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Subjects

Art and design Computing Design and technology French Geography History Music Physical education Spanish Religion and worldviews RSE & PSHE Science Wellbeing

Lesson 2: Identifying what code does

Using decomposition skills to determine what has been included in the script for a quiz.

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Learning objective

To understand how a Scratch game works by using decomposition to identify key features.

Success criteria

I can recognise that

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National curriculum

Computing

Pupils should be taught to:

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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 arrange the children in pairs. Allow time for paired discussion.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support:

Could be encouraged to investigate what happens when a user gets a correct answer compared to an incorrect answer; could use the Resource: Knowledge organiser: Programming: Further coding with Scratch for support on what the coding blocks are called and do.

Pupils working at greater depth:

Should have a greater understanding of how the sprites interact with one another; could open a blank Scratch project and try out different blocks to see if they can get a similar response.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: identifying some of the

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Vocabulary definitions

code

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

Similar to puzzle pieces, they can be dragged, dropped and snapped together to create an algorithm.

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In this unit

Assessment - Computing Y4: Further coding with Scratch

Lesson 1: Scratch reminder

Lesson 2: Identifying what code does

Lesson 3: Introduction to variables

Lesson 4: Making a variable

Lesson 5: Times tables project

Originally created by:

Cat Lamin

Computing specialist

Cat is a former primary school teacher with 12 years of teaching experience. She has a passion for coding and computer science and specialises in supporting teachers who are getting started on their journey into using technology in the classroom. In 2017 she…

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