FP/KS1 Find the Smiley
Aim Use the cardinal points of the compass and simple coordinates to locate an object in a grid Create a 5 x 5 grid on a piece of laminated card. Make a smiley face on a disc that will fit in a ...
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KS2 Copy cups, copy cones
Work in pairs or in teams of about 3. You need one set of 6 playground cones and 6 bean bags per pair or plastic cups if you are doing this in a classroom. One team has a sheet on which are drawn ...
FP/KS2 Conditionals game
Start off playing Simon Says. One child is nominated as ‘Simon’ (teacher should be Simon for the first few rounds) Tell the children that IF Simon says they should do something, THEN they do it ...
KS2 Creating algorithms for playground games
This is an activity suitable for older children – we used it with 9-11 year olds. Print off these algorithms and in groups of 3 or 4, ask the children to look at the flow charts and tell them they are algorithms for some simple playground games they ...
FP/KS1 Human robots game
One person in each group is chosen as the robot and is blindfolded. Another is the programmer.
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.