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.
We have a new guide of how to create a treasure chest in PowerPoint.
This simple to use guide gives you step-by-step instructions of how to create this Computing lesson. This guide also has the introduction of the different cursor styles that can be taught to your children.
If you like our guides, follow us on Facebook and Instagram with our tag @martingouldendigitalresources for more ideas of how to teach Computing in your classrooms!
Have you been teaching Computing and you have come across lots of terms you are unsure of? Want to know which vocabulary the children should be learning alongside Computing?
We have put together a short list of some go to vocabulary that will be useful for both teachers and children to learn alongside their Computing lessons.
This free resource can be shared on screen or printed off for children to be easily access.
Let’s get Nursery and Reception typing!
Whilst the youngest children are super tech savvy these days, we sometimes forget to teach the basics. This activity introduces EYFS children to typing words on a computer. For this activity we recommend running carpet sessions with small groups of children. Ideally, have this PowerPoint displayed on your interactive white board and use a wireless keyboard that can be passed around the group to type onto. (For your keyboard, we highly recommend buying some lower case letter stickers to stick on the keys!)
Work through each slide following the instructions at the beginning of each section. The sections are as follows:
Copying letters
Initial sounds - type the letter of the initial sound for the pictured animal
CVC - type out the cvc words
Copy the whole word
Type your name
Type the alphabet
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 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’
A beautiful variety of alien 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 resources contains 2 sets of posters. The first set gives each alien one made up name. The second set gives each alien two names to sound out. We threw in a little alliteration on the second set just for fun!
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 collection of Flashcards of animals with their Spanish translation. Perfect to use as part of your main teaching, starters or even could be used as part of a classroom display.
The download includes a free PDF format of 15 animal flashcards.
Why not check out our other language themed resources. Including a PowerPoint game using all these animals. The PowerPoint can be found in our TES Shop HERE
Or by searching the TES resources for
‘Spanish-Interactive Whiteboard Game - Animal Names’
Why not also check out our Interactive Spanish Mini Bundle? Click HERE to view our Spanish Mini Bundle.
This FREE demo file contains:
5 types of arithmetic questions.
30 randomly generated questions for each question type. That’s 150 questions!
Each set of questions is differentiated 3 ways with difficulty progression within.
Easily printable for worksheets and answers are printable too.
Even better completed on the computer by the children as it AUTOMARKS the work giving instant feedback and opportunity to correct.
Infinite re-usability due to being able to random generate new questions with the click of a button.
The full version contains an incredibly extensive but easy to use file with:
36 types of arithmetic questions.
30 randomly generated questions for each question type. That’s over 1000 questions!
Each set of questions is differentiated 3 ways with difficulty progression within.
Easily printable for worksheets and answers are printable too.
Even better completed on the computer by the children as it AUTOMARKS the work giving instant feedback and opportunity to correct.
Infinite re-usability due to being able to random generate new questions with the click of a button.
For the best description of this resources, please watch the associated YouTube video.
My name is Martin Goulden and I’ve worked in Primary Schools for over 10 years, first as a TA and now as an independent Computing specialist. As my wife is a teacher, I know the pressure that teachers are under in order to provide individualised learning, assessment and feedback for each child. I once saw a teacher spend hours and hours preparing and then marking a handful of individualised arithmetic questions only to find that, as usual, some children had completely missed the mark. I had to help, not just the teachers to save the hours of prep and marking time but the children too, to give them instant feedback and satisfaction during their arithmetic sessions.
It has taken me around 100 hours to create this resource in the hope that it will collectively save teachers thousands of hours and provide children with a great platform to learn from.
A beautiful variety of dinosaur themed writing templates in landscape.
Several pages of each, differentiated with varying amounts of lines and line thicknesses.
Why not make some of your own dinosaurs 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 and build your own dinosaur’
Ever made a resource on PowerPoint, but when you come to print it half of it is missing?
Well this step by step guide is just for you!
It explains with clear images, how to change the page set up to portrait/landscape and to change the paper size to A4/A3.
This means you can make and print your resources without missing anything off!
More helpful tutorials coming soon.
A document designed to help support the children when creating Newspaper reports on the computer. It separates key skills into the different year groups, that shows progression of key skills.
Tutorial on our Instagram page, explaining how we create the layout.
@martingouldendigitalresources
Struggling to come up with how to teach your children how to be safe online?
This resource comes with instructions of how to embed e-safety into your general day to day teaching of Computing.
Included in the files are:
-Instructions of how to use it in your lessons
Traffic light system to support the rating of e-safety
Check out our Instagram page @martingouldendigitalresources of more ways to teach the children about online safety.
In the style of Blockbuster, test your children’s knowledge all about the Vikings. 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 Vikings? Then keep your eyes peeled on our page, more history quizzes will be added soon.
Check out our Instagram page for more updates.
@martingouldendigitalresources
In the style of Blockbuster, test your children’s knowledge all about the South America. 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 South America? Then keep your eyes peeled on our page, more history quizzes will be added soon.
Check out our Instagram page for more updates.
@martingouldendigitalresources
In the style of Blockbuster, test your children’s knowledge all about the Ancient Egyptians. 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 Ancient Egyptians? Then keep your eyes peeled on our page, more history quizzes will be added soon.
Check out our Instagram page for more updates.
@martingouldendigitalresources
Get all of our quizzes in one helpful bundle.
Useful to use across in the school to help children to retrieve prior learning, don’t just have to be used in the Year group that you teach that themed topic in.
All our quizzes can be bought individually too.
Check out our Instagram page for more updates.
@martingouldendigitalresources
The aim of The Geography Game is to teach children about the physical and human features of the world in a fun, fast-paced and exciting way. By role playing as different countries, children will trade with each other and make decisions that may either help or hinder their country’s population or it’s productivity. Endless opportunities will arise to discuss a variety of Geography and PSHEC topics; physical and human features, morality, fair trade, poverty, governments, natural disasters and so on.
Set your children to work with these 12 typing activities. From basic text editing to retelling whole stories in an easy to use, easy to print format. Great EYFS\Y1\Y2 and older children\INAs who aren't familiar or confident with typing.
Introducing our Little Red Riding Hood Editable Wanted Poster, an interactive and digital resource designed to engage children in storytelling and character analysis. This educational tool allows kids to create their own wanted poster for the notorious wolf by either dragging and dropping adjectives or inputting their own descriptive words. With this activity, children can hone their language skills and exercise their creativity as they bring the classic fairy tale character to life. Whether used in the classroom or at home, this resource is a fun and engaging way for children to interact with literature and explore the dynamics of character traits. Spark your child’s imagination and storytelling abilities with our Little Red Riding Hood Editable Wanted Poster!