KS2 Relay race coding
Put the children into teams, in lines, as you would for a relay race. Some distance in front of each team (depends on the space available and the age of the children.) place laminated cards with ...
Category Archives: Beginners
Start Unplugged: Coding in Early Years
Loved these ideas from MARCWITHERSEY who says: “This Spring Term I was invited to work with staff at Heymann School, Nottinghamshire, who were preparing for Science Technology project. My ...
Making a lego maze
There are so many steps involved in learning how to think like a programmer. For a beginner, what’s important is not the specifics of a language (called the syntax). Rather it’s better to ...
KS2: Loops and how they work
A loop is a sequence of instruction that is repeated for a specified number of times or until a particular outcome is reached.
KS1/FP: Finding out about procedures
In a computer program there are often sections of the program that we want to re-use or repeat. Chunks of instructions can be given a name - they are called functions and procedures.
KS1/FP – Using Bee Bots
Bee bot is a small, robust robot designed to for younger children. It is a bullet-proof way of introducing the basics of programming at KS1/FP.
FP/KS1 Introduction to Scratch Junior (1)
Scratch Junior is a brilliant programme for introducing younger children (4 -8 ) to coding.
Writing Programs: Teaching Basics (Age 5+)
Lightbot Jr is a program that develops coding skills incrementally. Here we focus on Level 1 (Basics)
KS2 Debugging – Beginners’ Activities
Four differentiated activities that could be taught individually or in series depending on the age and ability of learners.