Get Started with Games & Activities.
Confidently start using Games & Activities with our free Getting Started Guide. Discover how to choose activities with purpose, support access skills step by step, and help learners build confidence through motivating, accessible play.
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What the guide helps you do.
The guide brings together the key information you need to get started, without overwhelming you with too much detail. • Understand the milestones - see how Games & Activities is organised, from early Cause & Effect through to more purposeful choice making. • Choose activities with purpose - match activities to each learner’s current skills and understand what to try next. • Support different access methods - find guidance for touch, mouse, switch and eye gaze, so learners can take part in a way that works for them. • Spot progress more easily - understand what to observe during sessions and recognise small but meaningful signs of progress. • Make sessions easier to set up - use Student Profiles and Playlists to save access settings, organise activities and prepare sessions more quickly.
Build skills with Games & Activities.
Games & Activities supports a wide range of early access and interaction skills. Learners can practise making something happen, following simple sequences, waiting and responding at the right moment, targeting objects on screen, exploring early choices and developing more purposeful choice making. Each milestone helps you match activities to the learner’s current skills, so sessions feel motivating, achievable and meaningful.
Designed to make planning easier.
This guide is written for busy teams who need clear, practical support. It helps you move from “which activity should I choose?” to “this activity supports this skill, and this is what I’m looking for.” It is not a long lesson plan or full training manual. It is a starting point you can return to when choosing activities, supporting new learners or helping staff feel more confident with Games & Activities.
A useful guide for your whole team.
Games & Activities is often used by teachers, teaching assistants, therapists, support staff and families. This guide gives everyone a shared starting point, making it especially useful when new staff join your setting or when someone needs a quick introduction to HelpKidzLearn. It can be shared during induction, planning, training or when setting up support for a new learner.
Linked to the Games & Activities progression.
The Getting Started Guide is designed to sit alongside the Games & Activities Learning Progression and Outcomes document. Start with the Getting Started Guide when you need a quick, practical overview. Use the progression document when you want to look more closely at how activities build access skills over time.
