All Key Stage 1 units
Computer Science
Action algorithms!
Apply the concept of algorithms and instructions to a variety of contexts, both digital and analogue (e.g. operating a crane, recipes and dance routines)
Programming direction
A programming unit that focuses on directional instructions and creating sequences (algorithms) using a variety of programs and equipment.
Programming with Logo
Introduce the written programming language of Logo. Students program their on-screen robot to move and create drawings using repeat commands and their own procedures.
Programming with ScratchJr
Introduce students to this great block-based programming language to create animations and games perfect for KS1. Write and debug algorithms, learn about repeating, and different triggers to create actions.
Lego Spike Essential
Resources to support use of the LEGO Spike Essential kit and the lessons found in the LEGO Spike companion app from LEGO Education. Choose from 6 different units of work suitable for Year 2 to Year 6, and explore a wide range of STEM concepts and learning, while building and programming fantastic LEGO creations.
IT and Digital Literacy
Keeping safe and exploring technology
Help children stay safe and understand what a healthy use of technology is. Then explore the tech in our homes and businesses and get hands on with control equipment to figure out how it all works.
Keep safe and create
A combination of 3 lessons from Common Sense Education's excellent digital citizenship curriculum and the chance for your students to apply their learning to digital making activities that would help them share the important online safety messages with others.
An introduction to digital art
Introduce children to a range of digital art packages and the tools within them. They apply the tools and their skills to a range of artistic styles and genres from painting to photography.
An introduction to animation
Get really creative as you introduce both 2D and stop frame animation. Students will love creating their own animated clips and stories with a variety of tools.
Finding and presenting information
Introduces children to web browsers to explore and search websites safely, collecting and presenting information in graphs, and different ways of sorting and classifying data with databases.
Exploring digital sound
Introduce children to digital sound, and let them experiment with simple beats, tempo and composition with various tools.
Beginning to present
Introduces students to making interactive linear and nonlinear presentations and quizzes.
Making multimedia stories
Get children writing and creating digital stories, and then bring them to life with sound and animation.
Writing in different styles
Introduce children to word processing and desktop publishing using a number of different tools and design tasks.