Broadcasting

Animation with Scratch – Lesson 2 Objectives Create, test and improve effective control sequences. Use conditional statements, broadcasting and sensing. Use logical reasoning to explain how some simple algorithms work and to detect and correct errors in algorithms and programs Lesson Resources Lesson Slides France presentation example Animation with Scratch Lesson 1 – Coordinates and Looks…

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Coordinates and Looks

Animation with Scratch – Lesson 1 Objectives Design and write a simple program for an on-screen sprite to create simple movements. Use logical reasoning to explain how a simple algorithm works  Solve programming problems by decomposing them into smaller parts Detect and correct errors in algorithms and programs Lesson Resources Lesson Slides Animation with Scratch…

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Animation with Scratch

About this unit: Combine programming with animation as you control the movements and actions of your sprites and backgrounds with algorithms written in Scratch’s programming language. National Curriculum Links – Computing KS2 The content of this plan cover the following National Curriculum strands:  design, write and debug programs that accomplish specific goals, including controlling or…

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Technology in the world around us

Keeping Safe and Exploring Technology – Lesson 4 Objectives Know when and why to take breaks from device time. Consider the feelings of people around them, even when engaged in fun online activities. Lesson Resources Keeping Safe and Exploring Technology – Lesson slides Technology in the supermarket – sort and stick activity – Version 1  …

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Technology in our homes

Keeping Safe and Exploring Technology – Lesson 3 Objectives Know when and why to take breaks from device time. Consider the feelings of people around them, even when engaged in fun online activities. Lesson Resources Keeping Safe and Exploring Technology – Lesson slides Does it use the internet? – Sorting activity Technology in my home…

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Safety in My Online Neighbourhood

Keeping Safe & Exploring Technology – Lesson 2 A note about this lesson This lesson is taken from Common Sense Education’s excellent Digital Citizenship curriculum. Their resources are shared for free under A Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial- NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. As a result, the lesson is free for all to use and can be…

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Media Balance is Important

Keeping Safe & Exploring Technology – Lesson 1 A note about this lesson This lesson is taken from Common Sense Education’s excellent Digital Citizenship curriculum. Their resources are shared for free under A Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial- NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. As a result, the lesson is free for all to use and can be…

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Writing In Different Styles

About this unit: Introduce children to word processing and desktop publishing using a number of different tools and design tasks.  National Curriculum Links – Computing KS1 The content of this plan cover the following NC strands:  use technology purposefully to create, organise, store, manipulate and retrieve digital content recognise common uses of information technology beyond…

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Publish it, check it!

Writing In Different Styles – Lessons 5 & 6 Objectives To use two hands for typing To design your own layout for a document To apply simple formatting to text To import images into a document To use a spell checker To compare two pieces of software Lesson Resources Lesson Slides Writing In Different Styles…

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A Blank Canvas

Writing In Different Styles – Lesson 4 Objectives To use two hands for typing To design your own layout for a document To apply simple formatting to text To import images into a document Lesson Resources Lesson Slides Writing In Different Styles Lesson 1 – Terrific Typing Lesson 2 – Read All About It Lesson…

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