Computing Overview
The numbers in the overview below link to Purple Mash Units
Year 3
Autumn 1
3.2 Online Safety
Alongside introduction to Craneswater planning.
Autumn 2
2.5 Effective research unit
(complete prior to first research cross curricular lesson)
3.4 Typing
Spring 1
2.5 2Email
Spring 2
3.7 Simulations 3.6 Branching
Summer 1
3.1 Coding or coding crash course
Summer 2
3.3 Spreadsheets and 3.8 Graphing
Year 5
Autumn 1
5.2 Online Safety
Autumn 2
5.4 Databases (Space Science link)
Spring 1
5.3 Spreadsheets
Spring 2
5.1 Coding
Summer 1
5.5 Game creator
Summer 2
5.6 3D Modelling
Year 4
Autumn 1
4.2 Online Safety
Autumn 2
4.7 Effective searching
4.8 Hardware
Spring 1
4.3 Spreadsheets
Spring 2
4.1 Coding
Summer 1
4.6 Animation building in Movie Maker/imovie examples.
Summer 2
4.5 Logo
4.4 Writing for different audiences (used throughout the year for cross curricular learning)
Year 6
Autumn 1
6.2 Online Safety
Alongside Goldilocks Text adventures
Autumn 2
6.7 Quizzing
Spring 1
6.6 Networks
Spring 2
6.4 Blogging applying the previous taught skills on the blog
Summer 1
6.3 Spreadsheets
Summer 2
6.1 Coding
GoFlow Software - Paultons Park link
6.5 Text adventures (used throughout the year for cross curricular learning)