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Computing
Computing at Castle Hill
At Castle Hill Primary School, we aim to deliver a high-quality computing education which ensures children become digitally literate. We are aiming for the children of Castle Hill Primary School to leave the school with a level of digital literacy so that they are able to express and develop ideas through information and communication technology. We have weekly computing lessons focusing on coding and using the computers and iPads to access other areas of the curriculum. We are aiming for the children to leave Castle Hill Primary School with an idea of how to safely use technology and the internet. Over the time the children spend at Castle Hill, we build on skills to help them to become computer literate ready for secondary school.
Computing Vocabulary Computing progression Computing Journey
Computing at Home
Swift Playground - iPad - 4yrs+ - fantastic tool to help children to learn to code using python coding style
Barefoot Computing - web browser - 4yrs+ - a brilliant tool that has techfree activites for coding and computational thinking
BBC Bitesize - web browser - 5yrs+ - a great resourse that they will be using for years to come, including:
- Computing - 5 to 7 year olds
- Computing - 7 to 11 year olds
- BBC Bitesize for Teachers: Cracking Computing
Scratch Jr - web and app (iPad and Android) - 4yrs+ - the beginnings of block based coding that leads to Scratch for 7+
Scratch - web browser - 7yrs+ - Children can create their own account to create and save their block coding projects
Reading
Books for Topics provides a list of recommended children's booklists sorted by age or topic - selected by experts. The link will take you to a range of computing based books both fiction and non-fiction.
Enrichment
Year 4 have had a fantastic opportunity with Chelsea to code robotic spheres called Spheroes. They have entered into a competition with other school children in the area. We cannot wait to see how they do.