Code-It: How To Teach Primary Programming Using Scratch

The Scratch: The ideal place to begin programming! Many primary teachers and pupils have little or no experience of programming. This book, classroom-tested and perfected by the author through his website code-it.co.uk, helps teachers to provide their pupils with an exciting, challenging computer science curriculum in Key Stage 2. Code It can be used to supplement existing programming modules, or as a complete KS2 computer science program of study. It contains a series of programming projects that gradually introduce pupils to algorithm design and evaluation, generalisation and decomposition. Pupils will learn how to use sequence, repetition, selection and variables through becoming creators of a wide variety of programming projects. Maths, literacy, humanities, gaming, music and control skills are all put to the test. There are four pupil workbooks to provide structure, resources and home learning links. A growing bank of online videos are available to help teachers improve their own skills and take full advantage of the cross-curricular benefits of developing depth in programming. The Scratch programming language, already widely recognised in schools, is freely accessible online or as a download at home.The new computing curriculum is truly transformational