Learning objective
- To develop mouse skills.
Success criteria
- I can navigate a computer using a mouse.
- I
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National curriculum
Computing
Pupils should be taught to:
- Use
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Cross-curricular links
Art
Pupils should be
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Display the Presentation: Brain dump and arrange the children in pairs. Allow time for discussion.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could create a repeated pattern using only one clipart image.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could explore different fill styles by clicking the fill colour box and selecting linear, radial or pattern; could use a variety of clipart images and sizes to create a repeated pattern; could make an exact copy of a clipart image by clicking the right mouse button and selecting duplicate.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: creating a piece of artwork that
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Vocabulary definitions
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click
To ask a computer to do something when a button on a mouse or keyboard is pressed.
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clipart
A collection of images that can be used on the computer.
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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
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 28th August, 2025
Assessment – Computing Y1: Improving mouse skills
Assessment quiz and Knowledge catcher for use at the start and/or end of the unit...
Lesson 3: Drawing shapes
Using drag and drop to create paintings in the style of Kandinsky.
Lesson 1: Logging in
Learning about computers by logging in and exploring the website Sketchpad.
Lesson 4: Drawing a story
Practising mouse skills by creating digital images to retell a scene from a well-known story.
