Computing Activities

Purple Mash - https://www.purplemash.com/sch/lingey - There are a range of computing activities available on Purple Mash.

Google Logos - Create your own Logo - https://csfirst.withgoogle.com/c/cs-first/en/create-your-own-google-logo/create-your-own-google-logo/create-your-own-google-logo.html

Lego Designer - Fancy designing your own Lego, but using bricks online. If you have access to a computer/laptop download this software. Please ask your parent/guardian permission before downloading.  https://www.leocad.org/download.html

Mouse Skills - https://minimouse.us/ - Practise your mouse skills using this website.

Coding

Blocky - https://blockly.games/  As the name suggests, this website teaches programming in a series of puzzles and blocks. Kids need to solve a puzzle through drag and drop to create a story that solves a specific problem. They are then allowed to see the results of their work in action.

Code Combat -  https://codecombat.com/play/dungeon This is a great site for kids of all ages who love playing online games and want to learn how to code in the process. The games are interactive and to control actions of players, the kids have to write lines of code. The difficulty rises as they advance in stages.

Code.Org - https://code.org/student/elementary is well known in teaching sciences and computer science is one of their popular subjects. Kids in middle school can enjoy the interactive one-on-one tutorials as they learn to code in whatever language they wish.

Code Monster - http://www.crunchzilla.com/code-monster Introduce your kids to Javascript programming taught through a fun and interactive session by their favourite monster. There are two boxes. The kid code in one box and the result is displayed in the other box.

Kodu - https://www.kodugamelab.com/

Kodu is a visual programming language made specifically for creating games on the PC or Xbox.

Scratch - https://scratch.mit.edu/ This is a great website where they can learn how to build practically anything they can dream of. The website was created as an online community to help young kids become programmers through easy activity packs and a great support system.

Scratch Jr - https://www.scratchjr.org/  - App based for children aged 4+

Tynker - https://www.tynker.com/ This website allows kids to learn programming at their own pace. There is so much to do here and with easy lessons and tutorials, kids can be able to make practically anything they wish including applications, web apps, games or website pages. The website is free to use but there is a subscription if your kid wants to take their expertise to the next level.