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Anna, Class teacher: Fits well with my Ancient Greece topic.Lisa Flude, Teacher: It was just what I was looking for.Cathy Clack, KS1 Teacher Inclusion Manager: They are lovely ideas set to fantastic music.Marna Pieterse: As a parent navigating the shift from homeschooling to public school in a new country, finding tools that genuinely support both my child’s learning and my role as her tutor has felt overwhelming at times. CodeMonkey has been a rare find—simple yet powerful.
In just two weeks, it’s helped Lily rediscover her confidence and enthusiasm for independent learning, especially in coding and math. The built-in guidance feature is brilliant: she can get support when she’s stuck, which empowers her to problem-solve on her own and takes pressure off me to guide her through a field I’m unfamiliar with.
The platform isn’t just educational—it’s emotionally supportive, intuitive, and uplifting. That’s why I gave it a ten out of ten.
It’s not just teaching my daughter to code—it’s helping her believe she can.Cheri Pasterchek: There's no instructions on how to physically use the commands in the programs. You have to play around with it and try to figure out what to use and how to use it because there's no instructions on what things are. A brand new novice person that's never used a computer app program before, is struggling to figure out how to use the commands not just which commands to use to make the program work but how to use the commands in the first place. It took us hours to figure out how to use a loop command and put more than one command in it because you have no instructions at all on how to physically move icons and where to put them in order to do a particular function. And then we got no response from your support team when we asked for help.Lisa, CS and Engineering Teacher: I've been using for years in elementary school tech class, afterschool programs and - now - in middle school as my primary curriculum. Students love it due to the engaging visuals and challenges that are "challenging" enough for GT students and provide enough support for students as needed.
Most teachers download the resources, so need to have basic computer/internet literacy. They will need to be able to place the order, open the download, unzip the lesson files and store the music files for use within their lessons. Music may be streamed using links within the plan but many teachers ill transfer files to their own devices. Others will order CDs. To use a licence, they will need to provide a log-in and password, which is then usable throughout their staff. The lessons themselves are designed to be delivered by any teacher, with no need for specialist dance or PE training. We do, however, also offer CPD where required.
Desktop/laptop with access to the Internet.
The Dance Notes schemes are designed to be pupil-led. This means that any teacher should be able to lead a class, with no specialist knowledge or instruction (beyond standard teacher training). A series of 6 videos is, however, available at the web site. These talk teachers through the progression of a typical Dance Notes plan and show pupils at work. Each is between 1:30 - 3:00 minutes in duration. In addition, each lesson plan includes a folder with supplementary teaching notes, to aid delivery of the lesson. These are also available individually, online, to licence holders. For teachers and schools that require more detailed help with their dance delivery and/or planning, we also offer CPD. This may take the form of an INSET day; twilight-sessions; or a whole term's delivery by a Dance Notes-approved teacher, working alongside school staff.
CodeMonkey’s free webinars, video tutorials, MOOC course and full-time PD staff will guide you every step of the way. There is also an online help center. Webinars and online product demos. How-to videos.
For online download orders, the download link is sent immediately on purchase. The lesson download will take seconds and the music may take a few minutes, depending on the number of tracks in the lesson. Invoice orders are processed manually, so take a little longer. Printed materials are normally posted the next working day but may take up to a week, depending on demand.
The product doesn't require any setup, you can start using it right after sign up.
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Individual lesson plans are priced at:
£32.99 (download with mp3s)
£43.99 (download + CD)
£65.99 (printed pack + CD).
Online payments are discounted by 10%.
A full school licence costs £216 annually, discounted to £190 with online payment (not BACS).
Group discounts are available for academy trust and other partnership annual licences:
5 schools: £550
6–9 schools: £875
10–15 school: £1500
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Teacher, school and district pricing provided upon request.
Home plans start from $6/month.
