Home
What is Tigtag World?
Tigtag World is an innovative digital resource designed to enhance science education for primary and elementary students. It offers a comprehensive library of high-quality videos, interactive activities, and lesson plans that align with curriculum standards. Tigtag World aims to make science engaging and accessible, fostering a love for learning in young students.
With Tigtag World, educators have access to a wealth of multimedia content that brings scientific concepts to life. The platform includes expertly produced videos that explain complex topics in an easy-to-understand manner. Interactive quizzes and activities help reinforce learning, while detailed lesson plans provide structured guidance for teachers. Additionally, Tigtag World offers resources in multiple languages, making it a versatile tool for diverse classrooms.
Schools typically implement Tigtag World as part of their science curriculum to supplement traditional teaching methods. Teachers can integrate the platform into their daily lessons, using the videos and activities to introduce new topics or reinforce existing knowledge. Many schools also use Tigtag World for homework assignments and group projects, allowing students to explore scientific concepts independently. The platform's user-friendly interface ensures that both teachers and students can navigate it with ease, making it a valuable addition to any educational setting.
Educational Impact
 Age Range | 8-10, 5-7, 11-13 |
 Policies |  Terms of ServicePrivacy Policy |
 Requirements | Minimum Operating Sytems - Operating Systems Windows Vista or later Mac OSX 10.6 or later Browsers Internet Explorer 9 or later Safari (latest two versions) Google Chrome (latest two versions) Firefox (latest two versions) Username and passwords are provided to Teachers. Unlimited number of teachers URL access can be given so students can use at home. Little or no technical knowledge required. |
 Training | PDF user guide, website How To's, Video guides, demos |
 Support | TelephoneOnline |
  | |
Tigtag World PricingPricing Plans Annual Subscription  Optimised for a quick response | |
Compare Tigtag World with...
Twig Science Reporter | A science news service that brings the latest STEM news, exciting discoveries, and breathtaking inventions to your students every week. | ||
| A science news service that brings the latest STEM news, exciting discoveries, and breathtaking inventions to your students every week. | |||
Twig World | Twig World is an educational platform offering high-quality, curriculum-aligned videos and resources to enhance teaching and learning experiences. | ||
| Twig World is an educational platform offering high-quality, curriculum-aligned videos and resources to enhance teaching and learning experiences. | |||
Kide Science | Play-based STEAM learning: developing scientific thinking skills in 3-8 year-olds through stories and imagination. Resources to support educators and parents. | ||
| Play-based STEAM learning: developing scientific thinking skills in 3-8 year-olds through stories and imagination. Resources to support educators and parents. | |||
Science Mastery Secondary | Science Mastery is a complete curriculum and teacher development programme, including everything you need to deliver a mastery curriculum in your science classroom. | ||
| Science Mastery is a complete curriculum and teacher development programme, including everything you need to deliver a mastery curriculum in your science classroom. | |||
Grade Gorilla | Grade Gorilla is an online platform offering science quizzes and resources to enhance student learning and support teachers. | ||
| Grade Gorilla is an online platform offering science quizzes and resources to enhance student learning and support teachers. | |||
Tigtag World Reviews
from 20 Verified Reviews
User rating
Country
Karen Duncan
Year 6 Teacher
Used Tigtag World for 1 year
Sep 2020
Karen Duncan found Tigtag World:
- Moderately improves attainment
- Significantly builds student knowledge
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency and productivity
- Significantly reduces teacher workload
- Slightly saves school money
Aug 2020
From all the schemes and resources I have used in my career, I find TigTag the best. It is interactive, accessible, fun, informative, easy to use and all children enjoy it a great deal.
Corina found Tigtag World:
- Significantly improves attainment“The scheme is inclusive, accessible to all children and challenging for the more able.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Improved vocabulary, which is then used in other areas of the curriculum.”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency and productivity“CPD through Reachout and the extra information for teachers on the TigTag website. Plus everything is there, no need for planning; more time is available to teachers for adapting the lesson and preparing resources. The videos enrich the lesson.”
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“No need for planning. Teacher can choose the practical enquiries suitable for them and for which the resources are more accessible.”
- Significantly saves school money“The scheme is affordable and very good value for money. The practical enquiries do not require expensive resources.”
Aug 2020
the quizzes are very short need to be longer
Anne found Tigtag World:
- Moderately improves attainment
- Moderately builds student knowledge“the unit on evolution,”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency and productivity“I have re planned all our year 6 units around tig tag”
- Moderately reduces teacher workload
- Slightly saves school money
Aug 2020
Excellent quality of videos and child friendly resources
Judith found Tigtag World:
- Moderately improves attainment“Improvement on scaled scores”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Students' proper and correct articulation of scientific concepts.”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency and productivity“Ease of planning and location of effective resources”
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“All resources are located in one place rather than look for resources all over the internet.”
- Slightly saves school money“Purchase of resources such as copies of text books and photocopying of worksheets.”
Aug 2020
It is a well thought out prepared course with great resources which can be used in a wide variety of ways.
Robert Piper found Tigtag World:
- Significantly improves attainment“Caters well for the full range of children's abilities”
- Moderately builds student knowledge“I find the extension activities useful”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency and productivity“Saves a lot of time preparing and searching for resources.”
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“You can use it as a stand-alone lesson or enhance what you have devised your self. I am a subject specialist, but some of my colleagues who are not have found it tremendously helpful when preparing lessons.”
- Slightly saves school money“no - neutral answer”
Aug 2020
I find it useful but sometimes the website clunky if I have not been on it recently
Lacey MacDonald found Tigtag World:
- Moderately improves attainment“Close links with our science outcomes which makes learning meaningful”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Making links to environment”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency and productivity“a tool to engage learners”
- Does not significantly reduce teacher workload
- Does not significantly save school money
Aug 2020
Easy to use, the kids love it and pitched at a level that allows all to access
Anne White found Tigtag World:
- Moderately improves attainment“Visuals and vocabulary close attainment gap”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Reinforcement and visuals”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency and productivity“Less time preparing own resources”
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“less time preparing resources as have confidence in TigTag resouces”
- Slightly saves school money
Aug 2020
The teachers at my school have enjoyed using Tigtag, although the KS1 teachers have said that the resource is not as useful as with KS2
Michelle King found Tigtag World:
- Moderately improves attainment“Assessments completed at the end of topics”
- Moderately builds student knowledge“Children engaged and learning lots”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency and productivity“The pictures really help with the more abstract topics”
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“The planning is all done for you”
- Moderately saves school money“By having the resources on screen”
Aug 2020
TigTag is an excellent resource which can be used to supplement any curriculum being used by a school
Hugh Gough found Tigtag World:
- Significantly improves attainment“Attainment is increased due to higher levels of motivation”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Wide variety of examples, some odd/ out of the ordinary, to support science learning”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency and productivity“short, focused video clips enhance the learning”
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“excellent website lay-out, clear links to NC and versatility to use 'as is' as a lesson or 'dip into' sections.”
- Moderately saves school money“TigTag is responsibly priced so that all schools can afford it”
Aug 2020
Very satisfied with the product and would like to extend into geography but subscription cost is too high.
Stuart found Tigtag World:
- Moderately improves attainment“Nothing specific”
- Moderately builds student knowledge“Improved comprehension of science concepts through clear explanations, technical vocabulary and videos.”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency and productivity“Having complete lesson plans to choose from, including all resources, starters and extension activities saves enormous amounts of time.”
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“Time savings, suitability of resources, content matched to curriculum.”
- Does not significantly save school money“Subscription cost is high and limits money spent on physical resources.”
Clarence Low
Head of Department (Science)
Used Tigtag World for 2 years
Aug 2020
A good resource of science videos which are relevant and well made.
Clarence Low found Tigtag World:
- Moderately improves attainment“Helps to illustrate concepts in a more concrete manner for students to understand better”
- Moderately builds student knowledge“Students now can learn beyond their textbooks and get knowledge independently”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency and productivity“Allows teachers to cut down preparation time by providing relevant short videos to be incorporated into their lessons.”
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“Reduce preparation time for lessons and improve resource searching.”
- Moderately saves school money“Saving time is saving money. No need to buy many different videos from many sources”
Lesley Reynolds
Teacher of Primary
Used Tigtag World for 2 years
Aug 2020
I think that the resources provided in both the films and activities can brdifficult to source elsewhere
Lesley Reynolds found Tigtag World:
- Slightly improves attainment
- Moderately builds student knowledge
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency and productivity
- Slightly reduces teacher workload
- Does not significantly save school money
Cassandra Adams
Science Specialist Primary
Used Tigtag World for 3 months + trial period
Aug 2020
Great resource for all teachers
Cassandra Adams found Tigtag World:
- Significantly improves attainment“Students regularly ask questions building knowledge gained from videos and when completing experiments refer to what they have viewed”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Builds to field with concepts and links to real world applications that students share with their class teachers and parents”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency and productivity“Saves time searching for real world examples on the internet, confident that linked to curriculum and combines will with my teaching style”
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“If I need to cover a concept I know it will be there”
- Slightly saves school money“I paid for Tigtag personally to improve my teaching, I find this an excellent option in a tight school budget”
Aug 2020
highly recommend it especially in relation to Tigtag Jnr.
Kerry found Tigtag World:
- Moderately improves attainment“students are more engaged with science activities”
- Moderately builds student knowledge“more impact on understanding in our IPC topics”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency and productivity“it's a one stop shop for great science activities/lessons. No need to go searching”
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“Same as the answer before”
- Slightly saves school money
Aug 2020
Excellent resource
Dianne found Tigtag World:
- Significantly improves attainment“Pupils are engaged and able to access a wide range of interactive activities and resources”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Able to use age appropriate technical terms and vocabulary”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency and productivity“Saves having to trawl the internet for information or resources”
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“Saves time”
- Significantly saves school money“Not sure as I don’t deal with budgeting”
Aug 2020
The videos are extremely good. The lesson ideas and visuals are also helpful on occasions. The site is also well-organised and contains subjects which extend knowledge beyond the curriculum.
Claire Turner found Tigtag World:
- Slightly improves attainment“The content is very useful, but I couldn't say it improves attainment on its own. It's the way you use content that makes a difference to attainment, not the content itself.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“The videos explain concepts very clearly and also help to extend knowledge beyond the curriculum.”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency and productivity“It saves me time when I need a way to explain something - the videos are usually extremely relevant. I also use the lesson ideas sometimes. The visuals are also helpful on occasions.”
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“As above - it saves time when looking for a way of explaining something.”
- Does not save school money“It costs money!”
Aug 2020
Can’t comment further as haven’t used since March. Only had a few uses before lockdown. Would have liked longer time to use it for money we paid.
Rachel Collins found Tigtag World:
- Slightly improves attainment“Can’t comment as haven’t used over lock down.”
- Slightly builds student knowledge“Can’t comment as haven’t used during lock down.”
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency and productivity“Not used properly due to lock down.”
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“Follow plans.”
- Slightly saves school money“Cost more than saved as haven’t used during lockdown.”
Aug 2020
Superb quality of videos and resources
Neil Colbourne found Tigtag World:
- Significantly improves attainment“Better understanding of keywords and meanings”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Real life examples make the content relatable”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency and productivity“Ready made visual resources and knowledge checkers enable teachers to plan around the content”
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“Resources are ready made”
- Slightly saves school money
Rosavelia Arellano
Bilingual Teacher Math and Science
Used Tigtag World for 7 years
Aug 2020
I find Tig Tag to be the best resource in the market.
Rosavelia Arellano found Tigtag World:
- Significantly improves attainment“The videos and other material have a visual impact of content. The material includes all that is needed to cover in the curriculum. The results in standardized tests are excellent.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“They integrate knowledge with real life situations.”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency and productivity“I don't have to look for examples and other materials so often.”
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“It is comprehensive of what I must teach.”
- Significantly saves school money“Other resources are more expensive.”
Aug 2020
As previously stated is an all round fabulous resource. The videos are particularly good quality and perfect length. Tigtag gives you the chance to follow to the letter or use as a core resource to extend as you wish. Saves teachers a lot of planning time.
Angela Charman found Tigtag World:
- Significantly improves attainment“The resources are so easy for teachers to use/access. The short videos allow good discussion. Great ideas for group tasks and practical experiments, covers all learning styles.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Videos are relevant and appealing. Short activities such as true/false and ‘what am I?’ help reinforce the learning”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency and productivity“Tigtag is my favourite teaching resource! Find by curriculum outcome then pick and choose from one hour lesson or add more on. So easy to use, worksheets always great, whiteboard visuals really useful to maintain interest, experiments very straightforward- love it all.”
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“All there for you.”
- Slightly saves school money“I don’t know how much it costs the school to be honest.”