Computing: Lower Key Stage 2

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Useful resources for teaching Computing

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Kapow Primary's lessons develop pupils’ knowledge across five areas: Digital Literacy and Online Safety, Computational Thinking and Computers and Hardware. Making use of readily available software and suitable for both Microsoft and Google schools.

Year 3

Computing
Computing systems and networks 1: Networks
(5 lessons)
Introduction to the concept of networks, learning how devices communicate. From identifying components, learn how information is shared…
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Computing
Programming: Scratch
(5 lessons)
Using loops to program an animation, a story and a game in Scratch, this unit provides new lessons,…
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Microsoft Office 365: Computing systems and networks 2: Emailing
(5 lessons)
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Google: Computing systems and networks 2: Emailing
(5 lessons)
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Computing
Computing systems and networks 3: Journey inside a computer
(5 lessons)
Assuming the role of computer parts and creating paper versions of computers helps to consolidate an understanding of…
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Video trailers – Option 1: Using devices other than iPads
(5 lessons)
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Video trailers – Option 2: Using iPads
(5 lessons)
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Computing
Data handling: Comparison cards databases
(7 lessons)
By learning about records, fields and data, the children further explore the concepts of sorting and filtering.
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Computing
Online safety: Year 3
(5 lessons)
Learning about online safety: ‘fake news’, privacy settings, ways to deal with upsetting online content, protecting our personal…
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Year 4

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Google: Computing systems and networks: Collaborative learning
(5 lessons)
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Microsoft Office 365: Computing systems and networks: Collaborative learning
(5 lessons)
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Computing
*New* Programming 1: Further coding with Scratch
(5 lessons)
Creating a simple script in Scratch, using decomposition and understanding what variables are, this unit provides new lessons,…
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Google: Creating media: Website design
(5 lessons)
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Microsoft Office 365: Creating media: Website design
(5 lessons)
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Skills showcase: HTML
(5 lessons)
Editing the HTML of a web page to change the layout of a website and the text and…
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*New* Computational thinking
(5 lessons)
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Computational thinking
(5 lessons)
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Computing
Data handling: Investigating weather
(5 lessons)
Researching and storing data using spreadsheets, designing  a weather station which gathers and records data and learning how…
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Computing
Online safety: Year 4
(5 lessons)
Learning how to navigate the internet in an informed, safe and respectful way.
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