and Thoth. Or, create your own characters - group your characters together and create your own scene. When you’re done, simply print them out for your books or for display.
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.
A simple drag and drop interactive whiteboard resource aimed at introducing data handling to Rec>Y3 aged children. 7 PowerPoint slides designed to approach Pictograms\Pictographs in 3 different ways. Subjects: Fruit, colour, transport, pets, cake and pizza.
Super quick and easy, whole class Computing activity. Drag and drop leaves, rocks and sticks into patterns and shaped using this PowerPoint file. Easily printed for displays or to go into books.
Create your very own Lowry style paintings in EYFS and KS1. Drag and drop buildings that have been individually recreated in the Lowry style to create your city scene. Then populate your city with drag and drop Lowry people. Finally, you can print out your paintings straight from this PowerPoint file on any size up to and including A3. Suitable for use on the interactive whiteboard as part of continuous provision or on laptops/desktops as an individual digital art activity.
Bring the classic tale of the Three Little Pigs to life with our editable wanted poster featuring the wolf. This interactive digital resource allows children to drag and drop adjectives to describe the wolf, or they can insert their own words to customize the poster. Perfect for Literacy lessons, this activity helps students develop descriptive writing skills while engaging with a beloved story. This editable wanted poster is a fun and educational way for children to get creative and interact with literature. Add this resource to your digital library today and watch as students have a blast creating their own unique wanted posters for the infamous wolf.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Excellent, easy to use, drag and drop Computing activity for the whole class. Get the children to create beautiful French themed bunting in this PowerPoint document and then simply print them out to decorate your classroom.
This Microsoft PowerPoint document retells the classic fairy tale of Goldilocks and The Three Bears. 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.
A beautiful variety of alien ‘Wanted’ posters.
Contains 14 unique aliens with a variety of features to explore and describe. Each has a different number of colourful arms, legs, eyes, teeth, antennae and regular shaped mouths to identify.
The resource is differentiated 3 ways with 4-6 aliens to choose from in each category.
Also, why not make some of your own aliens using an interactive, drag-and-drop activity?
It’s a perfect activity for the interactive whiteboard or for the children to work independently on the computer:
You can find the resource on TES at my shop:
www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/martinjgoulden
Or by searching the TES resources for
‘create your own alien’
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.
A beautiful variety of space/alien posters.
Contains 14 unique aliens with a variety of features to explore and discuss. Each has a different number of colourful arms, legs, eyes, teeth, antennae and regular shaped mouths to identify.
If you want to take the discussions further, you might also be interested in creating some ‘WANTED’ style posters using the same aliens in this resource.
Click HERE to view the Wanted Posters
Also, why not make some of your own aliens using an interactive, drag-and-drop activity?
It’s a perfect activity for the interactive whiteboard or for the children to work independently on the computer:
You can find the resource on TES at my shop:
www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/martinjgoulden
Or by searching the TES resources for
‘create your own alien’
Using the free program Sculptris, teach your children how to sculpt organically in 3D. This is ideal for first time Sculptris users who have never done any 3D modelling - The step-by-step picture guide will show you exactly what and where to click and what each of your settings should look like.
Also included is a download link to a Sculptris file that teaches children how to use the camera tools effectively to find 8 hidden numbers.
Build on this basic model by creating self portraits, famous people, old/young topics etc.
A beautiful variety of space/alien themed writing templates both in landscape and portrait.
Several pages of each, differentiated with varying amounts of lines and line thicknesses.
Why not make some of your own aliens using an interactive, drag-and-drop activity?
It’s a perfect activity for the interactive whiteboard or for the children to work independently on the computer:
You can find the resource on TES at my shop:
www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/martinjgoulden
Or by searching the TES resources for
‘create your own alien’