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Halloween is just around the corner, and there's no better way to engage your students than by incorporating some ghoulishly fun classroom activities and resources. Purple Mash offers a terror trove of Halloween-themed content that's both entertaining and educational. In this blog post, we'll explore some spooktacular classroom activities and resources on Purple Mash that will have your students eagerly awaiting the witching hour.

Antony Wootton is the author of Buster's Blitz, a fantastic Serial Mash book for upper KS2. Buster's Blitz tells the story of a young boy and his beloved dog during WWII. It is a fast paced, yet moving, story that looks at a very well known historical event from a unique perspective. This is the first book that was written by a guest author on Serial Mash. Find out more about Buster's Blitz from the author himself...

VE day or Victory in Europe day marks the day when the guns fell silent at the end of the war in Europe. The announcement that the war in Europe had ended came at 3pm on 8th May 1945, by Prime Minister Winston Churchill. There are several activities within Purple Mash that can be used by children to commemorate VE Day.

Schools looking to buy schemes of work for their school often ask the question, How does it support children with SEN? We've ensured that Purple Mash not only supports pupils with SEN but empowers them and gives them the tools they need to succeed in computing as well as other areas of the curriculum.

Knowledge organisers bring together key facts, vocabulary and concepts from a topic in one place, and give pupils a handy reference point to use to revisit learning. Find out more about them, along with tips for using them in your teaching practice, and download a free selection of Computing Knowledge Organisers to try out in your school.