Educational Grids

AccessMaths geometric drawing program by David Colven

This set of grids is designed for switch users. It gives access to most of the drawing capabilities of the AccessMaths program.

Amazon Kindle reader for PC by Will Wade

Small bundle demonstrating use of Grid 2 with Amazon Kindle PC Reader.

Animal Matching - Folly Farm grids by Gemma Eardley

Animal Matching is a simple game where the user has to match the picture to one of the three choices below.

Bingo by Gemma Eardley

This is a simple grid set for users to play along with a game of Bingo in the classroom. The user hits the mark button and then selects the cell to mark.

Blank word banks by Sensory Software

Blank wordlist grids for adding a word bank to your grids.

Christmas Big Picture by Gemma Eardley

Christmas Big Picture is a simple game where the user has to decide which picture matches the zoomed in picture above it.

Christmas Cook Book by Gemma Eardley

Our Christmas Cook Book currently has three recipes Mince pies, Cheese Stars, and Peppermint creams. All recipes can be read aloud and are accessible by many forms of access including switch, eye gaze, head pointer or direct access.

Christmas Counting by Gemma Eardley

This is a simple game where the user has to count how many objects they can see. A number line has been supplied to help the user pick the right amount.

Christmas Dinner Wordlist by Gemma Eardley

This wordlist will help users choose what they want for their Christmas dinner and because it has been designed as a wordlist it is easy to add in any extras I may have missed out.

Christmas find the present by Gemma Eardley

A very simple game where the user has to help Father Christmas find the hidden presents - to help users with visual scanning.

Christmas Hide and Seek by Gemma Eardley

It is a very simple game where the user has to catch the present - to help users with visual scanning.

Christmas Jigsaw Angel by Gemma Eardley

A very simple grid where users have to pick the piece that is missing from the jigsaw puzzle.

Christmas Jigsaw Penguin by Gemma Eardley

A very simple grid where users have to pick the piece that is missing from the jigsaw puzzle.

Christmas Jigsaw Snowman by Gemma Eardley

A very simple grid where users have to pick the piece that is missing from the jigsaw puzzle.

Christmas Matching by Gemma Eardley

Christmas Matching is a simple game where the user has to match the picture to one of the three choices below.

Christmas odd one out by Gemma Eardley

Christmas odd one out is a simple game where the user has to pick which one of the three pictures is the odd one out.

Christmas Shadows by Gemma Eardley

Christmas Shadows is a simple game where the user has to match the shadow to one of the three choices below.

Christmas word list by Gemma Eardley

This wordlist will help users talk about Christmas and because it has been designed as a wordlist it is easy to add in any words I may have missed out.

Christmas word matching by Gemma Eardley

Christmas word matching is a simple game where the user has to match the word to one of the three choices below.

Colour coded SVO bundle by Andrea Kirton

A colour coded language bundle to practise construction of subject-verb-object sentences.

Colour Hidden Pictures - Folly Farm grids by Gemma Eardley

When the user selects the correct cell it will disappear gradually revealing a picture.

Common and Useful Words by Marion Stanton

This word bank consists of common and useful words taken from the Dolch list and the updated General Service List (1995). You can use it to find words you need for general writing and communication. www.contactcandle.co.uk

Day and date by Sensory Software

Say what day and date it is, e.g. "Thursday the 21st of January".

Flag Matching by Gemma Eardley

A simple game where the user has to match the country's name to it's flag.

Hide and Seek - Folly Farm grids by Gemma Eardley

A very simple game where the user has to find henry the horse on the screen - to help users with visual scanning.

Hotspots by Adam Waits

Hotpsots is a fun activity where the user has to identify objects typically found in a bedroom. It makes use of transparent cells and random score commands to generate questions and responses. It can be used with direct access, switches or eye gaze.

Karl's full AAC system. For switch users (over 160 grids) by Karl Dean

Here is my full AAC system. The vocabulary is huge; You can control the full computer by a single switch the mouse grid is very fast for a switch user. There are also an internet and outlook express grids

Katherine's eye gaze Grids by Sensory Software

Text based computer access grids for Katherine using Eye gaze

Key 8 by Marion Stanton

Key 8 is the latest in the Key Series devised By Marion Stanton. They are aimed at the AAC user who has fairly good cognitive skills but difficulty with access. Key 8 is an improvement on Key 6 as there is more flexibility to have command buttons in addition to vocabulary buttons on each page without making the individual cells much smaller. The focus is on spelling but there is an efficient word prediction system and there are pages for symbol based communication which can be further developed really easily using the auto content feature. You can contact us for more information at: contactcandle@btinternet.com

Key 8 Word Processor Mode by Marion Stanton

Key 8 Symbol Chat Mode is a development from Key 8 and is designed for AAC users who have some literacy skills to use for communication. However, there is a good word prediction built in and there are pages for symbol based communication which can be further developed using the auto content function. The idea of Key 8 Symbol Chat is that the person who has a lot to say but limited movement can access a vocabulary with some ease. This version of Key 8 in the Key series also has a rest button on every page to support eye gaze and switch use. Key 8 Word Processor Mode is part of the Key Series which we have designed to support a group of AAC users who find a large number of cells on a page difficult to access. The number in the title denotes the number of cells that the vocabulary has on a page. A unique word prediction system is built in to the Key's 8, 12 and 24 enabling the user to find the word they want very quickly despite the need to navigate through letters that are bunched together. Key 48 is designed for the cognitively able AAC user who has moderate access difficulties so that a larger number of cells on a page present a problem. See our website: www.contactcandle.co.uk or email us at: contactcandle@btinternet.com

Key 12 Word Processor Mode with eye gaze by Marion Stanton

Key 12 Symbol Chat Mode is a development from Key 8 and is designed for AAC users who have some literacy skills to use for writing although there are a number of symbol based pages that can be developed for the symbol writer to choose. This version of Key 12 in the Key series also has a rest button on every page to support eye gaze and switch use. See our website: www.contactcandle.co.uk or email us at: contactcandle@btinternet.com

Key 24 by Marion Stanton

Key 24 is a development from Key 48 and is designed for AAC users who have some literacy skills to use for communication although there are a number of symbol based pages that can be developed for the symbol only user. Key 24 is in the Key series which includes Key 8, Key 12, Key 24 and Key 48. See our website: www.contactcandle.co.uk or email us at: contactcandle@btinternet.com

Key 48 by Marion Stanton

Key 48 is a text and symbol based vocabulary for users who can manage 48 locations on a page. I have updated Key 48 so that it has more vocabulary and some of the pages are easier to use.

Key Stage 2 word grids by Sensory Software

Grids of curriculum vocabulary for key stage 2.

Kindle Reader for PC by Sensory Software

A Grid set designed to give full screen access to Kindle Reader for PC from Amazon

Ladder Activities by Marion Stanton

This is a set of activities that are graded in difficulty through 12 steps with a variety of grid designs to assess for best access requirements. Originally designed for assessing the access needs of students on Motor Planning Training programmes this is also a useful resource for classroom assessment.

Memory game by Gemma Eardley

A memory game created by Arcos for users with acquired brain injury

Noises - Animals by Gemma Eardley

A very simple grid where the user has to choose the cell and when they do it will give a reward of a sound and then jump to a new page.

Photograph Hotspots by Gemma Eardley

This is a simple one page grid bundle that shows how you can put hotspot buttons onto your photograph that will tell you about part of the pictures

Picture Viewer XP by Sensory Software

This grid bundle allows the user to view pictures in the root of the My Pictures folder on the computer

Play Piano by Gemma Eardley

A simple grid designed so a user can play the keys on a piano.

Sign Language Game by Gemma Eardley

A sign language game about animals and colours.

slideshow helper by Gareth Jenkins

This grid is designed to save on mouse miles whilst using PowerPoint 2003.

Sounds by Gemma Eardley

If you are getting confused how to play sounds and song files through The Grid 2, this grid set steps you through the differnt ways you can do it. Some sound files can be found in: C:\Program Files\Sensory Software\Common\Sounds

Story Planning Template by Marion Stanton

Specially written to support the “MANY STORIES ONE VOICE WRITING CONTEST” that is being run by ISAAC (http://www.aacawareness.org/index.htm) this grid set can also be used as a general support to help students to organise their ideas and plan stories. Find out more about our work at www.contactcandle.co.uk or email us at contactcandle@btinternet.com

Take a Picture Advance (Vista) by Sensory Software

This grid bundle will work with a Windows webcam and is designed for Windows Vista users. It is designed to make use of the snapshot command in the Grid 2 and the Windows Photo Gallery. Using Program control the user is able to control photo gallery to view snapshots taken with the Webcam.

Take a Picture Advance (XP) by Sensory Software

This grid bundle takes photos with a Webcam and will allow the user to view snapshots in the Windows Phot gallery

Telling the time by Sensory Software

A simple grid for telling the time.

Times tables by Sensory Software

12 times tables

Word Processing by Marion Stanton

This is a grid set for word processing which also has communication and multiple choice pages on it.

Writing simple sentences by Sensory Software

An example grid to help children write some simple sentences

Year 7 Advent and Christmas Wordlist (Key Stage 3) by Gemma Eardley

This wordlist is taken from a Year 7 Advent and Christmas wordlist, it is designed so that users can talk about the religious aspects of Christmas. As it has been designed as a wordlist it is easy to add in any words I may have missed out.