Category Archives: ComputingCurriculum

Dancing Robots – computing for early years

Posted on July 4, 2017 by jackcl

This is a lovely video to use with children. As well as learning the song and dance they can sequence the parts of the song. The sequencing can be done in a number of different ways. One example is to … Continue reading →

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Computational Thinking in the Early Years

Posted on May 18, 2016 by jackcl

  It can be useful for early years practitioners to know about Computational Thinking and the language that will be used in computing  at Key Stage 1 . Computational thinking is not about technology but about problem solving. The above image … Continue reading →

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Using Bee Bots to Teach Computing at Key Stage 1

Posted on July 2, 2014 by jackcl

            Bee Bots have been used in Key Stage 1 for a long time and are a great introduction to control technology.  They can also be used to teach the computer science strand of the … Continue reading →

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The Computing Curriculum – Part 3, Digital Literacy

Posted on June 10, 2014 by jackcl

              The Computing in the National Curriculum document produced by Computing At School divides the Computing Curriculum into three strands.         Information Technology Computer Science Digital Literacy In this post I … Continue reading →

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The Computing Curriculum – Part 2, Computer Science

Posted on May 8, 2014 by jackcl

              The Computing in the National Curriculum document produced by Computing At School divides the Computing Curriculum into three strands.         Information Technology Computer Science Digital Literacy In this post I … Continue reading →

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