Funworks

02/09/2025

🐞 Say Hi to the NEW Gogga! 🐞
The classic Gogga class has evolved after 20+ years with a fresh look, new methods, improved debugging (pun) and clear animations.
✨ Highlights:
• Step-by-step activity monitor
• Colours, trails, labels, sounds & effects
• Fun methods like spin and shake
• Many ready-made coded examples
📘 Built into the Exploring IT: Java Programming Grade 10 (4th Edition) — out September 2026.
Teachers Inspire. Gogga Brings Code Alive.
🎥 Watch multiple Goggas draw “Hi”!

27/08/2025

🌟 Coming September 2026! 🌟

📘 Exploring IT: Java Programming Grade 10
✔️ Simpler explanations & less text✔️
✔️ Updated Gogga class with new methods
✔️ Sound, animation and speed controls
✔️ On-screen Activity Monitor shows what the code does
✔️ Many pre-coded examples — learners don’t have to type every activity
✔️ Extra exercises to practise and explore

✨ A visual way to learn Java — designed for today’s learners ✨

27/08/2025

All Funworks titles are available at Snapplify with this link.
https://shop.snapplify.com/search?term=funworks&page=0&size=10&sortType=relevancy&sortOrder=ascThanks

Snapplify offers 30 day free trials for each book with Teacha!
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Book Buddy is a tutor on WhatsApp & Snapplify Engage. Turn any textbook into interactive, multilingual, 24/7 personalised learning for every student.

26/08/2025

🌟 IT SHOWCASE 2025 – Celebrating Girls in Coding! 🌟
📍 Assumption Convent School, Germiston
📅 Thursday, 2 October 2025
🕓 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM

👩‍💻 All IT students welcome!
🎉 Prizes to be won | 🤖 View Matric IT Projects | 🧠 AI Panel Discussion
🙋‍♀️ Girls only exhibit – but everyone can attend!

💬 Projects will be viewed by industry leaders, university lecturers, and teachers who will offer valuable feedback and insights — a chance to showcase your creativity and get real-world input from tech professionals!

🔗 Register to attend or exhibit at:
👉 https://www.itshowcase.org.za/Entries

📧 RSVP: [email protected]
📍 Corner Mullins & Pandora Roads, Germiston (Near Bedford Centre)

Let’s celebrate innovation, creativity, and girls in coding! 🚀💡
🛑 Don’t miss it — bring your IT class or attend as a group!

30/07/2025

Exploring CAT 2nd Edition | IEB SAGS & CAPS-aligned | Print + eBook

Update your CAT teaching with the new, learner-friendly second edition:
✔️ Printed in full colour
✔️ Streamlined content – fewer pages, better flow
✔️ Designed with learners’ cognitive development in mind
✔️ Aligned to both IEB and CAPS
✔️ Available in print and eBook (Snapplify & ITSI)
✔️ Clear, accessible content in English

📚 Available on Teacha! via Snapplify Engage – includes a 30-day free trial and access to Snapplify Book Buddy AI (quizzes, summaries & multilingual tools)
💻 Free classroom resources at funworks.co.za/Resources:
– Constantly updated Office 365 Toolbars for Word, Excel and PowerPoint
– Feature checks and Learner files for practical work

🛒 Buy print books at: funworks.co.za/Buy-Books/Prices-for-Print-Books
📧 Order via email: [email protected]
🎁 Limited offer: Email [email protected] for a free Snapplify Exploring CAT 2nd Edition eBook (only 20 available per month until the end of November 2025)

22/07/2025

Lighten the load for your IT teachers in 2026 with TeacherWorks!
No more scrambling to create assessments or stay current with coding concepts – TeacherWorks from Funworks is your go-to online support system for Grades 10–12.

💻 Annual Subscription: R7,875 (Grades 10–12) – includes:
✔️ 2 IT teacher logins per school
✔️ Full 2026 assessments with memos & analysis grids:
• Gr 10 & 11: 3 practical tests, 2 theory tests, June & November exams
• Gr 12: 1 SQL SBA practical, prelim practical & theory exams
✔️ Exploring IT full solutions
✔️ 3 x 1-hour workshops on Grade 12 PAT & teaching methodology
✔️ Access to 48+ past workshops & 5 years of Grade 10–11 assessments, plus 2025 Grade 12 tests

📌 Only need a few items?
• IT Teacher Guides: R1,475 per grade/year
• IT Solutions: R185 per grade/year

Set your IT department up for success in 2026!

👉 Learn more: www.funworks/teacherworks

22/07/2025

Make 2026 easier for your CAT teachers with TeacherWorks!
Skip the stress of writing assessments and keeping up with curriculum changes – TeacherWorks from Funworks has you covered so you can focus on teaching.

💻 Annual Subscription: R7,875 (Grades 10–12) – includes:
✔️ 2 CAT teacher accounts per school
✔️ Full 2026 assessments with memos & analysis grids:
• Gr 10 & 11: 3 practicals, 2 theory tests, June & Nov exams
• Gr 12: 2 SBA tasks, prelim practical & theory exams
✔️ Full Exploring CAT solutions
✔️ 3 x 1-hour workshops on Grade 12 PAT & methodology
✔️ Access to 16+ past workshops and previous years’ papers for Grades 10–12

📌 Only need part of the package?
• CAT Teacher Guides: R1,475 per grade/year
• CAT Solutions: R185 per grade/year

Give your department the tools to succeed in 2026!

👉 Learn more: www.funworks/teacherworks

22/07/2025

Give your Coding & Robotics teachers the tools to thrive in 2026!
Empower your Grade 7–9 team with TeacherWorks – the ultimate online support hub from Funworks.

🎓 Annual Subscription: R7,875 (Book 1 & 2) – includes:
✔️ 2 teacher logins per school
✔️ Full 2026 assessments (theory, HTML/word processing, spreadsheets, Scratch) with memos
✔️ Comprehensive resources – Teacher Guides, solutions with Tinkercad links, and past papers
✔️ 30+ textbook-aligned videos (block coding, variables, computational thinking & more)

📌 Looking for specific items?
• Teacher Guides: R1,475 per grade/year
• Solutions: R185 per grade/year

Upgrade your department’s skills and boost learner success!

👉 Learn more: www.funworks/teacherworks

01/07/2025

New Price List for July 2025 to June 2026. Note that Exploring CAT: Grade 10 is updated to a new streamlined, colour second edition.

Books can be bought online and payment can be made either by credit card or by EFT. Note that all orders include VAT, but EXCLUDE delivery.

12/05/2025

🚀✨ Teachers — Assumption Space Camp 2025 is here!
Ready to launch your teaching to the next level?
Last year’s camp was a blast — teachers came away inspired and equipped, using the Space Camp resources to run awesome camps of their own. 🌍🌌
This year, it’s even better:
🌟 3 international guests
🔧 Diving Module experience — simulate repairing the Hubble Telescope
🧑‍🚀 Teacher-focused activities to bring space science alive in the classroom
Don’t miss your chance to train like an astronaut, connect with educators, and bring a universe of ideas back to your school!
📩 Message [email protected] or visit to secure your spot! https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSexx7IOrVCidH.../viewform

30/04/2025

🎓 IEB SQL Workshop – Limited Space!
Join us for Workshop 1: Setting SQL Tests on Tuesday, 13 May from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm, with Alan Lewis.

👩‍🏫 Open to ALL IEB teachers, including Curro teachers
🚨 Only 150 slots available!

To secure your spot:
✅ Complete the Google form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdUgGeHTjuzvLUGJLYEcdzKRa9M9WB6fDeu21CoWP1D3mk5eA/viewform
✅ Work through the 3 sample SQL assessments
✅ Use the Moderator Checklist & SQL Assessment Instructions to guide your review

This is a great opportunity to sharpen your skills and collaborate with fellow teachers. Don’t miss out — sign up soon! 💻📚

The Google Meet link is in the Form.

Date: Tuesday 13 May 16h00 - 17h30. Before attending the workshop you will need to work through three SQL practical exams (Sample 1, 2 and 3) using the "Complete Moderator Check List" and the "SQL Assessment Instructions" documents. The files are located in the folder Setting Papers 2025 & Curro, Wo...