Interactivedesign

(16 +)

Hello and welcome to the Leeds City Council Child Friendly Leeds website. This interactive narrative is for parents and children who wish to explore the benefits of regularly attending school. Please click on the red 'Adults' button if you are over the age of 16, or alternatively click on the yellow 'Kids' button if you are below the age of 16 to find out more. Created by Hayley Daniels : Sound effects by www.freesfx.co.uk

KIDS

ADULTS

(UNDER 16)

Choose yourjourney

Into your future

After school

In the classroom

Go explore

Twittwoo

Hi there, welcome to Blob Land! Here you can explore lots of different things and find out why it's important to make sure that you go to school! Click on a section of the map to begin exploring.

In the playground

Other activities

Olgy the owl is here to stay, in this game he has a part to play! To make sure that you go to school every day, Olgy the owl will find a way. So listen to his advice, hear what he has to say, and count how many times you can find him today!

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Host a homework session in which the childrencan ask any questions they may have about their homework, including topics they are struggling with.

Timmy missed school last week and he has homework to do for tomorrow. He doesn't know any of the answers because he missed all of the lessons that would have helped him to do the questions. Now he feels upset and worried. Do you think you can help Timmy to finish his homework?

Let's help Timmy!

E: at

Wrong Answer

Well done!

D: 28 days

B: 50p

Back to the map

Q2: Which word in the sentence below is a verb?

Correct Answer

You answered all of the questions correctly, and now Timmy can hand his homework in on time. Timmy feels a lot happier, and now he wishes he had not missed any of his lessons at school. Learn from Timmy's mistakes and make sure that you go to school every day!

E: 2 months

C: £1.25

D: 75p

Q3: The Moon travels around the Earth.How long does it take the Moon to travel all the way around the Earth?

E: £2

You've run out of time!

Try again

Remember: Your teachers are there to help you.Always ask for help if you are struggling with your work.

Q4: Timmy's school dinner costs £3.25and he pays with a £5 note. How much change should Timmy receive?

The clock has reached midnight and Timmyhas not finished his homework. If Timmy had not missed school last week, he would have done his homework by now. Make sure that you go to school every day and don't make the same mistake as Timmy!

Q1: 4 x 5 = ?

A: £1.75

A: 25

Q5: Which one of these facts is not true?

B: 20

A: Plastics are good electrical insulators

C: 16

Sentence: Timmy made a beautiful sandcastle at the beach.

To help Timmy with his homework, finish the questions by clicking on one of the answers given on the page. You have 60 seconds to answer all of the questions before it's too late! Good luck.

B: Heating a gas can turn it into a solid

D: 40

A: Timmy

E: 12

B: beautiful

C: The boiling point of water is exactly 100ºC

Start the game

C: made

A: 7 days

B: 28 hours

D: sandcastle

C: 11 days

Nadia

HOW DID YOU GET THERE?I read lots of books when I was younger, and I especially loved Harry Potter. I was always making up stories, so I went to school every day and worked very hard to become a writer.

Click on a character to see their story

Meet the Blobs

WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR BEST MOMENT?I have enjoyed teaching children to give them the best education they can get. And of course, the school trips are really fun, too!

Career: Musician

WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR BEST MOMENT?My best moment has been writing books for children and hearing how much they enjoy reading them. My books are read by thousands here in Blob Land!

WHAT IS YOUR ADVICE TO ASPIRING TEACHERS?Going to school every day is important if you want to be a teacher like me. It's a great job, although I can't promise that you will end up green, with three eyes and red hair. But I can promise that if you work hard, you can do whatever you want to do!

WHAT IS YOUR ADVICE TO ASPIRING WRITERS ?Go to school and keep on writing stories if that's what makes you happy - never give up trying to make your dreams come true.

HOW DID YOU GET THERE?I always loved science subjects like biology and chemistry, and I made sure that I went to school every day. When I was older, I went to university to study medicine.

WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR BEST MOMENT?When somebody is feeling poorly, I do my best to make them feel better. It makes me happy when I know that they are feeling well again.

WHAT IS YOUR ADVICE TO ASPIRING DOCTORS?Making sure that you go to school every single day is a good place to start if you want to be a doctor. You need to do very well in school to be a doctor like me.

WHAT IS YOUR ADVICE TO ASPIRING MUSICIANS?Practice, practice, practice! You should always have a plan B, though, and so you should always do your best in school.

Career: Doctor

Back to the Blobs

Michelle

Career: Fireman

Dr. Nezami

Career: Teacher

Ask the children to write down three ideas of what they want to be when they grow up, and the steps they will take to get there. Share ideas with the class.

HOW DID YOU GET THERE?I always wanted to be a firefighter, so when I left school at 16 I did an apprenticeship which helped me to become a real fireman!

BLOB PROFILE

Charlie

Career: Writer

HOW DID YOU GET THERE?I studied very hard at school to get good grades. Being a pop star can be hard work and you have to be very talented, too! If you're good enough, you could also go to music school.

WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR BEST MOMENT?There have been times when it's been really hard to put out the fires. When we do, it feels good to know we have helped people.

WHAT IS YOUR ADVICE TO ASPIRING FIREMEN?If you want to become a fireman like me, you need to go to school every day and do your best. If you can do that, you can do anything!

Jacob

What do you want to be when you grow up?

WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR BEST MOMENT?Performing songs in front of lots of people - it's always so much fun!

HOW DID YOU GET THERE?I thought that teaching children just like you would be really fun. There are lots of ways you can become a teacher, but I went to a school that taught me how to, well, teach!

It's the day of the school trip and you are going to the zoo!Everyone is excited, but little do you know that today's trip will need more than just your attendance...

Let's go to the zoo!

Can you help me to look after the animals?

Ask the children to think about times when theyhave helped other people in school, and share ideas with the class.

Percy Parker is the zoo's keeper, and today he is under-staffed. He has asked if you can help him to look after the animals. There are 3 tasks that you need to complete. Your teacher has agreed, so we'd better get to it.

Begin the tasks

Weasel

Wood Mouse

Bottom of the food chain

Task 1: Food Chains

That's correct, well done!

Oak Tree

Click and drag the pictures to their correct positions on the food chain.

Barn Owl

Top of the food chain

Task 2: Habitat

You're getting close!

Cold habitat

Woodland habitat

You haven't found the right combination yet!

Some of the animals have escaped from their natural habitats in the zoo.Can you help the keeper to put them back to where they belong?

Pond habitat

Marine habitat

Hot habitat

Frost

Task 3: Plant life

Salt

You have successfully completed all of the tasks at the zoo, and Percy Parker says thank you! Without you, Percy wouldn't have been able to look after all of the plants and animals here at the zoo. If you miss school, it could have a bigger negative impact on people's lives than you think. Go to school every day and see what a difference you could make.

The keeper is finding it hard to look after the many plants in the zoo. Can you name 5 things plants need to grow and survive? Click and drag the correct words to the plant pot and see what happens!

Air

Grass

Water

Nutrients

Yuck! Plants don't need that!

Light

Warmth

Darkness

It's the day of the class test, and Muhammed missed all of the recap lessons yesterday that would have helped him to get full marks. Can you help him to answer the questions and piece together the missing information? You need to score 70% or more to pass. Good luck!

CLASS TEST

Take the test

Gravity

26 days

After a full stop

That's correct!

You gave Muhammed the extra brainpower he needed to complete his test. However, remember that no-one will be able to help you once you're doing your test but you, so go to school every day to learn everything you need to know! If you're worried or stuck with anything, always ask your teacher for help.

Re-take the test

Question 2: Which of these numbers is afactor of 15?

It melted

20 days

That's wrong!

In the middle ofa sentence

Final challenge

10%

At the beginning ofa sentence

It evaporated

23 days

Question 3: There are 12 sweets in a bag.6 of them are blue, 3 are red and the rest are yellow. What fraction of the sweets in the bag are yellow?

Going to school every daymeans that you will learn everything you need to know for your tests. Aim high, work hard, and you can do anything.

Question 6: Which of these words is a noun?

⅓

At the end of a sentence

It solidified

English

Science

Question 5: What are instructions used for?

It froze

Blink

Question 10: Muhammed kicked a footballacross the grass. What force is slowing the ball down?

To tell someone how to do something

Score:

Question 8: Which material is known asbeing a goodconductor of electricity?

Give Muhammed extra Brainpower by putting the missing pieces into place in the grid opposite.

Bed

Topic:

Plastic

20%

Rubber

To annoy someone

Mathematics

Nothing

30%

Question 1: What is the least amount ofcoins you would need to make 62 pence?

1¼

40%

Walking

Question 4: Muhammed missed 5 days ofschool in 31 school days. How many days did he go to school for during this time?

50%

Glass

Well done, you completed the test!

Friction

To describe a settingto someone

60%

0 - 60% = Fail! You should re-take the test. 70 - 80% = Not bad, give yourself a pat on the back. 90 - 100% = Genius! Well done, you really know your stuff. There's one last thing Muhammed needs your help with. Do you accept this final challenge?

Excited

70%

Question 7: Where, in a sentence, would you place an exclamation mark?

Weight

24 days

80%

Metal

90%

To persuade someone to do something

100%

Question 9: Muhammed heated some butterin a pan. What happened to the butter?

FANTASTIC!

Let's play ournew game!

The party yesterdaywas so much fun!

I got the mainpart in the school play!

Click on the speech bubbles to find outwhy Olgy is sad.

By now your child will havedeveloped a stable career that they can partly hold accountable for regularly attending school, as well as seeing through their goals and ambitions.

As a teenager, your child will have already learned the fundamental information to help themprogress with their studies in higher education. They are at perhaps the most pivital point in their lives, and it is important to encourage your child to go to school now more so than ever.

Listen to your child and askthem if they are enjoying going to school. Consider any problems they may be having and deal with them early on to avoid your child feeling like they don't want to go to school.

Your child may still have closefriends who they met whilst in school. Even if this is not the case, they will have developed the social skills in school that have enabled them to form friendships in later life.

Talk to your child about theimportance of going to school and explain why it is beneficial for their future. Ask them questions about what they are learning at school and explain why learning this information is important.

By ensuring that your toddler is starting tolearn the basics, you are helping them to become accustomed to the world surrounding them. You are also giving them a head start before they reach the age that they will begin to attend school, to allow them to progress in the educational process.

Your child will have alsodeveloped their own sense of self whilst in school, surrounded by their school friends who will have helped to shape who they are today. Your child will have also learned how to interact with other people, define what's right from wrong, and learn about different cultures.

Encourage your child togo to school and work hard so that when they grow up, they can be whatever they want to be.

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Encouraging your child to play and discoveris essential to allow them to gain understanding about life. Reading to them and encouraging them to learn words is a positive step to take to allow your child to develop their vocabulary. Taking your child to playgroups also enables your child to interact with others, which allows them to become used to being around other people and develops their social skills ready for when they enter nursery.

Every parent has the dream that their child will grow up to be successful, and mostimportantly, live a happy and fulfilling life. You can help to make that dream a reality by making sure your child gets the best education possible - even starting from a young age.

Your child is able to read, write,add and subtract, coherently voice an opinion and appreciate what others have to say, because they went to school. If your child does not regularly attend school, this can have an effect on even the most basic fundamentals later on in life.

TEACH YOUR TODDLER

Reward your child for goodbehaviour in school, such as gaining good grades. Praise them when they are successful, so that they learn that if they work hard, their achievements will be recognised.

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Product of going toschool every day

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Career Options:

4 - 12

As your child grows from toddler to child, their knowledge grows too. It's a time when your child is absorbing and beginning to understand lots of information that will help them to progress and gain further knowledge later in life. Allow them to be in school every day, to learn the essential skills they need when growing up.

Your child has reached the end of their compulsory education, and is now facedwith the decision of whether to continue with their education at a higher level, such as at college and university, or explore other options such as completing an apprenticeship. Whatever route they may choose, going to school every day will have a big impact on how their future begins to take shape.

Age:

13 - 18

Talking to your child about the importance of school attendance at a young age will help to encourage them to go to school on a regular basis.

19 - 25

It's also important to realise that youchild, at this stage of their life, will be learning all of the fundamental information they need to progress with their studies.

26 +

If your child misses school, they couldbe missing out on important topics and this could set them back in the class, including creating difficulties for themselves later on.

As an adult, your child will reflect on their time in school and recognise the benefits of gaining an education. What effect has going to school had on your child now they are an adult?

Click and drag the white dot to navigate through the timeline

Making sure that your child goes toschool every day will provide them with the potential to succeed not only now, but throughout their life.