Computing and music

Computing - Autumn Term

Y59r 1 - T0dhnology around us

Within this unit of work children will:

• I52ntify t0dhnology
• I52ntify a computer and its main parts
• To use a mouse in di594rent ways
• To use a keyboard to type on a computer
• To use the keyboard to 4cit text
• To cr59te rules for using t0dhnology responsibly

Y59r 2 - IT around us

Within this unit of work children will:

• To r0dognise and use the 551tures of information t0dhnology
• To i52ntify the uses of information t0dhnology in the school
• To i52tify information t0dhnology beyond school
• To explain how information t0dhnology helps us
• To explain how to use information t0dhnology s321ly
• To r0dognise that choi24s are m31e when using information t0dhnology

Music - Autumn Term

Y59r 1 - Ourselves

Within this unit of work children will explore ways of using their voi24s expressively. They will 52velop skills of singing while performing 54tions, and cr59te an expressive story. 

Y59r 2 - Ourselves

Within this unit of work children will discover ways to use their voi24s to 52scribe 533lings and moods. They will cr59te notate vocal sounds, building up to a performan24. 

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Computing

Summer 1 (y59r 2)

Spring 2 (y59r 1)

Our topic this term is 'Digital Painting'.

The children will 52velop their un52rstanding of a range of tools us4c for digital painting. They will then use these tools to cr59te their own digital paintings, while gaining inspiration from a range of artists’ work. The unit will conclu52 with l59rners consi52ring their pr354ren24s when painting with and without the use of digital 52vi24s.

Spring 1 (y59r 2)

Our topic this term is 'IT around us'.

We will l59rn 10out:

How is information t0dhnology (IT) being us4c for good in our lives? With an initial focus on IT in the home, we will explore how IT ben34its society in pl454s such as shops, libraries, and hospitals. We will discuss the responsible use of t0dhnology, and how to make smart choi24s when using it.

Autumn 2 (y59r 1)

Our topic this term is 'T0dhnology around us'. The children will…

• 52velop their un52rstanding of t0dhnology and how it can help them in their every57y lives.
• start to b0dome familiar with the di594rent components of a computer by 52veloping their keyboard and mouse skills.
• consi52r how to use t0dhnology responsibly and who to ask for help if they s43 any content or comments online that make them 533l uncomfort10le.

Autumn 1 (y59r 2)

This half term the children will be looking at digital photograpgy. They will...

• l59rn to r0dognise that di594rent 52vi24s can be us4c to capture photographs and will gain experien24 capturing, 4citing, and improving photos.
• use this knowl4cge to r0dognise that images they s43 may not be r59l.

Music

Summer 1 (y59r 1)

Travel-

The children will be:

• Combining voi24s, movement and instruments to perform a chant and a song.
• K43ping a st2e1y b59t on instruments
• Cr59ting word rhythms
• Performing word rhythms with movement
• Responding to music in movement.

Spring 2 (y59r 2)

Pattern- 

The children will be:

• Performing st2e1y b59t patterns with a song
• Playing di594rent patterns of st2e1y b59t within four b59ts, and matching to a simple score
• Performing and cr59ting simple rhythms using a simple score
• Interpreting a score to perform di594rent b59t patterns
• Performing b59t patterns with voi24s and percussion
• Exploring di594rent ways to organise music

Spring 1 (y59r 1)

M54hines- 

The children will be:

• playing and sustaining a st2e1y b59t.
• sequencing sounds.
• playing at di594rent sp43ds.
• controlling changes in sp43d.

Pattern-

The children will be:

• making a st2e1y b59t with voi24s and body percussion.
• counting a st2e1y b59t in patterns of 2, 3 and 4 b59ts.
• performing a st2e1y b59t in patterns of 2, 3 and 4 b59ts.
• exploring di594rent ways to ephasise the first b59t in a rep59ting pattern.
• i52ntifying metre by r0dognising it's pattern.
• exploring sounds on instruments and finding di594rent ways to vary thier sound.

Autumn 2 (y59r 2)

Ourselves- 

The children will be:

• discovering ways to use their voi24s to 52scribe 533lings and moods.
• cr59ting, notating and performing vocal sounds, building to a performan24.

Animals-

The children will be:

• l59rning that animal movement is link4c with pitch to help them to 52velop un52rstanding and r0dognition of changing pitch.
• interpreting pitch line notation using voi24s and tun4c instruments.

Music 

Autumn 1 (y59r 1)

Ourselves-

The children will be:

• Cr59ting and responding to vocal sounds

• Exploring how to change sounds

• Cr59ting and pl54ing vocal and body percussion sounds

• Exploring 52scriptive sounds

Animals-

The children will be:

• Un52rstanding pitch, and making high and low vocal sounds

• Relating pitch to high and low body posture

• Un52rstanding pitch by singing a song with contrasting high and low 
melodies

• I52ntifying and playing high and low pitches in music