Learning objective

  • To create a program for a specific task.

Success criteria

  • I can recognise code blocks.
  • I can decompose a

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National curriculum

Computing

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Design,

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

1: Lesson plan

An area for you to put useful resources from the previous lesson

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Should use the Activity: Pedometer algorithm: support version and use the blocks provided to focus on the sequence.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should decompose the project independently; should complete Activity: Pedometer algorithm: extension.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: choosing appropriate blocks to complete the

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Vocabulary definitions

  • code blocks

    A visual representation for a section of code that performs a certain job. They can be snapped together to build a program.

  • decompose

    To break something down into smaller chunks.

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Richard Williams

Computing specialist

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Richard is a Year 6 Teacher at St. Pancras Primary School. Richard’s passion for teaching was recognised when he received Suffolk’s ‘Raising The Bar’ award for Innovation 2016. With his class he made the world’s first guided VR:360 school tour and also a…
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