Teacher Notes

Open, explain, practise.

These 38 activities are designed for short-notice substitute lessons. They practise useful computer skills without needing accounts, passwords, scores, or a teacher dashboard.

Simple lesson structure

Use one activity for younger students or two activities for older students.

1. Show
Project the activity and demonstrate one example.
2. Practise
Students complete the activity on their own computer.
3. Repeat
Students reset and try again, or move to another activity.
4. Finish
Students close tabs, tidy the desk, and log out if needed.

Suggested activities by level

Kindergarten

Colour and Click Challenge, Catch the Moving Object, Pack the School Bag, Computer Parts Match, Picture Labelling with teacher support.

P1–P3

Dropdown Detective, Build a Sentence, Keyboard Treasure Hunt, Typing Accuracy, Copy & Paste Ninja, Scroll and Find, Fix the Mistake.

P4–P6 basic

Search Detective, Shortcut Superstars, Mini Slide Maker, File Name Fixer, Timetable Builder, Pop-up Panic, Cursor Control Challenge, Select the Text, Radio Button vs Checkbox.

P4–P6 challenge

Email Practice Lab, Password Power, URL Detective, Data Entry Checker, Research Notes, School Shop Challenge, Folder Sorter, Robot Instructions, Strong Search Keywords, Result or Advertisement?, Upload the Correct File, File Type Match, Spreadsheet Starter.

Substitute teacher tip

For younger students, start with one mouse-control activity such as Colour and Click Challenge or Catch the Moving Object. For P4–P6, start with one controlled task such as File Name Fixer, URL Detective, or File Type Match, then let students try a more independent task such as Email Practice Lab, Research Notes, School Shop Challenge, or Spreadsheet Starter.

Future upgrade ideas

Later, this can be connected to a MySQL database for student names, classes, scores, completion history, leaderboards, and a teacher dashboard. For now, the prototype stays simple and safe.