elementary school resources - free worksheets/lesson plans/activities

Creating a track

• Creating a racing track is simple - visit the editor - select the parts of the track you wish to use and place them on the green field in the sequence you wish.
  Remember you need a start and a finish icon. Once you have checked it - click on the car with the flag to test it (bottom left) - once you have completed the course click on the floppy disc (save icon) and you are ready to go.
• The most impressive feature about this package is the graphics and how easily you can create a top-notch visual track (as good as a purchased racing game).
• For reference the graphics on an installed computer are much better that video clip displayed      web page with video clip 15.85 MB

Racing - there are 2 distinct ways to race

• Solo play - premade training tracks with varying degrees of difficulty
  
• Party Play - if your school network is on a LAN (local area network) e.g. files can be shared among school users from a central drop-off point - then you can create an instance and have as many users playing as you want - you can create an instance with any of the premade training tracks or with any tracks you have created. This allows you to have class competitions.
  

Graphics Software - We tested this software with four classes and the results were always positive.

We found that due to the large range of backgrounds and pre-defined shapes, all pupils found something that they could use as a starting point. In addition to this, the variety and range of graphics provided additional longevity - rather than the normal loss of focus after 15 minutes. The graphics interface was very easy to use even for lower ability pupils - the only point to watch out for is when using the stamps (pre-defined shapes) - the left and right arrow beneath the images lead to other image collections (not initially obvious).

We would suggest you click on the pupil link below to see examples of pupil work submitted to Tux Paint to see just how versatile this program is.