key stage 2 learning

LEARNING GAMES FOR KS2 – By keystagetwo.com

This article brought to you by keystagetwo.com looks at the link between incorporating games into children’s education, and the benefits.  The article concludes with details on how keystagetwo.com can help your child at this important stage of their education!

Primary children love playing games in the classroom – they are a fabulous way for them to learn whilst also having fun. Nowadays, with advances in ICT and interactivity in classrooms, the possibilities for using computer-based games are endless. But how do we ensure that the games we use are appropriate for the curriculum? And how do we create games that are both effective for, and relevant to, our learners? Keystagetwo.com covers both and more!
With keystagetwo.com you will identify opportunities to use games that are linked to the KS2 literacy curriculum and will evaluate how successful the games are in supporting and motivating your learners or children. With the system your children can use a range of simple literacy games covering topics such as word types, sentences, spelling and sequencing, which will not only stimulate and encourage, but will also meet the lesson objectives of the KS2 literacy curriculum.
ICT is a vitally important part of today’s curriculum. By learning ICT throughout school, your learners will be better prepared to enter a world of rapidly changing technology and to use their ICT skills to find, explore, analyze, exchange and present information.
At Key Stage Two level, learners are starting to use a wider range of ICT tools and are developing their research skills. They are also learning how to amend their work and present it in a way that suits the audience. Therefore, throughout the website you will find a range of resources and activities that are directly linked to these key ICT outcomes for KS2.

KeyStageTwo.com is currently working with schools across the British Isles to offer cost reducing benefits to schools across the UK. The system is currently working in 23 schools, and is in talks with various government agencies to have the system installed on a national level within the UK.

Key Stage Two is an affordable education system which integrates education with entertainment by linking education with fun online games which test the child while they learn. We have recorded great results with children spending on average 40 minutes per evening on the system, doing homework’s and usually additional tests, hence improving the acuity and performance of even the most hard to reach pupil.

The system has identified the following benefits to schools:

-Overall School Cost Reduction due to less homework’s needing printed it saves money

-Very low price means it is affordable for all schools as well as home tutors

-Teacher Time Reduction due to the reduced amount of marking

-Non Discriminatory, offering facilities to aid children who do not have home computers

-Environmentally friendly reducing your need for printing

-It helps schools meet their own IT targets

-Full Customer Support team in place meaning any queries are dealt with.

-There is a marked Improvement in Children’s performance particularly those who are hard to engage through traditional methods

-Tracking of Child Performance provided by the system enables constructive lesson support, identifying particular areas of weakness in particular pupils as well as the class as a whole.

Why not Lobby a school near you to get involved in the free trial, and give your child the benefit of an IT Integrated education.  Contact us direct on 028 91 464851 or Click the link below for more information.