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    Key Stage 2

    Guru Nanak Sikh Academy
    Key Stage 2 Curriculum Overview

     
    Key Stage 2 Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2
    Year 3
    Online Safety
    Networks and the
    internet
    Knowledge Map

    Introduction to the
    concept of networks, learning how devices
    communicate. Identifying components, learning how information is shared and exploring examples of realworld networks
    Programming Scratch
    Knowledge Map

    Building on the use of
    the ‘ScratchJr’
    application in Year 2, progress to using the
    more advanced
    computer-based
    application called ‘Scratch’, learning to use repetition or ‘loops’ and building upon skills to program; an animation, a story and a game
    Emailing
    Knowledge Map

    Learning how to send emails with attachments and how to be a
    responsible digital
    citizen by thinking about the contents of what is sent.
    Journey inside a
    computer
    Knowledge Map

    Assuming the role of computer parts and creating paper versions of computers helps to consolidate an
    understanding of how a computer works, as well as identifying similarities and differences between
    various models
    Video Trailers
    Knowledge Map

    Developing filming and editing video skills through the storyboarding and creation of book trailers
    Comparisons Card data base.
    Knowledge Map

    Using the theme of a ‘Comparison cards game’ (based on the popular game,
    Top Trumps), to understand
    what a database is by learning
    the meanings of records, fields
    and data. Further exploration
    will lead to the development of
    the ideas of sorting and filtering.
    Year 4
    Online Safety
    Collaborative
    Learning
    Knowledge Map

    Working collaboratively in a responsible and considerate way as
    well as looking at a range of collaborative tools.
    Further coding with Scratch
    Knowledge Map

    Scratch Using variables in coding.
    Website design
    Knowledge Map

    Children develop their research, word
    processing, and collaborative working skills whilst learning how web pages and web sites are created, exploring how to change layouts, embed images
    and videos and link
    between pages.
    HTML
    Knowledge Map

    Editing the HTML and
    CSS of a web page to
    change the layout of a
    website and the text and images
    Computation Thinking
    Knowledge Map

    Plugged and unplugged
    activities to develop the four areas of computational thinking
    Investigating Weather
    Knowledge Map

    Researching and storing data
    using spreadsheets; designing
    a weather station that gathers
    and records data; learning how
    weather forecasts are made and using green screen technology to present a weather forecast
    Year 5
    Online Safety
    Search Engines
    Knowledge Map

    Using keywords and phrases, identifying inaccurate information, learning page rank works as well
    Programming Music
    Knowledge Map

    Applying programming skills to create sounds
    and melodies leading to a battle of the bands performance
    Mars Rover 1
    Knowledge Map

    Data transfer and binary code.
    Micro:bit
    Knowledge Map

    The meaning and
    purpose of programming
    Stop Motion Animation
    Knowledge Map

    Storyboarding ideas, taking photographs and editing to create a video animation
    Mars Rover 2
    Knowledge Map

    3D design skills
    Year 6
    Online Safety
    Bletchley Park Knowledge Map
    Code breaking and password hacking
    Intro to Python Knowledge Map
    Using the programming language of Python
    Big Data 1 Knowledge Map
    Barcodes, QR codes and RFID
    History of computers
    Knowledge Map

    Children write, record and edit radio plays set during WWII, look back in time at how computers have evolved and design a computer of the future
    Big Data 2
    Knowledge Map

    Data usage and smart schools
    Inventing a product Knowledge Map
    Designing a product, pupils: evaluate, adapt and debug code to make it suitable and efficient for their needs; use a software program to design their products; create their own websites and video adverts to promote their inventions