Bee-bot Lessons is a resource pack and CD of classroom tested Bee-bot activities and learning resources, licensed for use across the whole school. Bee-Bot Lessons was developed by Cristy McBee, a kindergarten teacher in a technology rich laboratory classroom in Rock Springs, WY. Each of the lessons has been used and refined by both the author and her colleagues throughout the school district. Each is easy to implement and has been tested in the classroom. Bee-Bot Lessons comes with a license to copy the lessons and use them throughout a school site. They work well with students from pre-kindergarten through second grade. Bee-Bot lesson cards Bee-Bot Lessons comes complete with a CD containing nearly 1000 images carefully matched to the lessons, such as the ones to the left that support the lesson on food groups. These brightly-coloured images are especially appealing to young children. Card MatThe images are organised into convenient PDF files. Each lesson specifies the file containing the images that support it, along with other suggested resources, most conveniently available at schools. Print the images, follow the lesson instructions, and set Bee-Bot off on a teaching adventure for your class! With lessons for math, science, social studies, reading, art, and more, Bee-Bot Lessons can be used throughout the day and throughout the year, incorporating technology across the curriculum. Bee-Bot Card Mat The Bee-Bot card mat is the perfect companion for Bee-Bot Lessons. The Bee-Bot card mat is a 6 by 6 grid with a clear plastic sheet on top. The grid is designed so that each square represents one Bee-Bot step. Lift the plastic sheet, place images from Bee-Bot Lessons or those you create on the grid, and lower the plastic sheet to lock them in place. With the grid as a guide, students use Bee-Bot to explore the subject or task represented by the images. The Bee-Bot card mat provides a durable and flexible learning station for Bee-Bot that can be used in all areas of the curriculum.

A beautiful set of silver mirrored donuts. A wonderfully open ended resource with wow appeal, aligned to children’s developmental needs and interests. Donuts range in size from 8 - 15cm. These donuts stack, roll and thread. Peer into them to see your reflection. Their polished mirrored shapes really engage the children as they explore their properties. Use with a kitchen roll stacker or in metal bowls, on carpets as a giant threader etc. Please note these are not suitable to be used in sand or water or to be soaked. Avoid using in direct sunlight as the mirrored surface will reflect the light. Not suitable to be left outdoors.

These colanders are made from a strong metal and can be used outdoors. They are ideal for using with water and sand to watch it flow through the holes. Sift for gems and stones, or use to store materials. the perfect addition to your mud kitchen.

A beautiful, jewel-like collection of metallic numbered elephants that can be used in maths for number recognition, counting, prepositions, etc. Finished in metallic effect, each elephant features a numeral on one side and an amount on the other. They can be used in a more open-ended manner as they have a treasure like appeal. They will really engage children whose schematic interests are lining up, enveloping, transferring etc. A collection with a luxurious wow appeal that will delight and engage.

A tactile set of wooden discs that stack to make a delightful pyramid. These beautiful wooden discs are perfect for a multitude of activities. Stack, roll or build with them. The largest disc measures D20cm.

A set of 6 recordable units, great for speaking and listening and are ideal for use in all weathers by all ages. Outdoor Recordable Talking Buttons A set of 6 recordable units, great for speaking and listening and are ideal for use in all weathers by all ages. With a 30 second recording time. Wall mountable. Each unit requires 3 x AAA batteries (not included). The speakers have been specially designed for loud play back outdoors and are ideal for treasure hunts or interactive listening and speaking activities. They are weather resistant but we recommend storing them inside when not in use. Size: diameter 15cm, depth 5.5cm.

Problem-Solving with Bee-Bot includes a teacher manual with instructions and objectives and a CD with 150 student challenges, licensed for use across your whole school. Problem-Solving with Bee-Bot is targeted at students in first through fifth grades. Challenges are based on a grid which takes advantage of Bee-Bot's 90 degree turns. Initial exercises challenge students to develop simple routes for Bee-Bot and can be used with younger students. Subsequent exercises have more complicated routes tied to cartesian coordinates on the grid, providing hands-on practice in understanding graphing and mapping. Additional challenges focus on prediction, logic, sequencing, and directions. Working together on challenges helps student develop communication and collaboration skills while testing their solutions with Bee-Bot provides a motivating experience in self-evaluation. Problem-Solving with Bee-Bot includes a teacher manual with instructions and objectives and a CD with 150 student challenges. Challenges are self-contained on one page to be easily printed and distributed to students. Each challenge is self-contained with its goal and instructions. Students solve the challenge they are presented and then test their solution with Bee-Bot. Challenges are organized by type and level of difficulty, so teachers can match challenges to student experience and ability. Challenges that emphasize mapping, graphing, predicting, and sequencing are included along with a series of challenges that present increasingly complex Bee-Bot routes. Problem-Solving with Bee-Bot was developed by Lester Carr, a 40-year public school veteran, who drew on broad experience introducing technology into the classroom to develop Problem-Solving with Bee-Bot. Bee-Bot's simplicity and ease and use were an inspiration to develop challenges that put the motivation, excitement, and learning potential of robot technology into the hands of elementary school students.

A new take on the classic Dark Den. A flap door covers the entrance and the double nylon skin blocks out the light. Great for sensory exploration, using torches, glow in the dark resources or as a cosy space for children to retreat too. Why not decorate the exterior of Triangular Dark Den with fabrics and create a teepee.

Big-Point is ideal for speaking and listening, records and plays back 30 seconds of sound. With a removable clear top you can create pictures, symbols, numbers or letters to match your recording. The large size is ideal for children with visual or motor skill impairments. Encourages speaking and listening. Ideal for cross-curricular work. Record part of a story and then add a picture or word underneath the clear perspex lid, then ask the children to sequence them. Record sound effects and play back during storytelling use for colour coded question and answer games Pack of 6 vibrant colours. Requires 3 x AAA batteries, not included. Size - 8.5 x 8.5 x 2.5cm

These award winning recordable pegs are not only a fantastic addition to your Nursery Resources in your Early Years setting but also great for use in Primary. So simple to operate - just flick the switch to 'record', press the special light-touch contacts and record up to ten seconds of audio message. To play your message back, simply flick the switch to 'play' and touch the contacts. In a set of six, the loud playback is suitable for every part of your setting, indoors or out. Each peg measures approximately 10cm, ideal for little hands to manipulate. They have so many uses - here a few ideas we had (we know you will have more!): Use for dens to record who lives there, what the purpose of the den is, who made it or as an electronic doorbell. Perhaps a dragon roar on a magical cave, or a mooing noise on the barn door? Talking number lines or time lines Use with artwork to describe what something is, who made it, or what the child was feeling like when they made it. Make a talking display - use pictures of parents or carers with their voice, or have children describe what they have done in the day Place near an activity so that children can follow instructions Take outside and use on fences, or use on treasure hunts. Why not clip around you nature area for children to discover clues every time they press play? Or how about children setting up their own treasure hunts? Why not create a beautiful and informative space display in your classroom with this set of 6 brightly coloured recordable pegs. Record information about rockets, planets or space facts to display with artwork or even peg up and record descriptive language moon poems! Easy to use, the pegs are ideal for SEN children as they are so simple to operate (no buttons to push, just a simple touch switch) Each pegs record up to ten seconds of audio - great for sequencing story parts or exploring language and communication Because the peg can clip to a variety of surfaces, or attach magnetically, it really does lend itself to all kinds of learning opportunities. Set includes 6 recordable pegs in 6 bright colours with replaceable batteries. Size Approx 10cm.

Our first programmable robot designed for outdoor use! Winner of the BETT 2020 award for the best digital device. Boasting Bluetooth functionality and designed for robust challenges, Rugged Robot can be controlled via tablet or the TTS TacTile Code Reader. With a memory of up to 256 steps, Rugged Robot will be able to carry out the most challenging of activities. With 3 speeds, students can set how fast the robot moves. It also boasts an obstacle sensor which can be turned on and off to prepare students to the more complex programming that lies ahead. An obstacle sensor which can be turned on and off will detect obstacles in front of the robot and reverse and rotate 45 degrees before carrying out the rest of the program.

Written by an experienced teacher of Computer Science, this 68 page book hopes to inspire big projects in your classroom with Rugged Robot. Whether you have one Rugged Robot or a class set, this book hopes to inspire your computer science lessons whilst saving you significant planning time. Contains 7 lessons worth of photocopiable activities. Focusing on delivering cross curricular lessons, this book includes lesson plans and resources to help deliver KS2 computer science lessons whilst developing your learner’s computational thinking skills. The book includes 7 fully resourced lessons which include topics from the Apollo 11 moon landing to Coral Reef preservation.

The Rugged Robot Class Kit includes 4 x Rugged Robots, 4 x Tactile Readers, 2 x Rugged Robot Activity Mat (style varies based on available stock), 1 x Rugged Robot Activity Book, 1 x Rugged Robot Camera Adapter, and 1 x Belkin Rockstar 10-Port USB Charging Hub. This programmable robot is designed for outdoor use! Boasting Bluetooth functionality and designed for robust challenges, Rugged Robot can be controlled via tablet, iPad, or the TTS TacTile Reader. With a memory of up to 256 steps, Rugged Robot will be able to carry out the most challenging of activities. With 3 speeds, students can set how fast the robot moves. It also boasts an obstacle sensor that can be turned on and off to prepare students to the more complex programming that lies ahead. The obstacle sensor which can be turned on and off will detect obstacles in front of the robot and reverse and rotate 45 degrees before carrying out the rest of the program. The Rugged Robot is rechargeable via USB and takes approximately 3 hours to fully charge. Fully charged the Rugged Robot will have approximately 1 hour of battery life. Features Free downloadable app IOS Android Outdoor friendly Rechargeable Built-in obstacle avoidance sensors Memory of up to 256 Steps! Works with the Blue-Bot TacTile Reader

This mat is designed to engage students in programming and construction at the same time! Can you take the rubble to the skip? Take the workman to the digger?

Take Rugged Robot for a swim in the coral reef using this 120cm x 120cm mat. Providing excellent cross curricular links, this mat includes a variety of coral fish, examples of coral bleaching and a broken ship mast which links to the Treasure Island mat. Supported by lesson ideas in our Rugged Robot Computational Thinking Textbook, the Coral Reef mat can be used in a variety of different ways. Why not litter the reef with old plastics? How long will different types of rubbish take to biodegrade? Can you program Rugged to collect up the rubbish in the coral?

Program Rugged Robot to navigate through a Lunar Landscape! A 120 cm x 120 cm mat designed to be used with the Rugged Robot. Ideal for when you want to use Rugged robot indoors!