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Mini apps 🧰

Little tools for the classroom. Pick one, use it, save your work to your own device.

Nothing you make is sent anywhere. Your work is kept in this browser while you use it, and Save puts a copy in your Downloads or Files. On a shared computer or iPad, save your work before you leave. The camera apps keep photos in this browser only, and the Clear my work button removes them.

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Draw and Paint

Art and makingArt & Design - KS1 & KS2

A big blank canvas to draw or paint anything, with pen, brush and marker styles.

Online Animator

Art and makingArt & Design, Computing - KS2

Draw frame by frame, with onion skin to line up each drawing, and play it back.

Stop Motion Animator

Art and makingArt & Design, Computing - KS2

Capture photos frame by frame with the camera, then play them back as an animation.

Make Photo Collages

Art and makingArt & Design, Computing - KS1 & KS2

Pick a layout and fill it with photos to tell a story in pictures.

Make Emoji Art

Art and makingArt & Design, Computing - KS1

Build a picture out of emoji, one grid square at a time.

Word Processor

Writing and computingEnglish - KS1 & KS2

A big, clear page to write on, with fonts, colours and bold, italic and underline.

Step by Step

Writing and computingComputing, English - KS1 & KS2

Break a job into clear, numbered steps - and put them in the right order.

Geoboard

MathsMaths - KS1 & KS2

Stretch bands between the pegs to make shapes, then count their sides and corners.

Pattern Blocks

MathsMaths - KS1 & KS2

Build pictures and patterns from triangles, squares, hexagons and rhombuses.

Pictogram Maker

MathsMaths - Year 2 statistics, and KS2

Tally what you counted, then show it as a pictogram, a block diagram or a table - and answer questions about it.

Avatar Maker

Art and makingArt & Design, Computing - KS1 & KS2

Build a cartoon character - pick a face, hair, colours and extras.

Prompt Machine

Writing and computingEnglish (writing), Computing (how AI makes pictures) - KS1 & KS2

Tap three slots, pull the lever, and the machine prints a picture to write about.

Colour Sorting

MathsEYFS - Mathematics, Understanding the World

Drag the coloured objects into the matching-colour bowls, then check your score.

Branching Database

Writing and computingData & Information - KS2 (branching databases)

Sort objects with yes/no questions, then play a game where the database guesses your object.

Database

Writing and computingData & Information - UKS2 (flat-file databases)

Build a database of records, then sort, search and filter it to answer questions.

Flowchart Maker

Writing and computingComputing - UKS2 (algorithms), bridging into KS3 flowcharts

Draw an algorithm with the flowchart shapes and magnetic arrows - start, steps, and yes/no decisions.

Map Labelling

Science and geographyGeography - KS1 & KS2 (locational knowledge)

Drag the labels onto the map - continents, countries or capital cities - then get a score.

Label the Body

Science and geographyScience - KS1 Year 1 (animals including humans: name and label the basic parts of the human body)

Drag the words onto the right part of the body - face, body, or legs and feet - then get a score.

Beat the Robot

Writing and computingComputing, English - KS1 & KS2

Race a robot to type words and sentences before the clock runs out, and climb the class league table.

Fraction wall

MathsMaths - KS2

Shade the bars to compare fractions, or build a bar model to picture a word problem.

Hundred square

MathsMaths - KS1 & KS2

Colour in the multiples, spot the patterns, and hide the numbers to test the class.

Number line

MathsMaths - KS1 & KS2

Mark numbers on the line, then draw the jumps between them to show your working.

Place value mat

MathsMaths - KS1 & KS2

Put counters in the columns to build a number, and exchange ten of one for one of the next.

Base ten blocks

MathsMaths - KS1 & KS2

Build a number out of ones, ten rods, hundred flats and thousand cubes, all drawn to scale.

Money

MathsMaths - KS1 & KS2

Make an amount with real British coins and notes, drawn true to size against each other.

Clock

MathsMaths - KS1 & KS2

Move the hands to show a time, and read it back in words and in digits.

Coordinates

MathsMaths - Year 4 (first quadrant) & Year 6 (four quadrants)

Plot points on a grid and join them into a shape - first quadrant, or all four.

Dice

Teacher toolsFor teachers

One to five dice on the board, big enough for the back row. A six shows its pips to count; the ten and the twelve show their number.

Task Timer

Teacher toolsFor teachers

A big countdown timer for the whole class to see.

Spelling Test

Teacher toolsFor teachers

Type the list and it reads them out: the word, a sentence, then the word again, at a pace you set, with a countdown for writing.

Sound Level Meter

Teacher toolsFor teachers

A green, amber and red traffic light for classroom noise. Nothing is ever recorded.

Brain Break Wheel

Teacher toolsFor teachers

Spin for a 30-second wiggle: star jumps, freeze dance, or a quiet stretch at the desk.

QR Code Maker

Teacher toolsFor teachers

Turn a website, video or form into a QR code the class can scan, in any colour you like.

Noggle

Teacher toolsFor teachers

Boggle with numbers. A grid of sixteen and a total to make from numbers that touch. The more numbers a child uses, the more it scores.

Credits and licences for the open-source software and fonts the mini apps use.