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Lesson 2: Programming an animation

Using the BBC micro:bit to work out how an animation is created before programming their own.
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Lesson plan

1. Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Brain dump and allow the children time to discuss in pairs.

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In this unit

Assessment – Computing Y5: Micro:bitLesson 1: Tinkering with BBC micro:bit
Lesson 2: Programming an animation
Lesson 3: Polling programLesson 4: Programming a pedometerLesson 5: Programming a scoreboard
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 15 April 2026

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