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Subjects

Art and design Computing Design and technology French Geography History Music Physical education Spanish Religion and worldviews RSE & PSHE Science Wellbeing

Lesson 1: Logging in

Learning about computers by logging in and exploring the website Sketchpad.

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Learning objective

To log in to a computer and access a website.

Success criteria

I can recognise what we mean by a

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National curriculum

Computing

Pupils should be taught to:

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Cross-curricular links

RSE

Online relationships

Pupils should

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

As this is the first unit in Key stage 1, there is no knowledge to recap with the children. In EYFS (Reception), the children learnt to log in and out of a computer, which is revisited in this unit.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Should stick to brushes before moving on to shapes; should be given time to get comfortable navigating the mouse pointer and using the mouse to left-click; could be supported using the mouse if they have issues with fine motor control.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should be encouraged to explore more complex tools, such as clipart or some sliding scales under the shapes toolkit.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: explaining how to log in to

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Vocabulary definitions

account

Somewhere information can be stored and seen safely using a username and password.
computer

An electronic machine that accepts and processes information to produce an output and then stores the results.

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In this unit

Assessment - Computing Y1: Improving mouse skills

Lesson 1: Logging in

Lesson 2: Click and drag skills

Lesson 3: Drawing shapes

Lesson 4: Drawing a story

Lesson 5: Self-portrait

Originally created by:

Cat Lamin

Computing specialist

Cat is a former primary school teacher with 12 years of teaching experience. She has a passion for coding and computer science and specialises in supporting teachers who are getting started on their journey into using technology in the classroom. In 2017 she…

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