Learning objective

  • To explore a new application.

Success criteria

  • I can predict what something new will do.
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National curriculum

Computing

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Use

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Before starting this unit you might want to check children can recall: An algorithm is a clear set of instructions. A loop is a repeated command. The process of fixing an error in an algorithm is called debugging.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Should explore only the one and two-point blocks. Could watch the Teacher video: Using ScratchJr.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should use the higher point-scoring blocks. Could write a sentence predicting what their chosen blocks will do.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: explaining what the blocks they used

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Vocabulary definitions

  • block

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

  • code

    A set of instructions written in programming language, to tell a computer what to do.

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Sway Grantham

Computing specialist

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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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