Archived unit: Programming: Scratch
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This unit has been replaced by the refreshed unit Programming: Scratch. The refreshed unit contains new lessons, teacher skills videos and new pupil videos to help support confident coding in the classroom for both staff and pupils.
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Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Explain what some of the blocks do in Scratch.
- Explain what a loop is and include one in their program.
- Suggest possible additions to an existing program.
- Recognise where something on screen is controlled by code.
- Use a systematic approach to find bugs.
- Explain what an algorithm is and its purpose.
Suggested prior learning
Programming 2: ScratchJr
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Lessons
Lesson 1: Tinkering with Scratch
Lesson 2: Using loops
Lesson 3: Making an animation
Lesson 4: Storytelling
Lesson 5: Programming a game
Key skills
- Using decomposition
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Key knowledge
- To know
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Key vocabulary
Algorithm
Animation
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Unit resources
Assessment – Computing Y3: Programming: Scratch
Assessment – Computing Y3: Programming: Scratch Assessment resources for this unit. Use
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Knowledge organiser
Knowledge organiser Aimed at pupils, a single page
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Subject resources
Computing: Long-term plans
A suggested order for teaching Computing
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Computing: Equipment & resource lists
A list of the resources, hardware
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Curriculum planning
Knowledge and skills progression
Curriculum planning 
Knowledge and skills progression Progression document showing how skills and
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Curriculum planning
Knowledge and skills progression
Outlining the key skills and knowledge
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Key vocabulary
Key vocabulary Vocabulary document that shows key vocabulary
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Assessment
Assessment Spreadsheet for Kapow Primary's Computing scheme
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Computing: Statutory and non-statutory mapping documents
Showing which units and lessons meet
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Cross-curricular opportunities
English: Spoken language, Writing – composition
Music
Suggested next steps
Archived unit: Programming 1: Further coding with Scratch
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