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  6. Lesson 1: Tinkering with Scratch music elements

Learning objective

  • To tinker with Scratch music elements.

Success criteria

  • I can identify that Scratch is a coding
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National curriculum

Computing

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Design,
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Cross-curricular links

Music

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Improvise
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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Before starting this unit, check that the children can recall: Scratch is a block-based programming language. Scratch can be used to create a variety of projects. What a loop is and how it improves programming. Decomposition means to break a problem down into smaller chunks. Remixing is when existing code is adapted to create something…

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Should focus on exploring the platform freely with no expectations other than to produce a result that makes sounds; could rewatch the Pupil video: Tinkering with music in Scratch which demonstrates the activity.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should use a loop to repeat their program; could discuss what they think would happen if they put a repeat loop inside another repeat loop and reflect on the outcome it produces.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: iterating ideas, testing and changing throughout

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Vocabulary definitions

  • basic command

    The simplest instructions that can be used.

  • debug

    To find and fix errors in code.

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In this unit

Assessment - Computing Y5: Programming: Music

Lesson 1: Tinkering with Scratch music elements

Lesson 2: Scratch soundtracks

Lesson 3: Planning a soundtrack

Lesson 4: Programming a soundtrack

Lesson 5: Evaluating a soundtrack

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Last update: 20th November, 2025

Contributors

Contributing author:

Donna Rawling

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