Computing Curriculum Y1-Y6
YEAR GROUP
T1
ALGORITHMS /
COMPUTER
SCIENCE
1
Technology Around
Us
Recognise common
uses of information
technology beyond
school and make use of
a range of technology
and software available
in school
Programming - Beebot Tinkering
E-Safety through
stories
Barefoot Computing
Projects
Digiduck's Big Decision
and Smartie the
Penguin
Algorithms
Programming - Routes Lee & Kim's Big
Bee-bot / Human robots Adventure
Internet research and
safe searching
Capturing and
Combining text,
presenting data -digital images and sound camera, video,
Story telling
microphone, data logger
We Are Cooking Switched on
Computing
Scratch Junior
Tinkering
Barefoot Computing
Projects
Computational
Thinking - Exploring
simulations
Programming –
Robots
LightBot & Probots
Hector's World
Understanding the
Internet and
evaluating digital
content
Data Handling - An
Animation / Movie
introduction to
Maker
databases
http://csunplugged.org
/databases
Scratch animation
Computer Science
unplugged /
Computing Theory
http://www.simonhaug
hton.co.uk/computingtheory-for-7-to-11year-olds.html
Programming –
Shapes
Probots / Scratch 2D
Shapes and crystal
flowers
Captain Kara and the
Smart Crew
2
T2
PHYSICAL
PROGRAMMING
T3
E-SAFETY WEEK
T3
INTERNET & ONLINE
TECHNOLOGY
4
T5
MULTIMEDIA
Navigating the Internet Presenting and sorting Working with images
data - Pictograms and and sound
bar charts, sorting
activities
Art package
Music software / audio
recording
We Are Sharing –
Switched on
Computing
Barefoot Computing
Projects
3
T4
DATA HANDLING
Communicating online Analyse & Present
Blogging / E-Mail
Data – Class Survey
Introduce spreadsheets
and simple formula
Powerpoint with
hyperlinks
We Are Botanists /
Interactive story Switched on
Computing
T6
VISUAL
PROGRAMMING
Modelling & Simulation
Physical to Abstract
ideas
https://slp.somerset.go
v.uk/cypd/elim/somers
etict/Site%20Pages/Pro
gressions%20%20Modelling%20and
%20Simulation.aspx
We are Programmers Switched on Computing
Scratch Irish Computer
Society Projects
http://scratch.ie/primar
y/resources
5
Computer Science
Flowol
unplugged - Data:
Flowol – Zebra Crossing
Representing
and traffic lights
Information (Not
Databases)
http://csunplugged.org
/activities
Kids SMART
How the Internet
Works
6
Computer Science
Unplugged - Putting
Computers to Work:
Algorithms
ThinkUKnow
Cybercafe Cyberbullying
Computer Networks
http://csunplugged.org
/activities
Flowol
Lighthouse and Bridge
LightsEXT – Carpark
FlowGo (STEM Project)
Taking Spreadsheets
Further
We Are Film Makers Scratch –Maths Quiz
Switched on computing and Math Activities
http://www.kidsmart.or
Year 5 -Movie Maker
http://www.codehttp://codeg.uk/
https://allteach.co.uk/s 2.6 and Word
it.co.uk/scratch/scratc
it.co.uk/year5/index.htm cheme-of-work/freeCEOP Jigsaw - Zip It,
hquiz.html
sample.html
http://hackasaurus.org/e
Block It, Flag It slogan
http://www.coden-US/goggles/
http://www.simonhaught
it.co.uk/scratch/scratc
on.co.uk/2012/05/year- http://internet-map.net/
hplan.html
5-e-safety-lesson-12012.html
Graphic Design using Scratch – Computer
Games (Simple Maze
Google Sketchup
Understand how
WHODUNNIT?
or Pong Game)
computer networks
http://bwjunior.hants.sc
Analyse a database to h.uk/curriculum/docum http://www.codecan provide multiple
services including the solve crimes
ents/ict-howtoit.co.uk/scratch/crabm
Web
sketchup.pdf
aze.html
https://sites.google.com/ http://primary.naace.co.
site/primaryictitt/home/k uk/activities/#Whodunnit http://www.simonhaugh http://www.simonhaug
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ton.co.uk/2011/11/supe hton.co.uk/2013/02/scr
ey-stage-2/multipleatch-20-resources-andr-sketchup.html
services
planning.html
HTML introduction
We Are Game
Thimble HTML editor
Designers
Coffee Cup HTML editor
http://www.codeit.co.uk/netintsearch.htm
l
Databases
Switched on computing
Year 6 – Kodu and Word