Purple Mash review by Anita R
Date: 07.07.2022It is easy to use with clear lesson plans and PowerPoints. There are also assessment activities. We have mixed age classes and it enables us to match the units onto our long term map. ...
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It is easy to use with clear lesson plans and PowerPoints. There are also assessment activities. We have mixed age classes and it enables us to match the units onto our long term map. ...
READIt claims to have material for six lessons per half term but I can usually only find enough for 4....
READWithin the computing planning there is a very clear progression of skills which spans across both key stages. A weakness would be that the extensions are sometimes lacking....
READIt is fairly comprehensive in its approach and has lots of resources and appropriate planning that is always useful across the school....
READHas some great ideas and the planning is sound...
READWell resourced, easy to follow. Ready to pick up and teach. It can however be a little prescriptive and places a ceiling on creativity. It’s essential that teachers add and amend the lessons to get maximum outcomes....
READClosely matched could do with being more challenging in some places especially as the children progress through the year....
READThe curriculum demands are well matched. ...
READBroad range of ideas to encourage children’s creativity and exploring mediums. Some of the activities they suggest do not flow well enough for me, I like to see a build up of skill to final piece and Kapow for me wasn’t hitting that....
READBroadly matches main objectives but style and methods often differ...
READThe strengths are the layout and clarity if the resource. The weakness is that it is limited and if it does not fit your topic it is possibly not usable. ...
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