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  7. Lesson 4: Programming a joke

Learning objective

  • To follow an algorithm.

Success criteria

  • I can use an algorithm to help with
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National curriculum

Computing

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Understand
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Cross-curricular links

None.

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Gimme five! and allow time for a paired discussion.

Learning objective

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Should complete the Activity: Joke coding blocks (support) which includes all of the blocks that they need to create their program before finding them in the app to create their program.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should make connections such as the numbers under the movement blocks to increase distance (not using the same arrow multiple times) and use repetition such as the orange or red repeat blocks to control their character’s movement.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: recognising that the character is controlled

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Vocabulary definitions

  • algorithm

    A clear set of instructions to carry out a task.

  • block

    An instruction which can be dragged and dropped in to a sequence.

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In this unit

Assessment - Computing Y2: ScratchJr

Lesson 1: Using ScratchJr

Lesson 2: Creating an animation

Lesson 3: Making a musical instrument

Lesson 4: Programming a joke

Lesson 5: 'The Three Little Pigs' algorithms

Originally created by:

Sway Grantham

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Sway Grantham (@SwayGrantham) is a Primary School Teacher, a CAS Master Teacher and Specialist Leader in Education for Primary ICT. She also has a BCS Certificate in Computer Science Teaching (Primary). She has written several curricula and conducted research into the impact of 1:1…
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary team

Last update: 26th January, 2026

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