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The Spark Island product range

Spark Island charactersClick to see details of our products for schools and homes.

Spark Learning Limited, the company behind Spark Island, is dedicated to creating educational resources that are fun, effective and easy to use for children aged 3-11. We publish online, in print and on CD-ROM under the Spark Island brand. Our publishing partners include BBC Worldwide and Collins Education. Our customers are teachers and parents, but some of our greatest fans are the children who use our products!

Our products for schools

Spark Island Online

Spark Island Online is our flagship product - accessible from http://www.sparkisland.com/. It consolidates specific learning outcomes in numeracy, literacy and science through the use of ICT. We are used by thousands of schools in the UK, have been nominated for a BAFTA and a BETT award, and have had excellent reviews from Curriculum Online evaluators, including TEEM. The service can be trialled for fourteen days, for free - click here. Otherwise, click for full details of what it's for and how much it costs.

Early Years, Literacy and Numeracy CD-ROMs

CD-ROM coverActivities available on Spark Island Online, accompanied by their associated teaching suggestions and printable resources, are available in CD-ROM format as part of our partnership with Collins Education.

Available CD-ROMs (click on the title for more information or to order it on approval):
ICT Adventure

ICT Adventure coverThis unique multimedia ICT resource contains everything to help you deliver the ICT QCA Scheme of Work from Year 1 to Year 6. With a Teacher's Guide, Pupil Book and CD-ROM for each year, ICT Adventure offers structured lessons that make ICT easy to deliver in the classroom either with or without a computer. Produced in collaboration with Collins Education.

The following products are available (click for more information and to order evaluation packs):

Year 1:Pupil Book
(also available as Big Book)
Teacher's GuideCD-ROM
Year 2:Pupil Book
(also available as Big Book)
Teacher's GuideCD-ROM
Year 3:Pupil BookTeacher's GuideCD-ROM
Year 4:Pupil BookTeacher's GuideCD-ROM
Year 5:Pupil BookTeacher's GuideCD-ROM
Year 6:Pupil BookTeacher's GuideCD-ROM


Other formats

Spark Island resources can be provided in a range of formats, tailored to Local Education Authority or Regional Broadband Consortium specifications. SCORM packaged versions of the resources are available for Virtual Learning environments including RM's Kaleidos and Granada Learning's Learnwise. For more details contact us on 0207 004 2606.

Our products for homes

Our products for homes are available at leading retailers including W.H. Smith, Waterstone's, PC World,
amazon.co.uk and some supermarket branches.

Spark Island Online
Spark Island charactersSpark Island Online is our flagship product - accessible from http://www.sparkisland.com/ It helps parents know what their children are doing at school and provides help to improve their learning. We are used by thousands of schools in the UK, have been nominated for a BAFTA and a BETT award, and have had excellent reviews from Parents' Information Network. Click to try the service for fourteen days for free or for details of prices and how to pay.

Book and CD-ROM packages
We have produced a range of book and CD-ROM packages with BBC Worldwide which combine engaging print activities with interactive educational games. Click for more information and to order from the BBC Shop online.

CD-ROMs
Also produced in collaboration with BBC Worldwide, activities from Spark Island are also available on CD-ROMs for homes.

Books

ICT Adventure coverIn partnership with Collins Education, we have produced a series of 12 activity books based on the weird and wonderful world of Spark Island and its inhabitants. All the activities support the National Curriculum, the Numeracy and Literacy Frameworks and are designed to be fun as well as educational. Based on Spark Island's learning environment and the appealing characters that live there, this series of activity books provides lots of opportunities for children to practise core skills at home. Click for more information and online ordering:

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