Computing
Through our computing curriculum we hope to give pupils the skills and confidence to work with a range of programmes developing logical thinking alongside creativity and a solid understanding of key technology skills.
Where possible tasks will be linked with other topics so that children can make links and have a clearer purpose of what they are trying to achieve. Children start each new topic with a lesson about internet safety, which we believe is very important for children in our digital world.
We focus on the three key areas:
- Computer Science: pupils are taught the principles of information and computation, and how digital systems work
- IT: Pupils are taught to create programs and systems and to use a range of media
- Digital Literacy: pupils develop their ideas through information communication technology
Wateringbury Computing curriculum plan 2017-18
Each unit should start with e-safety lesson/ refresher following the Kent Digital literacy statements
Term 1 focusses upon Key Skills
Unit are mostly taken from Rising Stars Switched on Computing scheme and supported with the resources on Purple Mash.
DL = Digital literacy CS = Computer science IT = Information Technology
| Term 1 | Term 2 | Term 3 | Term 4 | Term 5 | Term 6 |
Year 1 | ICT Key skills unit – keyboard and mouse skills | We are celebrating: creating an electronic card (2paint, 2Publish, 2Publish plus | We are painters: illustrating a ebook (2Paint, 2Create a story, 2publish) | We are story tellers: creating a talking book (2create a story) | We are TV chefs (Mashcams, 2publish, iPads, cameras) | We are treasure hunters (Beebots, 2Go )(CS) |
Year 2 | ICT Key skills unit – keyboard, mouse and word processing skills | We are photographers (2Publish, 2Publish Plus) | We are detectives: emails (2email, 2 Connect, 2write) | We are astronauts: programming. (Beebots, 2code, 2Go) | We are game testers (2DIY, 2DIY 3D) | We are zoologists: bug hunt (2count, 2graph, 2investigate, 2DIY, 2Question) |
Year 3 | ICT Key skills unit – Word and Publisher | We are presenters (2Publish, iPads) | We are communicators: emails (2Respond, 2email) | We are programmers (Roamers, 2Publish, 2Animate, 2Code, 2Blog) | We are opinion pollsters (2Connect, 2Write, 2Graph, 2Investigate, 2Calculate) | |
Year 4 | ICT Key skills unit – Word and Publisher | We are co-authors: creating a Wiki (2Write, 2Connect, 2Blog) | We are podcasters: creating a podcast (USB mic) | We are musicians (2Beat, 2Sequence) | Roamers and Logo | We are software developers (scratch) |
Year 5 | ICT Key skills unit – Publisher, PowerPoint | We are game developers (2Code, scratch, Kodu) | We are artists (2Go, Logo) | We are computer controllers (Knex and Lego WeDo) | We are cryptographers | We are web developers (2publish plus) |
Year 6 | ICT Key skills unit – Publisher, PowerPoint, Excel | We are project managers (2Write, 2Connect) | Sarah J’s Plan | We are film makers: stop motion animation | We are app planners(2Code, Gorilla) | We are interface designers: Yearbook (2Publish Plus) |