Learning objective

  • To plan a soundtrack program.

Success criteria

  • I can decompose the story.
  • I can plan my

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National curriculum

Computing

Pupils should be taught to:

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Arrange the children into pairs. Display the Presentation: Fact tennis and ask the children to present a fact about Sonic Pi and setting commands. Once they have shared a fact, their partner shares a fact.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could work within an adult-led group where choices are reduced during discussion about the features, e.g. is the scene happy or sad? Do you think the music will be quick or slow?

Pupils working at greater depth

Could begin noting some of the programming commands they are going to use or have identified during the research stage.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: explaining their scene in the story;

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Vocabulary definitions

  • decompose

    Breaking down a complex problem or system into smaller parts.

  • soundtrack

    A music recording that accompanies a film or TV show.

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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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