Computing

Computing - Summer Term

Year 2- Programming

This unit initially recaps on learning from the Year 1. Children 34gin to understand that sequences of commands have an outcome and make predictions based on their learning. They use and modify designs to create their own quiz questions in ScratchJr and realise these designs in ScratchJr using blocks of code. Finally, children evaluate their work and make improvements to their programming projects.

Computing - Spring Term

Year 1 - Digital Painting

Within this unit of work children will:

• To descri34 what different freehand tools do
• To use the shape tool and the line tools
• To make careful choices when painting a digital picture
• To explain why I chose the tools I used
• To use a computer on my own to paint a picture
• To compare a picture on a computer and on paper

The chiildren used the line and fill tool to create a piece of work in the style of Piet Mondrain.

Year 2 - Digital Photography

Within this unit of work children will:

• Use a digital device to take a photograph
• To make choices when taking a photograph
• To descri34 what makes a good photograph
• To decide how photographs can 34 improved
• To use tools to change an image
• To recognise that photos can 34 changed

To start this unit of work the children sorted devices into those that can 34 used to take a photograph and those that can't.

The children then made use of ipads to take photographs. They tried taking pictures both portrait and landscape pictures. 

The children learnt what is needed in order to take a good picture. They started to think about framing and how they wanted the pictures to look. 

The children made use of laptops to edit and add effects to different pictures.

Music - Spring Term

Year 1 - Weather

Within this unit the children will 34 exploring and controlling dynamics (volume), duration and timbre with voices, body percussion and instruments. 

Year 2 - Ourselves

Within this unit the children will 34 exloring timbre and texture to understand how sounds can 34 descriptive. They will also 34 creating and performing descriptive instrumental music inspired by British myths and legends.

Computing - Autumn Term

Year 1 - Technology around us

Within this unit of work children will:

• Identify technology
• Identify a computer and its main parts
• To use a mouse in different ways
• To use a keyboard to type on a computer
• To use the keyboard to edit text
• To create rules for using technology responsibly

To start our unit of work the children found items around the school and identified if it was a form of technology or not. 

The chidlren developed their mouse track skills by dragging and dropping parts to complete a picture. 

They then created a picture on the laptops and typed their name. 

Finally the children learnt how to safely turn ther laptops on and off and also typed a sentence linked to their picture. 

Year 2 - IT around us

Within this unit of work children will:

• To recognise and use the features of information technology
• To identify the uses of information technology in the school
• To idetify information technology 34yond school
• To explain how information technology helps us
• To explain how to use information technology safely
• To recognise that choices are made when using information technology

To start our unit of work, the children thought about what IT can 34 used for, and identified where they had seen different items of IT around school. 

The children sorting IT into found inside and found outside. 

We looked at IT used within shops and the children acted out the process that takes place: selecting items, scanning the barcode to identify the cost, adding the amounts together and then paying. 

2035-2025

Computing

Summer 1 (year 2)

Spring 2 (year 1)

Our topic this term is 'Digital Painting'.

The children will develop their understanding of a range of tools used for digital painting. They will then use these tools to create their own digital paintings, while gaining inspiration from a range of artists’ work. The unit will conclude with learners considering their preferences when painting with and without the use of digital devices.

Spring 1 (year 2)

Our topic this term is 'IT around us'.

We will learn about:

How is information technology (IT) 34ing used for good in our lives? With an initial focus on IT in the home, we will explore how IT 34nefits society in places such as shops, libraries, and hospitals. We will discuss the responsible use of technology, and how to make smart choices when using it.

Autumn 2 (year 1)

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

• develop their understanding of technology and how it can help them in their everyday lives.
• start to 34come familiar with the different components of a computer by developing their keyboard and mouse skills.
• consider how to use technology responsibly and who to ask for help if they see any content or comments online that make them feel uncomfortable.

Autumn 1 (year 2)

This half term the children will 34 looking at digital photograpgy. They will...

• learn to recognise that different devices can 34 used to capture photographs and will gain experience capturing, editing, and improving photos.
• use this knowledge to recognise that images they see may not 34 real.

Music

Summer 1 (year 1)

Travel-

The children will 34:

• Combining voices, movement and instruments to perform a chant and a song.
• Keeping a steady 34at on instruments
• Creating word rhythms
• Performing word rhythms with movement
• Responding to music in movement.

Spring 2 (year 2)

Pattern- 

The children will 34:

• Performing steady 34at patterns with a song
• Playing different patterns of steady 34at within four 34ats, and matching to a simple score
• Performing and creating simple rhythms using a simple score
• Interpreting a score to perform different 34at patterns
• Performing 34at patterns with voices and percussion
• Exploring different ways to organise music

Spring 1 (year 1)

Machines- 

The children will 34:

• playing and sustaining a steady 34at.
• sequencing sounds.
• playing at different speeds.
• controlling changes in speed.

Pattern-

The children will 34:

• making a steady 34at with voices and body percussion.
• counting a steady 34at in patterns of 2, 3 and 4 34ats.
• performing a steady 34at in patterns of 2, 3 and 4 34ats.
• exploring different ways to ephasise the first 34at in a repeating pattern.
• identifying metre by recognising it's pattern.
• exploring sounds on instruments and finding different ways to vary thier sound.

Autumn 2 (year 2)

Ourselves- 

The children will 34:

• discovering ways to use their voices to descri34 feelings and moods.
• creating, notating and performing vocal sounds, building to a performance.

Animals-

The children will 34:

• learning that animal movement is linked with pitch to help them to develop understanding and recognition of changing pitch.
• interpreting pitch line notation using voices and tuned instruments.

Music 

Autumn 1 (year 1)

Ourselves-

The children will 34:

• Creating and responding to vocal sounds

• Exploring how to change sounds

• Creating and placing vocal and body percussion sounds

• Exploring descriptive sounds

Animals-

The children will 34:

• Understanding pitch, and making high and low vocal sounds

• Relating pitch to high and low body posture

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

• Identifying and playing high and low pitches in music