Lesson 1: Tinkering with Scratch music elements
Exploring the capabilities of Scratch and practising debugging skills.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1. 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 new.
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Donna Rawling Computing specialist
Donna has worked in Primary Education for over 16 years, specialising in Computing for the last eight. A CAS Master Teacher and Community Host, Code Club, NCCE and Barefoot Computing facilitator, Donna is passionate about pupils’ access to Computing and the great career opportunities it offers. Teaching with a strong element of STEM/STEAM/MakerEd to build on cross-curricular opportunities whilst instilling resilience in learners is at the heart of Donna’s practice.
Find out moreMaintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 15 April 2026
