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Computational Thinking: Pixel Puzzle Pictures Worksheets for KS2 Computing Solve simple colour-by-number and logical thinking puzzles and gain a deeper understanding of image representation and compression. Pixel puzzles turn the ways images are represented as a series of numbers representing pixels into puzzles. They come in various forms from a simple variant of colour-by-numbers to more complex puzzles based on compression where images are […]

Code-Cracking Puzzles Worksheets for KS2 Computing Crack the code breaking puzzles and learn not just about codes but also language, calculating frequencies and percentages. They can be as simple or hard as you like. Learn about Teaching London Computing is a resource hub from CAS London and CS4FN. Download more Teaching London Computing resources here or on its website at teachinglondoncomputing.org.

The Emotion Machine Programming Activity Resource for KS2 Computing In this resource, the class program a card robot face to show different emotions one after another. This is a very simple way to introduce the idea of programs and sequences of instructions as well as computational thinking ideas like algorithmic thinking and decomposition. It can also lead to ideas about abstraction. Learn about: algorithmic […]

‘Spit-Not-So’ Computational Thinking Activity Resource for KS2/3 Computing In this activity you play a word game showing that “due to you computational thinking skills” you are brilliant at it. You eventually show the class the secret, and in doing so illustrate a reason why graphical user interfaces are easier to use than command line interfaces and also why the choice of data structure […]

‘Four Aces’ Computational Thinking Activity Resource for KS2 Computing In this activity you do a magic trick where you steal all the Aces from a volunteer without anyone noticing. This trick illustrates that computing is about more than just understanding technology and that computational thinking is about more than just algorithms. They are about understanding people and solving problems for people too. Learn about […]

Computational Thinking: Cut Block Logic Puzzles Booklet for KS2 Computing Computational Thinking: Cut Block Logic Puzzles is a booklet on computational thinking based on logic puzzles. Try to solve some simple logic puzzles while learning about computational thinking and especially logical thinking. Learn how to solve Cut Block puzzles, simple logic puzzles that involve filling a grid with numbers so that no number appears next […]

Sequencing and Looping Puzzles Worksheets for KS2 Computing These simple puzzles take common activities already used in primary school and add a programming context for pre-coders. Programmers ‘sequence’ instructions: putting them in the right order. Sequences are often placed in to ‘loops’, doing the same sequences of instructions over and over. Sequences and loops occur in nature too. Lifecycles, for example, are sequences […]

Create-a-Robot-Face Programming Activity Resource for KS2 Computing Explore programming by making an affective (relating to moods and emotions) robot face out of card, tubes and students, and program it to react to different kinds of sounds (nasty, nice or sudden) and show different emotions (sad, happy, surprised). Then think up some other facial expressions and program rules to make the face respond […]

What is an Algorithm? – Swap Puzzles Worksheets for KS2 Computing In this resource, pupils are tasked with solving a puzzle by coming up with an algorithm that their team can follow faster than anyone else. This gives a way to introduce the idea of the solution to a problem being a set of instructions that allow others to ‘solve’ it with no understanding. It also […]

8 of the best prefix and suffix worksheets and resources for KS2 SPaG/English Show primary pupils the unlimited potential of word power with these resources for prefixes, suffixes and root words...

How Year 6 Teachers can Prepare Students for Secondary School in the Last Weeks of Term You’ve guided and nurtured them this year... now you can use the next few weeks to help them prepare for their journey through secondary school, says Paula Spencer...

Teach children to be brave like Matilda Show students how to follow the titular hero of Roald Dahl’s well-loved book in daring to be different, living by their values and knowing their strengths, says Jo Castro...

7 ways to boost public speaking skills in primary Help children discover their public-speaking talents with these seven pro-speaker secrets to enhance their confidence and impact...

KS2 MFL Lesson Plan – Sing Birthday Songs to Learn Dates and Numeracy Starting with the traditional celebratory song in a foreign language will help to reinforce numbers and introduce new vocabulary. The lesson assumes that you will have already taught numbers – they generally come up under the heading of ‘How old are you?’ and have been covered in a previous Teach Primary lesson plan. Start with […]

Use circular stories to help children understand structure Narratives that go round in circles can teach story structure in a simple and satisfying way, sparking creativity and innovative exploration of narratives, says Rachel Clarke...

Inclusion vs Exclusion Jackie Ward considers the pressures that now weigh on schools when deciding whether they exclude a pupil...

The East London School Combining Creativity and Technology for an Engaging Learning Experience “It’s about maintaining standards but at the same time making this a really fun and exciting place to work,” says Britannia Village head of school Kiel Richardson...

Vikings KS2 activities

Vikings KS2 – Best Norse Mythology resources for primary history Traders, explorers, warriors, innovators – the Viking age is a fun and popular era to study, and these activities, lesson plans and other resources can help you and your students delve into Nordic fact and fiction...

What Heads can do to Protect Staff Wellbeing Strong leadership is needed to shield teachers from unnecessary DfE tosh, unsupportive parents and even their own worst excesses, says Kevin Harcombe...

This is Geography – KS2 Geography Sample Lessons This sample resource pack from This is Geography includes four geography lessons. Exploring the wilderness Globalisation Meanders Renewable energy Each comes as a PowerPoint presentation and with accompanying Word docs. There are also separate geography literacy and numeracy mats. This is Geography is a geography author with over 700 lessons for KS2-5. Download free sample […]

5 ways to improve feedback in primary school It’s time to ditch the old style of ‘marking’ and instead focus on new methods that offer more in terms of progress and time efficiency, says Sophie MacNeill...

Teacher stress – Why my school was a toxic work environment One anonymous teacher shares their experience of leaving a toxic work environment and offers some advice for others looking to do the same...

Where Will Your School’s next SENCo Come From? Anne Heavey suggests some ways in which schools can do more to spot and nurture the burgeoning talents of would-be SENCos...

Help Students with Long-Term Illness to Access Learning When long-term illness stops a student from coming regularly to school, we should be enabling access, not chasing attendance, says Claire Tripp...

Save on time and workload with work booklets you can use year after year Want an end to firing up the laptop at 11pm to throw a worksheet together? Look no further than the work booklet, says Jon Hutchinson...

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