What Your Child Will Be Learning This Term...
Each half term the children in our amazing coding clubs will study a new module where they will be able to showcase and improve on their skills!
KS1 - Coding with Cartoons
Cartoon Coding is a pupil-favourite module where the children bring their favourite characters from disney to life through the use of code. They’ll need to apply sequences, loops, conditionals and events to solve some tricky coding problems.
Spring Term 2025
Lesson 1
In lesson 1, we’ll be practising our sequencing skills with Disney’s Muana in an exciting Wayfinding quest. If there’s time, we’ll hone our skills with the Cat in the Hat Coding Game.
Lesson 2
In Lesson 2, we’ll be Wayfinding with Moana again but this time, we’ll be moving onto the more advanced skill of conditionals which you’ll find from task 13 onwards. If we have time at the end, we’ll do some work with Disney Mazes to hone our basic sequencing skills.
Lesson 3
In lesson 3, we’ll practise all coding elements from basic to advanced with Baymax and Hero in a lesson that is often the children’s favourite of the module.
Lesson 4
In lesson 4, we’ll be heading over to one of our favourite websites to code with Anna and Elsa from Frozen. Then children will learn about pixels and degrees to locate and move characters across a screen.
Lesson 5
In lesson 5, the children will learn about sprites, loops and events in Disney’s Infinity Lab where they’ll have an opportunity to play with some of their favourite characters from earlier in this module.
Lesson 6
In lesson 6, we’ll be going over our understanding of Events and learning a simplified version of coding variables with a fun coding game with characters from Ice Age.
KS2 Coding - Retro Arcade
In our popular ‘Retro Arcade’ module, children create retro arcade games which they share with children across the world. They consider design aspects and playability as well as solving difficult algorithms.
Lesson 1
We’ll start the children off with the Beginner’s Skill Map so that they can get to grips with the platform and learn the basic features of coding arcade games. If they finish this, the children will move on to the Chase the Pizza tutorial.
Lesson 2
The children will create a Monster Truck Racer game. This is a basic scrolling game where the background moves behind the main character giving the illusion of a moving vehicle. The children will use loops and coordinates among other coding skills. Following this, the children will complete the Flee My Valentine tutorial.
Lesson 3
The children will create a clicker game with Talent Show. Among other coding skills, they’ll use variables to keep track of the score. If the children finish their first task, they will complete the Time Flies Tutorial.
Lesson 4
The children will learn about positioning, design and projectiles by creating a Shark Attack game. If they manage to finish their first game, the children will try the Galga tutorial.
Lesson 5
The children will create the Save the Forest game while they learn about variables, animations and events. If there’s time at the end, the children will complete the Free Throw tutorial.
Lesson 6
The children will create their first platform game with Jungle Jump Platformer. In their second challenge the children will complete the Collect the clovers tutorial.