Benefits
This page gives an introduction to the benefits that Exploding Potatoes can offer. If you would like to download the powerpoint presentation you can do so here:
Exploding Potatoes Powerpoint Presentation
What is Exploding Potatoes?
- A multi sensory resource
- An educational package for all students from 4 to 11 years old
- An exciting new teaching method for improving literacy in schools all over the world
- A fun way for children to develop their literacy, communication and social skills through play
- A new way of exploring spellings, phonic relationships in words and basic grammar
Multi Sensory?
- Exploding Potatoes challenges every student simultaneously in different ways and on many levels
- It’s visual – high frequency words are displayed in lower and UPPER case depending on their age
- Song sheets show the letters and words in context
- Pictures support all of the key words
- It’s auditory – students hear and sing the spellings
- It’s physical – students can combine movement with letter sounds (word-robics)
The ‘Exploding Potatoes’ Package
- A set of 5 books: The Alphabet Song, Get Going, Crazy Goat, Exploding Potatoes, Back To Basics
- An audio CD to accompany each book with all songs and backing tracks
- A set of display resources with high frequency words, pictures and song sheets
The T – I – D – Y Up Song
An Exciting Way to Improve Literacy
- This a new resource. It’s taken two years to research and produce and it’s still expanding
- It offers every child a chance to develop their language and literacy skills through songs and games
- It is a teacher’s resource that provides support for students at home and in extra-curricular groups
What will ‘Exploding Potatoes’ bring?
- Affordable success for schools
- Confidence for students
- Motivation for teachers
- Fun for ALL
