Learning objective
- To program a story.
Success criteria
- I can choose appropriate blocks.
- I can continue someone
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National curriculum
Computing
Pupils should be taught to:
- Design,
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Cross-curricular links
English
Writing – composition
Pupils should be
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Play Pupil video: Scratchy rap to recap key coding terms and concepts.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support:
Could discuss or record what they want to happen first on a whiteboard before beginning coding; could add a small amount of additional conversation focussing on the accuracy of their code; could rewatch the Pupil video: Storytelling.
Pupils working at greater depth:
Could increase the complexity of the program by making other characters appear/disappear; could add sound effects.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: suggesting what blocks/features have
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Vocabulary definitions
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debug
To find and fix errors in code.
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storytelling
Writing, telling or reading stories.
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In this unit
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 24th October, 2024
