Welcome to Oakley's Kennel!
Here you will find resources to support introducing iPad to young children.
Oakley adds to this page over time, so please visit again soon for the latest pupdates!
A Puppy Pathway
Introducing iPad for learning requires some careful planning. Helping young children to understand their rights and responsibilities when it comes to digital devices creates a solid foundation for skills that will last a lifetime. Start the journey with your learners using the Oakley pathway. Children learn with Oakley how to look after not just the iPad but their own wellbeing too, all through interactive stories with linked resources.
Time for a Tail?
Click below to read the Oakley stories. Each story explores a different aspect of using iPad for learning:
What next?
The Oakley pathway comes with a range of resources to help you and your little learners get the most from iPad. We've created a range of 'Grab and Go' activities you can try in your class or playroom. Please click here to download 6 activities you can use in class or at home today or take a look here to explore them one by one.
All Midlothian schools have also received Oakley's School Bag, packed with even more resources and help guides, such as a Seesaw template for sharing learning with home and a story activity guide.
Moving On: Oakley meets Mid Mouse
At the end of P1, children can use all they have learned about iPad to create a book about Primary One, perfect for sharing with their friends in ELC who might be starting P1 soon. Mid Mouse is a also a good friend to the ELC children. Perhaps Mid Mouse and Oakley will learn about P1 together!
Teachers can find the resources for creating a transition book here.
An example of a completed book is available here.
Paw-fect Printables
In the stories, Oakley learns some important things about how to look after iPad. Click here to download the posters - perfect for displaying in your classroom or playroom! More posters will be added as Oakley's learning grows!
Oakley's social story and communication grid can also help learners with the pupil pledge:
Hold your iPad safely.
Don’t put it near water.
Always tell a grown up if you have a worry.
Use your passcode to keep your iPad safe.
