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Acne Monster
Spots and eruptions of volcanic proportions - ugh!
It is so gross it’s funny - an Acme of Acne. A vision of spots and pus.
Hope you remember to wash your face and hands!
Requires: Fun Machine
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Add-bracadabra
Runaway numbers need putting in their places before the security system will unlock the doors. It all adds up to the answer that is staring you in the face. Can you hack it?
Educational outcomes...
Working mathematically: reason; apply & verify
Number: addition; re-grouping; place-value; number patterns
Logic: problem solve
Playing with numbers helps to develop familiarity with number patterns and confidence and accuracy with computations. the predictability of addition patterns forms the basis of being able to add mentally numbers which require regrouping (carrying tens and hundreds). Being able to calculate accurately has obvious practical advantages in everyday life.
Fun Machine 2 and enrichment activities included free
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Blooprints
Scuttlers (weird alien creatures) need accommodation, but they’re fussy and want housing to suit their own particular sense of style. Orders go to the scuttler architect who builds a small model making sure that each scuttler receives a completely original house.
Educational outcomes...
Working mathematically: contextualise mathematics
Measurement: volume
Space: exploring 2D & 3D shapes
Recognising the attributes of a 3D shape, the amount of space or volume it occupies and how it looks from different views, forms the basis of being able to draw, manipulate and use 3d objects. This has practical benefits for daily living and for many occupations such as architecture, sculpting, pottery, technical drafting etc.
Thinking laterally, visualising consequences and generating new ideas and solutions to problems have become essential skills for living in today’s society. Children acquire these skills through creative play, problem solving and exploring and testing their ideas.
During Blooprints the player explores 3D shapes, the volume or space the shapes occupy and how they appear from different views while having the flexibility to create, experiment and try out ideas.
Fun Machine 2 and enrichment activities included free
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Bug Bytes
The ultimate electrical experience. Computer bugs are annoying Wrex Havoc! Surround and zap them and see if you can get more than Wrex!
Educational outcomes...
Working mathematically: reason; strategic play
Measurement: area & perimeter
Space: exploring 2D shapes patterns; congruence; boundaries
Chance
Measurement of perimeter and area has direct relevance to many everyday situations such as calculating the amount of material needed for fencing, dressmaking, floor covering or picture frames.
Children need to develop a sound understanding of the concept of perimeter as the outside edge enclosing a space and area as the surface of this shape.
Bug Bytes engages the player in a strategic game, which explores the measurement of perimeter and area using arbitrary units.
Fun Machine 2 and enrichment activities included free
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Catscan
A Cat has a problem with excess hair and coughs up hairballs, aiming them at the scuttlers. The scuttlers are not afraid and in fact tease him to make him cough up more.
Educational outcomes...
Working mathematically: apply & verify
Number: estimation, greater, less than, between, addition & subtraction
Estimation and mental mathematical calculation skills allow people to deal effectively with everyday mathematical situations.
Good estimation skills provide a sound foundation for children to check their solutions to mathematical problems, perform mental calculations quickly and efficiently and encourages the effective use calculators where estimation allows quick checking of results. It requires an understanding of number relations and basic facts.
By playing Catscan the player uses their understanding and knowledge of basic addition and subtraction facts to estimate a solution within a given range and in doing so may use a variety of mental calculations.
Fun Machine 2 and enrichment activities included free
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Cheesed Off
Great Aunt Dimensia and Reek Havoc are having afternoon tea in the garden. Help Wrex prepare the munchies...
Educational outcomes...
Working mathematically: problem solving; apply & verify
Space: : exploring 2D nets; 3D attributes; dissections
Experience with three dimensional objects, their nets (2D plans) and the faces created from the dissection of these objects has practical application for many everyday situations and various occupations including dress and toy making, architecture, carpentry, sculpture, drafting, engineering, cottage crafts and so on.
While playing Cheesed Off theplayer will observe the transformation of nets into solid objects (cheeses) and gain an understanding of dissection as they position these cheeses to make the required cuts. They will also become familiar with fundamental geometric shapes.
Fun Machine 2 and enrichment activities included free
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Dateless
Sir Plus, the ghostly knight, has had an interesting and varied past but, because of head damage from jousting, he has forgotten the dates of important events and needs help to identify them.
Educational outcomes...
Working mathematically: problem solving; contextualise mathematics
Measurement: time
Number: addition & subtraction; place value; basic facts; number patterns; multiplication & division
Logic: logical thinking; deductive reasoning
The measurement of the passage of time is of particular relevance and interest to all people as a way of keeping track of seasonal cycles and the passing of days.
By playing Dateless the player uses mathematical clues in order to eliminate the impossible dates and identify the exact date of an event in Sir Plus’ life. The player draws on their general mathematical knowledge of number sequence, Roman numerals, factors, multiples, prime and composite numbers to identify the date as well as using their understanding of ordinal number patterns, the relationship between days, weeks and months and the setting out of calendars.
Fun Machine 2 and enrichment activities included free
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Deadbeat Despots
Fight fear and corruption with ridicule -
stick it up their noses!
Why should terror and corruption disrupt our lives and make us do things that are not right just because of fear?
This game does not claim to be educational in nature. It is just silly, addictive and lots of fun.
However, it is possible to use this fun game as a starting point for discussion about corrupt and terrorist leaders and could provoke some discussion as to how to reject what these people stand for.
Apart from that, it is just a funny game with which to while away some time whilst having a laugh!
5% of the proceeds from the sale of this game will be donated to a charity which cares for kids.
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Deep Purple
Feeling Lucky! Lucky! Lucky?
Did you know that Purple is the color of luck?
Drape your Fun Machine in this lucky color and maybe you will be too!
Requires: Fun Machine
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Dem Bones
Dem bones, dem bones, dem drryyyy bones!
Gross out with this skin stitched together from old bones.
This skin wraps around the Fun Machine, it's close to the bone!
Requires: Fun Machine
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Doin' Time
Mr B Bad Wolf should be doing time for his crime. Watch out for the sequence of events in this timely game show.
Educational outcomes...
Working mathematically: problem solving
Measurement: time
Measuring the passing of time has always been of interest and importance to people. Reading time both in digital and analogue format is an integral and important part of our daily lives.
Although children often readily read digital time many have difficulty reading time on an analogue clock face. Much of this difficulty can be overcome by forming an association with ditital time and the muinutes and the numerals on the clock e.g. when the minute hand is on the 1 it indicates 5 minutes has passed; 2 = 10 minutes etc.
Doin’ Time encourages the close association between the minute hand, five minute intervals, the numerals on the clock face and digital time all in a fun game.
Fun Machine 2 and enrichment activities included free
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Dragon Drop
Sir Plus has forgotten his family’s heraldic crests so he needs you to bone up on the puzzling problems. Use dragon bones to re-create the right patterns on the shield.
Educational outcomes...
Working mathematically: problem solving; contectualise mathematics; apply & verify
Space: exploring 2D shapes; regions
Measurement: Area
Problem solving is an intrinsic and essential aspect of working mathematically. Practice in thinking logically, deductively and laterally increases the flexibility of a person’s thinking and provides a sound basis for success in all areas of life.
To solve the Dragon Drop puzzles, the player uses higher order thinking skills. To find solutions, the player makes conjectures (thoughtful guesses) about the position of bones that form the sides of squares, tests ideas and discards those that are unsuccessful.
Fun Machine 2 and enrichment activities included free
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eVac-U8 from Windy Towers
Laugh as you learn!
Play 18 of the most absorbing, amazing and mind-bending games ever!
Enter the crazy, crumbling and smelly world of Windy Towers, home of Great Aunt Dimensia, a couple of knit-wits called Elbie-Arbie, and eVac-U8, a sneezy spaceship with an allergy to inquisitive visitors (don't touch his big red nose!).
What an effective way to reinforce learning and foster confidence in mathematics!
Complements essential classroom mathematics
Guaranteed success for kids aged 7 and over
Collect and print out 2D nets called Vacs to construct your own 3D model of eVac-U8
Jokes and surprises enhance the learning experience
Suitable for: Ages 7 and up.
Product pack includes:
- Interactive CD-ROM
- Parent's booklet
- Enrichment Activities
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Floaters
Enter a room used to store space objects then build and test spacecraft objects but beware … gravity can be turned off or on and you don’t have the control switch!
Educational outcomes...
Working mathematically: problem solving
Space: exploring 2D & 3D shapes; symmetry; scale
Experience with two and three dimensional shapes and a sound understanding of symmetry and how shapes can be transformed or enlarged has practical application for many everyday situations and various occupations e.g. dress or toy making, pattern making, fabric design, architecture, drafting , interior decorating, cottage crafts etc.
While playing Floaters the player explores symmetry and scale enlargement of simple 2D shapes which are then transformed into 3D models.
Fun Machine 2 and enrichment activities included free
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Fun Machine 2
The Fun Machine is a virtual interface where you can store all your Fun Machine games.
It has no games pre-loaded so you can choose which ones you want for yourself.
You can download this to check it out, but each game you buy here has the Fun Machine included. (We just thought you might like a closer look at it.)
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Get Sorted
Luckily there is always a Mailgrub working away to ensure that the mail gets there on time.
Educational outcomes...
Working mathematically: problem solving
Space: grid movement
Successful navigation through an environment requires the ability to visualise shapes and identify the location and arrangement of objects while moving along a particular route.
Interpreting maps or other graphical images of routes requires an ability to asociate movement and location in the real world with symbolic representations.
During Get Sorted the player uses their understanding of orientation, movement and direction.
Fun Machine 2 and enrichment activities included free
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Green Lizard
It’s mean and green and oh so scaly!
Dress up your Fun Machine with Ed’s cast off coat.
Scales aren’t always slimy, but they could be!
Requires: Fun Machine
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Gutbuster
Baarbi is sick, that’s why she has a green face. Fix her tummy troubles in a fraction if the time by untwisting her guts so that the pill travels through to the exit.
Educational outcomes...
Working mathematically: problem solving; strategies; reason
Space: movement & position
Number: equivalent fractions; fraction concepts
Successful navigation through an environment requires the ability to visualise and identify the location and arrangement of objects while choosing or moving along optimum pathways.
Interpreting maps or other graphical images of routes requires an ability to associate movement and location in the real world with symbolic representations.
During Gutbuister theplayer develops their understanding of orientation, movement and direction, whilst exploring equivalent fractions. .
Fun Machine 2 and enrichment activities included free
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Jar Wars
Use Corky’s sticky orange tongue to capture the right combination of flying stink bugs so he can make some perfume for Great Aunt Dimensia.
Educational outcomes...
Working mathematically: apply & verify
Number: addition & subtraction
Performing basic addition and subtraction calculations quickly and with ease develops confidence when dealing with mathematical situations in daily life. seeing small sets o fnumbers represented pictorially, in groups and in varying combinations helps children to visualise and internalise basic operations.
In Jar Wars the player mentally combines and separates sets of numbers which are visually represented and perform basic addition and subtraction calculations.
Fun Machine 2 and enrichment activities included free
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Knitwit
Knit 1; Purl 1; Knit 1; url 1 ... Oops, dropped a stitch!
Great Aunt Dimensia (GAD) has knitted this skin especially for You!
Slip this on and knit your wits!
Requires: Fun Machine
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Manchester United
Dress your Fun Machine in you‘re favourite team's strip.
If Man U is not your pick, send us an email to let us know which you would like?
Requires: Fun Machine
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MAP bundle
This bundle of fun educational games for kids focuses on Movement & position; Area & Perimeter
There are 6 games in the bundle:
Get Sorted
Gutbuster
Maze Mugger
The Works
Bug Bytes
Which Stitch?
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Fun Machine 2 and enrichment activities included free
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Maze Mugger
Wrex Havoc has scattered food all through his cheesy maze. Help Kip the scuttler put the party food together again but watch out or Wrex will beat him up and make you lose time.
Educational outcomes...
Working mathematically: mathematical strategies
Number: fraction concepts
Space: movement & position
Recognising number patterns and understanding common fractions is essential for confident handling of numerical situations and the development of good number sense.
The basic building blocks for a child’s understanding of how numbers work requires the exploration of number patterns and relationships using real objects or pictorial representation of real objects.
In Maze Mugger the player explores and identifies common fractions of real objects represented pictorially. they develop the concept of a fraction as part of ‘a whole’ i.e. that a whole can be separated into equal parts.
Fun Machine 2 and enrichment activities included free
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Measurement bundle
This bundle of games focuses on Measurement
There are 5 games in the bundle:
Blooprints
Weigh To Go
Doin’ Time
Dateless
Tongue ‘n’ Groove
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Fun Machine 2 and enrichment activities included free
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Nappy Rush
Nanny Scuttler is in trouble again… her charges just want to escape and run amok. She just needs some help to build playpens so that when the outside door opens nothing gets blown away.
Educational outcomes...
Working mathematically: contextualise mathematics
Measurement: area & perimeter
Space: exploring 2D shapes
Chance: spinner 3-8
Measurement of perimeter and area has direct relevance to many everyday situations such as calculating the amount of material needed for fencing, floor covering, dressmaking or painting a wall.
Children need to develop a sound understanding of the concept of perimeter as the outside edge enclosing a space and area as the surface of this shape.
Nappy Rush engages the player in a strategic game, which explores the measurement of perimeter and area using arbitrary units.
Fun Machine 2 and enrichment activities included free
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Number Bundle
This bundle of games focuses on Number
There are 5 games in the bundle:
Catscan
Jar Wars
Sheep Shuffle
Pongy
Whacky
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Fun Machine 2 and enrichment activities included free
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Place Value and Logic
This bundle of games focuses on Place Value; Re-grouping & Logic
There are 6 games in the bundle:
Plop Shop
Socket Rocket
Pop Offs
Shapeshifter
Add-bracadabra
Wrex Rules
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Fun Machine 2 and enrichment activities included free
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Plop Shop
Gazza the dragon lives in the deep dark recesses of the basement. Gazza plays an important part in keeping the gas supply topped up! But he needs constant feeding so use Plop Shop to process Scuttler plops to fulfill Gazza’s orders for food.
Educational outcomes...
Working mathematically: apply & verify
Number: place value; addition & subtraction; multiplication & division
Chance: die 1-6
Understand &squo;Place Value’ (the value of a numeral depending upon its position e.g. for 253 the 2=200, the 5=50 and the 3=3) is essential for knowing how to read, write and say whole numbers and is important for most mental and written calculations.
By playing Plop Shop the player develops an understanding of place value by separating and combining sets to represent numbers in 100’, 10’ and 1’.
Fun Machine 2 and enrichment activities included free
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Pongy
Bat some rubbish around with Wrex Havoc likes before putting it in the bin.
Educational outcomes...
Working mathematically: reason; apply & verify; problem-solve; strategy
Number: multiplication & division; addition & subtraction; estimate products
The ability to use number concepts and solve mental arithmetic calculations allows people to deal effectively and confidently with everyday mathematical situations. Good estimation skills provide a sound foundation for children to check solutions to mathematical problems and helps them perform mental calculations quickly and efficiently.
During Pongy the player selects and uses a bat to hit a piece of rubbish, multiplying or dividing a critical number at the same time. Players use a variety of mental calculations to help select the best bat, until a number is created that fits within their required range.
Fun Machine 2 and enrichment activities included free
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Pop Offs
Play against Elbie-Arbie, your two-headed knitted toy, as the scuttlers enjoy their favourite game which involves lots of zooming and jumping.
Educational outcomes...
Working mathematically: problem solving
Space: grid movement, strategic thinking
Analytical thinking skills and the ability to solve problems both creatively and logically have become increasingly necessary to meet the changing demands of daily life and in the workforce.
Essential to the development of maathematical problem solving skills is the opportunity to use a variety of strategies, such as guessing and checking, making models, looking for patterns etc., and experience a reange of problems presented in different settings.
When playing Pop Offs the player uses strategic thinking skills as well as investigating paths and movement and position on a grid.
Fun Machine 2 and enrichment activities included free
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Prance-a-lot
Educational outcomes...
Working mathematically: contextualise mathematics; reason mathematically; apply & verify
Measurement: volume; capacity
Space: 2D & 3D shapes; points of view; symmetrical and asymmetrical constructions
Number: addition & subtraction
Prance, Sir Plus’ trusty steed, is a bit set in his ways and will only jump fences that have been built to a special pattern, anything else will make him lose interest. Build hay bale ‘schooling fences’ for Prance to jump using the plans stored in Sir Plus’ archives.
Recognising the attributes of a 3D shape, the amount of space or volume it occupies and how it looks from different views forms the basis of being able to draw, manipulate and use 3D objects. this has practical benefits for daily living and for many occupations such as architecture, sculpting, pottery and, technical drafting.
Fun Machine 2 and enrichment activities included free
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Ratbags at Windy Towers
Will Great Aunt Dimensia fall for Reek’s dubious charms?
Will Sir Plus, that ghostly guardian, fade from view?
Not if you can help it!
Discover that mathematics IS fun as you wend your way around the crumbling, cheesy, smelly world of Windy Towers.
Solve puzzles, play games and work out how to vanquish the vermin in a cartoon world filled with the weird, the wonderful and the very, very silly.
Game features:
10 fun games cover essential mathematics with a mixture of fast pace and strategic play
New Dynamic Adaptive Gameplay (D.A.G.) technology tailors the learning to suit individual needs
Active problem solving
Guaranteed success for kids aged 8 and over
Collect and print out 2D nets to make your own 3D model of Sir Plus. He's huge!
Jokes and surprises enhance the learning experience
This is mathematical learning at its best because it just sneaks up on you when you aren't looking!
Suitable for: Ages 8 and up.
Product box includes:
- Interactive CD-ROM
- Parent's booklet
- Enrichment Activities
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Shapeshifter
Strange Scuttlelump dough creatures have devised puzzles to keep you guessing.
Educational outcomes...
Working mathematically: problem solving
Measurement: area
Space: trionimoes, deductive thinking
Problem solving is an intrinsic and essential aspect of working mathematically. the ability to think logically, deductively and laterally increasses flexibility and provides a sound basis for success in all areas of life.
By playing Shapeshifter the player Uses the higher order thinking skills of deduction. In order to solve the game the player makes conjectures about the position of a shape, test ideas and discards those that are unsuccessful.
Fun Machine 2 and enrichment activities included free
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Sheep Shuffle
It’s a Dawg’s life! Help the sheep dog to move the sheep to greener pastures.
Educational outcomes...
Working mathematically: problem solving
Number: addition & subtraction; multiplication & division
To deal successfully with everyday mathematical situations it is important to have confidence, familiarity and ease with numbers and computatons.
During Sheep Shuffle the player uses computation skills and understanding of numbers and number patterns to combine and separate sets of objects (sheep).
Fun Machine 2 and enrichment activities included free
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Shutterbug
Scuttlers are having their holiday snaps taken by Ivan the terrible photographer before they take off back to their planet Scuttlebut.
Educational outcomes...
Working mathematically: apply & verify
Space: shape attributes
Working mathematically includes investigation, using problem solving strategies, applying and verifying, using mathematical language, inferring, proving and working in context. These fundamental skills provide the basis for success in all areas of mathematics.
By playing Shutterbug the player investigates the attributes of shapes and uses logical thinking and problem solving strategies to determine the sequence of shapes according to a given rule. Using conjectures (thoughtful guesses) the player changes the attributes of a shape so that a pathway is formed.
Fun Machine 2 and enrichment activities included free
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Snap Pak 1
A collection of great character drawings with which to show off your artistic skills!
Create a portrait gallery of characters from eVac-U8! from Windy Towers.
There are 17 different pictures in this pack, each as weird and whacky as the other.
Add some more Scuttlers, give the Scuttlers names - find out what Scuttlers are!
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Snap Pak 2
Inside WT. A collection of truly memorable drawings to tickle your imagination!
Create a wall chart of the innards of Windy Towers.
See where the Scuttlers hide.
Invent your own whacky color schemes, and retrace your steps the steps you took Elbie-Arbie.
There are 21 different pictures in this pack, enough to cover a whole wall!
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Socket Rocket
A plug in a service panel has fallen out. Help Zap the service scuttler to fix the wiring by replacing the missing plug.
Educational outcomes...
Working mathematically: apply & verify
Number: multiples
Being able to recognise patterns allows us to predict, generate our own patterns, sequence and understand the underlying relationship between numbers,, situations and events.
In Socket Rocket the player recognises and identifies number patterns based on multiples of the same number and infers the pattern or rule underlying a series of numbers.
Fun Machine 2 and enrichment activities included free
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Space Shapes Nets bundle
This bundle of games focuses on Space - 2D & 3D shapes and Nets
There are 6 games in the bundle:
Shutterbug
Nappy Rush
Cheesed Off
Prance-a-lot
Floaters
Dragon Drop
Buy this bundle and save!
Fun Machine 2 and enrichment activities included free
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Spag Bol
Feeling hungry?
Dress up your Fun Machine with this culinary delight.
Looks good enough to eat! Not!
You'd better eat all your dinner or you might get it for breakfast!
Requires: Fun Machine
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Spun Gold
All that glitters is not gold - even though this skin is!
With this skin on your Fun Machine will positively glow.
It’s bright and gleaming ... the colour of spun sun and that means FUN!
Requires: Fun Machine
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Tangrams
Challenge yourself to create the shapes of animals, letters, numbers and shapes using the same 7 shapes which have all been cut out of one square!
Educational outcomes...
Working mathematically: reason; apply & verify; problem solving
Space: exploring 2D shapes
This an old, old puzzle from China but it has never lost its fascination or educational value. This is a must for those who are spatially challenged - and it is fun too!p>
Fun Machine 2 included free
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The Works
Wrex has ordered pizza but someone has put lots of yucky olives on it. Chuck off the toppings before we all chuck up! And don't let Wrex order the pizza ever again.
Educational outcomes...
Working mathematically: problem-solve; reason; strategic play
Space: movement & position; logical thinking
Analytical thinking skills and the ability to solve problems both creatively and logically have become increasingly necessary to meet the changing demands of daily life and in the workforce.
Essential to the development of mathematical problem solving skills is the opportunity to use a variety of strategies, such as guessing and checking, looking for patterns, and experience a reange o problems presented in different settings.
When playing The works the player uses strategic skills as they investigate movement, position and pathways on a grid.
Fun Machine 2 and enrichment activities included free
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Tongue 'n' Groove
Scuttlers enjoy listening to music from the Jukebeast. It plays five different instruments but only performs for a fee! A scuttler’s purse lying close by provides the necessary coins.
Educational outcomes...
Working mathematically: apply & verify
Number: money
Children observe the use of money in the adult world and naturally have a great interest in using money themselves! It is therefore very important children become familiar and confident with using and exchanging coins from a young age.
By playing Tongue ’n Groove the player practises and develops number and problem solving skills by combining and separating coins up to a given value and develops and understand of the concept of money and exchange.
Tongue ’n Groove uses a fictitious decimal currency from Scuttlebutt i.e. 100 scutts = 1 butt; 50 scutts = 20 + 20 + 10 etc. Mathematical emphasis is on combinations of 5s, 10s, 20s and 50s.
Fun Machine 2 and enrichment activities included free
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Union Jack
Feeling patriotic?
Then dress your Fun Machine in the national flag.
If you would like a different flag, drop us a line and let us know
Requires: Fun Machine
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Weigh To Go
Down on the farm, eggs are being weighed before packing. Scuttler workers are called in to act as weights used for comparison on the balance scale.
Educational outcomes...
Working mathematically: problem solving
Measurement: mass
Number: adding & subtracting
Measuring and interpreting measurements are skills used frerquently in everyday situations. Measurements are either made directly using units or indirectly by using one quantity to work out another.
Children need to become familiar with appropriate units of measure, recognise that in order to compare two things they need to use the same unit of measure for each and use strategies for comparing and using measurements.
Weigh To Go provides the player with experience in comparing and determining mass. the player uses a balance scale to compare the mass of three scuttlers, orders them from heaviest to lightest and investigates weight using a virtual balance scale.
Fun Machine 2 and enrichment activities included free
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Whacky
It is the season to make Scuttler babies! Help Nanny Scuttler to whack each numbered Scuttler so that it divides into babies then sort them onto special pillows for naptime.
Educational outcomes...
Working mathematically: problem solving
Number: multiplication & division
Good number sense is essential for self-assurance and ease of handling everyday numerical situations. Children need extensive play with numbers and sets of objects or pictures in order to develop understanding, competence and confidence with basic computations and numerical problem solving.
In Whacky! the player groups and separates equal sets of objects which develops the understanding that multiplication and division are complementary, that numbers can be grouped or shared into a variety of equal groupings and explores number patterns and relationships.
Fun Machine 2 and enrichment activities included free
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Which Stitch?
Elbie-Arbie’s body has caught on a nail and unraveled. It needs to be re-knitted using the Stitch Witch and whilst you are at it, you can make him a whole wardrobe of outfits!
Educational outcomes...
Working mathematically: problem solving
Space: jigsaws; movement & position of 2D shapes
Manipulating images and shapes mentally assists our ability to navigate environments, interpret maps, visualise and use shapes in drawings, plans and models for both practical and aesthetic purposes. It has direct relevance to a wide range of activities and occupations such as enginering, landscaping, dressmaking, industrial design, piloting, graphic art etc.
By playing Which Stitch? the player explores, recognises, manipulates and matches asymmetrical shapes of varying complexity, and practices mental recognition of shapes which need to be flipped or turned.
Fun Machine 2 and enrichment activities included free
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Wrex Rules
Welcome to Wrex’s world. He’s in the team, coaches the team, makes up the rules and screams from the sidelines. Even if you score he’ll have something to say. You just can’t get away from him.
Educational outcomes...
Working mathematically: problem solving; reason; strategic play
Number: subtraction; decimals; re-grouping; place value
Space: movement & position
Numbers which represent parts of a whole, such as fractions and decimals, are needed in everyday practical situations. Knowledge of the decimal place value develops slowly during the middle and upper primary years and a sound understanding of the sequence and order of decimal numbers is needed to grasp decimal notation successfully.
By playing Wrex Rules the player will use their existing knowledge and understanding of number subtraction patterns and transfer this understanding to decimal notation using regrouping (carrying of tens and hundreds). The game play in Wrex Rules directs focus to theplace value of a digita and sequence of numerals while the arrows support the concept of regrouping.
Fun Machine 2 and enrichment activities included free
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