Captain Cook's Tuck Box

Cooking
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Develops Cookery, Nutrition, Healthy-eating, Safety, Catering and Manual Skills


Captain Cook's Tuck Box aims to get children cooking (and eating) nutritious food. Teachers love the way it saves time and makes budding cooks anticipate their next lesson as much as their hungry tums do. For parents it's a mouth-watering way to make food preparation safe, educational and fun.

Captain Cook's Tuck Box includes 208 recipes, some child-designed (e.g. Hotch Potch, Worm Pie, Caterpillar Salad and 'Dog' Biscuits), and some based on government... Arrow Read full description of Captain Cook's Tuck Box

Available from £19.95
 


Jigsaw Maker

Early Learning
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Jigsaw Maker is a dazzling picture pack that turns proud young artists into beaming puzzle designers.


Jigsaw Maker provides key picture creation tools, plus others to cut pictures into 4, 6 or 9 squares and make ‘sliding block’ or ‘click-to-swap’ puzzles. Jigsaw Maker software is fully configurable and designed for the whole primary age-range, offering just a ‘pen’ for early learners to a complete set of ‘grown-up’ tools for older children, including Fill, Text, Undo, Load/Save, Print, plus symmetrical drawing and colouring and re-sizeable m... Arrow Read full description of Jigsaw Maker

* Save and Print * Problem-solving
Available from £14.99
 


MathMania 2 (ages 7-11)

Maths & Numeracy
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Do you need to get pupils practising not just the ‘four rules’ of number, but also topic work and problem-solving?

MathMania 2 (ages 7-11) gets pupils navigating mazes by answering revision questions on Numbers, Angles, Time, Measurement, Shape & Space and a ‘Lucky Dip’. The aim is to win points and get past maze obstacles.

With enough points to leave a maze, they can enter another, or win bonus points by tackling one of eight Numeracy puzzles: Coins, Towers of Hanoi, Sliding Blocks, Magic Squares, Fill It, Eureka, Years and Navigate. <... Arrow Read full description of MathMania 2 (ages 7-11)

* Test and reinforce skills * Competitive play
Available from £19.99
 


MathMania 3 (ages 11-14)

Maths & Numeracy
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In a variety of exciting maze-worlds, pupils practise and develop their Maths skills by answering revision questions on Numbers, Time, Angles, Measurement, Shape & Space and ‘Lucky Dip’.

With enough points to exit a maze, they can tackle one of eight puzzles: Coins, Towers of Hanoi, Sliding Blocks, Magic Squares, Fill It, Eureka, Weight and Bao.

Maths targets are accommodated via four levels of difficulty, and there is easy control over points required to exit mazes, the puzzle availability, time limits and whether pupils should ‘play’ ... Arrow Read full description of MathMania 3 (ages 11-14)

* Consolidate key skills * Competitive play
Available from £19.99
 


MathsBook PLUS [Four Rules]

Maths & Numeracy
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Strengthen skills in the Four Rules of Number while keeping track of work done.


Maths learners need to spend a great deal of time rehearsing written methods of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, but it’s not always easy to monitor their work or techniques. MathsBook helps by providing regular, closely-controlled practice on screens that look like workbooks, automatically moving learners between difficulty and help levels according to performance.

There is no need to write follow-up work sheets, as the software does ... Arrow Read full description of MathsBook PLUS [Four Rules]

* Whole-class demonstration * Tracks progress
Available from £19.99
 


Money Talks!

Maths & Numeracy
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Build confidence in handling and recording money in simulated real-life situations.


Handling and recording money is difficult to teach. Pupils need lots of practice, and this is exactly what MoneyTalks! provides. In four simulated settings - At the Checkout, Shopping, Eating Out and Loot - it gets them working with the language of money, whilst consolidating basic number skills.

A range of pre-set files linked to the Numeracy Strategy, attractive displays and easy customisation match MoneyTalks! to primary and lower secondary. Costs... Arrow Read full description of Money Talks!

* Whole-class interaction * Ideal assessment tool
Available from £19.99
 


Scally's World of Problems

Problem Solving
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Co-operative and stimulating tasks that encourage pupils to think creatively


With 25 levels of difficulty in each of the planet’s eight environments, this software comprises 200 unique puzzles set on Scally’s imaginary planet.

The levels progress from straightforward introductory tasks, ideal for young pupils and those with special educational needs, to more complex puzzles demanding creative, lateral and/or divergent thinking. Purpose-designed material explains how to use the pack’s resources to develop thinking skills through prac... Arrow Read full description of Scally's World of Problems

* Solve problems * Predict outcomes
Available from £19.99
 


Scally's World: Letters & Nouns

English & Literacy
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Everything children need to know about letters and nouns and the sounds they make


In this new addition to our ‘Scally’ family of titles, children help Scally explore the funny shapes, amazing sounds and wonderful words that letters start and make.

The Letters & Nouns software features Scally in 16 carefully graded interactive activities, each of which can use up to 140 words taken from the National Literacy Strategy and the First Words Checklist which is published by the Down Syndrome Educational Trust. Each word is cleverly illustr... Arrow Read full description of Scally's World: Letters & Nouns

* Early nouns/letters/blends * Pre-set profiles by Year
Available from £19.99
 


Scally's World: Numbers & Sums

Maths & Numeracy
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Entertaining and rewarding number-based games for young learners.


Scally’s World: Numbers & Sums provides a range of learning and consolidation activities, at relevant difficulty levels, such as counting sets of objects, recognising numerals and number names, adding, subtracting, working with coins and weights. Basic ICT skills (keyboard/mouse control) are also developed.

Across 17 activities, all possible skill combinations are provided on a variety of grid sizes to encourage pupils to spot number pairs or find hidden ones, mat... Arrow Read full description of Scally's World: Numbers & Sums

* Powerful differentiation * Real (non-synthesized) British speech
Available from £19.99
 


Scally's World: Verbs & Actions

English & Literacy
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Develop early Literacy and ICT skills by spelling verbs to see if Scally can do them


In Scally’s World: Verbs & Actions, our engaging alien Scally will ‘do’ just about anything a child could possibly want – so long as he or she can click on, type, or copy a verb.

The program can be used at five different levels, from simply watching Scally perform an action, through causing him (or her for those who have read the story included with the pack) to act out the verb, to spotting missing letters in verbs or typing a sequence of verbs to ... Arrow Read full description of Scally's World: Verbs & Actions

* Increase vocabulary * Mouse and keyboard skills
Available from £19.99
 


ScienceMania 2 (ages 7-11)

Science
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ScienceMania offers stunningly motivating maze-worlds such as School World, Industrial World, Scally's World and Blocko World. Pupils win points, clear obstacles and outwit other players by correctly answering multiple-choice revision questions on four topics: Scientific Enquiry, Life Processes & Living Things, Materials & their Properties and Physical Processes.

With enough points to exit a maze, pupils can tackle another or test their Science skills in one of six puzzles: Feel the Force (forces and physics), Laser Lab (angles and properties of... Arrow Read full description of ScienceMania 2 (ages 7-11)

* Test understanding * Competitive play
Available from £19.99
 


Screen Turtle 2

Maths & Numeracy
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A proven and friendly 'Logo' environment for today's classrooms.


True ‘Logos’ can be much too difficult and a bit of a mystery, so we designed ScreenTurtle 2 to address this. The program is quick to learn, yet still offers all the Logo features needed in most classrooms.

Pupils are not expected to learn a whole new language as ordinary English words and abbreviations are used, e.g. FORWARD, FD and AHEAD all do the same. They can UNDO commands, PAINT with the mouse, get HELP and even keep notes. Printing is as easy as typing PRINT S... Arrow Read full description of Screen Turtle 2

* Quick to learn * Start programming
Available from £14.99
 


Sellardore Tales

English & Literacy
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Adventure software with a grown-up look but a reading age of 7-8 years.
Available on CD for Windows and for your VLE/Learning Platform!


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Sellardore Tales is a Literacy-based action adventure which pupils complete by giving a series of instructions e.g. GO NORTH and TAKE LAMP. In the strange and magical land of ‘Sellardore’, they must think their way through to the exciting conclusion where they unbl... Arrow Read full description of Sellardore Tales

* Spoken text for weak readers * No more reluctant readers!
Available from £19.99
 


Speaking for Myself PLUS

English & Literacy
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Early years software that develops communication, cognitive and reading skills.


Speaking and listening skills are fundamental to every child’s development and those who lack a good grounding find early formal education a real challenge. Speaking for Myself PLUS tackles this problem through tried-and-tested interactive tasks that also introduce children to using a computer.

Originally designed for children with Special Educational Needs, the first edition of Speaking for Myself quickly proved its worth in mainstream inclusive class... Arrow Read full description of Speaking for Myself PLUS

* Encourages speech and listening * Signing and PCS throughout
Available from £19.99
 


Stig of the Dump

English & Literacy
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An adventure that gets learners reading for meaning.
Available on CD for Windows and for your VLE/Learning Platform!


Explore the game and its resources online on Moodle - log in as a Guest!

Stig of the Dump brings Clive King’s story (of the same name) to life, putting the learner in Barney’s shoes in a ‘virtual environment’ that contains people, objects and locations from Barney’s house, Stig’s cave and Stig's Dump itself.

Using their knowledge of the first th... Arrow Read full description of Stig of the Dump

* Reading for information * Small-group work
Available from £19.99
 


Story Scaffolds Y6

English & Literacy
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Dramatically improve story-writing skills with this interactive CD-ROM.


Trialled in schools with outstanding success, Story-writing Scaffolds (Year 6) teaches children how to plan and write stories in a variety of different genres. It is extremely easy to use and will appeal to children of different ability and interest levels.

The Story-writing Scaffolds software features a specially designed, well thought out word processor which is easy to navigate. Resulting text can be imported into any other word processor the school may alre... Arrow Read full description of Story Scaffolds Y6

* Individual & small group work * Includes speech and on-screen help
Available from £29.99
 


Story Teller 7-12

English
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Story Teller is ideal for children who enjoy making up and telling stories - in any language


Story-telling is a great oral tradition that often gets overlooked, and Story Teller is a brilliant new software pack that can help bring it back. It's also great fun. It goes right to the heart of the creative process by encouraging children to make up stories ‘on the fly’ without having to worry about writing them down. There are no right or wrong answers, and no good or bad stories — just the great spoken ideas they come up with.

The proc... Arrow Read full description of Story Teller 7-12

* Individual & small group work * Records speech. * On-screen help available.
Available from £29.99
 


Talking Clocks PLUS

Maths & Numeracy
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A success story in helping pupils tell the time on analogue and/or digital clocks.


Bright and friendly animated talking clocks interact with learners, showing them how the hands of a clock move and how digital numerals change.

Four different activities teach the concepts and words involved in telling the time: Say the Time, Set the Clock, Match the Clocks and How Much Time? Each of these can be set at levels appropriate to pupils’ ages and abilities.

Pupils can have just one ‘go’ or up to three, and can work against time, r... Arrow Read full description of Talking Clocks PLUS

* Activities by Year/Term * Whole-class demonstration
Available from £19.99
 


textThing MFL

MFL
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textThing MFL creates TEN letter, word, sentence and comprehension-level exercises from any text to encourage pupils to read and THINK. Tasks can be completed on-screen or printed out, e.g. for Homework. If stuck and the relevant speech engine is installed (see below) they can listen to the text they’re working on.

1. Punctuation and capital letters
2. Spelling
3. Cloze
4. Crosswords
5. Word Searches
6. Scrambled words
7. Prediction
8. Sequencing
9. Disclosure
10. Reading Accuracy


Easy-to-use Opt... Arrow Read full description of textThing MFL

* Write or import text * Use across Curriculum
Available from £19.99
 


textThing PLUS

English & Literacy
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textThing PLUS builds activities for word, sentence and text level work quickly and with no fuss. It takes just three clicks to start any one of the nine activities, whether you choose one of the texts provided, your own Notepad, Word or web documents.

The suite of activities covers re-building text letter-by-letter and word-by-word, grammatical awareness, spelling, sentence construction, Cloze procedure and punctuation. You can even generate unlimited word searches and crossword puzzles based on the selected text!

More than 100 starter... Arrow Read full description of textThing PLUS

* Write or import text * Use across Curriculum
Available from £19.99
 


The DoIT Bumper Pack

Early Learning
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40 Numeracy, Literacy, Design and Problem-solving activities + 320 worksheets!


Encouraging co-operative work and imagination, the DoIT Bumper Pack consists of varied and enjoyable activities for developing Literacy, Numeracy, Design and Thinking skills. .

Practising anagrams, finding meanings, opposites and word parts, counting, sorting and working with number patterns are ideal for the Literacy and Numeracy hours.

Easy-to-use Design tasks include shape, reflection, rotation, Carroll diagrams, Pelmanism puzzles and card a... Arrow Read full description of The DoIT Bumper Pack

* Co-operative work * Problem-solving
Available from £14.99
 


The Freddy Teddy Bumper Pack

Early Learning
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Cross-curricular fun and learning with our much-loved 'Freddy Teddy'.


The Freddy Teddy Bumper Pack has six inspiring programs – all in one pack - designed to improve early learning skills including counting, controlling and sequencing (pre-Logo), recognising and remembering.

In different everyday settings, children help Freddy to: rescue his ball by adding up to 5 or 10 in ‘Balloons’; get dressed step-by-step in ‘The Wardrobe’; count animals from 1 to 5 or 10 in ‘The Zoo’; remember what clothes he was wearing in ‘The Puddle’; lear... Arrow Read full description of The Freddy Teddy Bumper Pack

* Best-selling classic * Six titles in one!
Available from £14.99
 


WordMania 2 (ages 7-11)

English & Literacy
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Immersed in an easy-to-use but challenging maze-world, pupils answer questions on Spelling, Punctuation, Grammar and Comprehension to win points, clear maze obstacles and to outwit other players. Five multi-level Literacy puzzles (see screen images) are also waiting to be tackled.

Short-listed by BETT 2004 Awards judges for its ‘novel take on the use of technology, using an attractive games approach similar to games played at home’, WordMania presents a motivating setting for learning. In ‘multi-player’ mode (optional), pupils play against each ... Arrow Read full description of WordMania 2 (ages 7-11)

* Consolidate knowledge * Competitive play
Available from £19.99
 


WordMania 3 (ages 11-14)

English & Literacy
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WordMania 3 (ages 11-14) encourages pupils to practise their Language skills whilst navigating mazes, on their own, in competition with friends on a school network, or even with other schools via the Internet.

They win points by answering revision questions on Spelling, Punctuation, Grammar and Comprehension, Vocabulary and the Use of English, in order to get past maze obstacles and outwit other players who may unexpectedly get in their way.

With enough points to leave a maze, pupils can enter another, or win bonus points by tackling ... Arrow Read full description of WordMania 3 (ages 11-14)

* Test and revise skills * Competitive play
Available from £19.99
 


Words & Music

Music
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Music writing software


Until now, most music software has been black and white, and required budding musicians to manipulate fiddly notation or to sequence someone else's musical phrases. And if, like some pop stars, they preferred to start with lyrics, they couldn't.

Well now they can. Although learners can still edit notation on a stave if they wish, Words & Music also provides colourful 'paper strips' which they can slide up and down to change pitch, and stretch, shrink, split and join to make differen... Arrow Read full description of Words & Music

* Traditional notation and unique 'paper' interface * One, two or three-track compositions
Available from £19.99
 


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