Sometimes an image, a quote, a moment, a place, a piece of music, a book, a website or a person can inspire you. Make you think, make you reflect, make you take action. This page is dedicated to sharing those things that continue to inspire us at Single Steps Learning. Maybe they will inspire you and your learners too.

The 'Designing for Learning' tab holds resources that we have produced ourselves. Please feel free to use or adapt them.
We would be grateful if you could credit Single Steps Learning when using any of our resources and direct others to our website.

• Websites and Apps
• Books
• Quotes
• Resources
• Designing for Learning

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​Web-based Tool: Mentimeter
A online tool that can collect responses from learners in real-time. Sign up for a free 'teacher' account and explore! We love the simplicity of this and the fact that you can choose from different options - wordclouds, bar charts, scrolling text boxes and more. Just set up your question, choose your type of response and mentimeter generates a unique code for learners use. All of the results can be downloaded and kept as data/evidence. 

Education Research and Resources: Education Endowment Foundation
​A fantastic resource for everyone in education. Toolkits, summary posters and case studies. 

​​App: Chatterkid
A simplified version of Morfo - good for use as an 'animation' app with younger children. The app allows children to take/add a photo, draw a line where the mouth is and record a message. 

Web-based Tool with use across all devices: Padlet
We first used this tool when it was called 'Wallwisher'. We are really impressed with the developments. A small number of padlets (3) are included with a free account. Easy to use. Great tool for learning and collaborating. 

Royalty Free Pictures: Pixabay
​We always attempt to use our own photograph to ensure that we do not breach any copyright laws. However, our alternative is to search the amazing selection of images on this website. 

Website Builder: Weebly 
We use Weebly to build and manage this website and the majority of our project websites. Great features for free websites with extra options if you chose to pay the annual premium. We like the simplicity of the drag and drop tools, along with the great choice of design templates. 

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
Maya Angelou

Be the change you want to see in the world.
Mahatma Gandhi

We are speeding up our lives and working harder, in a futile attempt to slow down and enjoy it. 
Paul Hawken

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.
C.S. Lewis

The only real failure is the failure to try and the measure of success is how we cope with disappointment...as we always must. We came here and we tried. All of us in our different ways.
Can we be blamed for feeling that we are too old to change? Too scared of disappointment to start it all again. 
We get up in the morning. We do our best. Nothing else matters.
But it's also true that the person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing. All we know about the future is that it will be different, but perhaps what we fear is that it will be the same. So we must celebrate the changes because, as someone once said, everything will be alright in the end...and, if it's not alright, then trust me, it's not yet the end.

Quote taken from the film 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' - Inspired us to write the blog 'The Only Real Failure...'

Makedo 
​A fabulous, high-quality resource for cardboard construction. The tools and fixings can be used in so many different ways and are perfect for collaborative, problem-based learning opportunities. We buy our supplies from Pimoroni - online shop in the UK. ​

From the fabulous Molly Potter! 
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Free booklet to help children reflect on the emotions of lockdown and the emotions of gearing up again.

Top 10 STEM Employability Skills: Download Poster from STEM Learning.

​Single Steps Learning YouTube Channel

We are currently building content for our YouTube Channel. At the moment, you will find some of the songs that Andrew has written especially for the projects in schools and settings. If they match your curriculum themes, feel free to use them. Here are two examples, check out the channel for more! 

Community Check In
Free Resource 
We have used the following 'check in' and reflection prompts in our last few projects with schools. The Avengers Check In was part of our 'Trashformers' project at Our Holy Redeemer PS in Clydebank. The tricky part was choosing the strength/qualities you bring to a team, as opposed to your favourite Avenger. 

​First World War Postcards
Free Resource for Educational Settings/Use.
​Visit the First World War Postcards page to find out more details.  
​A special 'thank you' to Denis Sheahan (Lecturer at Anglia University, 1992-6). He inspired a love of history and a passion for connecting with people and lives in the past, present and future. I have no idea if he will ever see this post - as educators, I think we never know how our teaching can affect the lives of many others.