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Developing computational thinking in a KS1 classroom through
English, Mathematics
and Computing
Sequence of activities for mixed year 1 and class
!earning o"#ectives
English● Spoken language○ ask relevant questions to extend their
understanding and knowledge○ articulate and justify answers,
arguments and opinions○ give well-structured descriptions,
explanations and narratives for different purposes● Reading
comprehension○ develop pleasure in reading, motivation to read and
extend vocaulary and understanding!○ uild understanding of ooks
read and explain clearly their understanding of what is read to
them!
Mathematics
● "umer and place value○ count numers and to use language of
equal to, more than, less than #fewer$, most, least● Statistics○
%onstruct and interpret pictograms and lock diagrams
Computing
● &se technology purposefully to create, organise, store,
manipulate and retrieve digital content!
$rior learning
● %hildren have listened to a variety of traditional stories! '
classroom display of illustrations created y
the children provides a reminder of the different stories!●
%hildren have een practising their mathematical vocaulary to look
at different collections of ojects
and talk aout (more than) and (less than)! *hey have egun to use
the words most and least!● %hildren have used copy and paste and
saved and open files on laptops in the classroom!● %hildren have
used the +* tool in www!je!com.jcode to uild sequences and to
talk aout the
algorithm for the wolf to visit each of the (*hree /ittle 0igs)
homes! *hey implemented the algorithm as
a program!● %hildren have talked aout computational thinking
ideas after doing the logo activities within jcode and
have a poster reminding them of these
https1..slp!somerset!org!uk.sites.edtech.0rimary
23%omputing.4eveloping5%omputing5*hinking.%omp23thinking23attitudes23and23skills
23367!pdf
$reparation
%reate a word cloud of a traditional story the children have
already listened to and talked aout!
http1..www!acya!com.word5clouds!htm! %opy and paste the
text of the story into the online tool!
0rint out text of story
8ave text of other traditional stories such as (/ittle Red
Riding 8ood) availale!
%ctivity &ne
http://www.j2e.com/j2codehttps://slp.somerset.org.uk/sites/edtech/Primary%20Computing/Developing_Computing_Thinking/Comp%20thinking%20attitudes%20and%20skills%202015.pdfhttps://slp.somerset.org.uk/sites/edtech/Primary%20Computing/Developing_Computing_Thinking/Comp%20thinking%20attitudes%20and%20skills%202015.pdfhttps://slp.somerset.org.uk/sites/edtech/Primary%20Computing/Developing_Computing_Thinking/Comp%20thinking%20attitudes%20and%20skills%202015.pdfhttp://www.abcya.com/word_clouds.htmhttp://www.abcya.com/word_clouds.htmhttps://slp.somerset.org.uk/sites/edtech/Primary%20Computing/Developing_Computing_Thinking/Comp%20thinking%20attitudes%20and%20skills%202015.pdfhttps://slp.somerset.org.uk/sites/edtech/Primary%20Computing/Developing_Computing_Thinking/Comp%20thinking%20attitudes%20and%20skills%202015.pdfhttps://slp.somerset.org.uk/sites/edtech/Primary%20Computing/Developing_Computing_Thinking/Comp%20thinking%20attitudes%20and%20skills%202015.pdfhttp://www.abcya.com/word_clouds.htmhttp://www.j2e.com/j2code
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● Show the class the word cloud of a story!● %hildren talk aout
the word cloud in pairs!● *eacher asks the pattern recognition
questions encouraging the children to explain
their answers!● %hildren talk aout what a lock graph of the
story would look like and think aout how
they can make one! %hildren can use %ount in 0urple9ash to
create lock graph or usecoloured squares and pritt stick to
physically create a lock graph!
● 'sk the children to compare the word cloud and the lock graph!
:hat are thedifferences; :hat are the similarities; :hat questions
could you ask aout each of them;
English
