High-impact computer science resources that are based on sound educational psychological theories to help all pupils reach their full potential. I’m an experienced teacher/HoD and professionally create computing and computer science teaching resources through my company Nichola Wilkin Ltd. All these resources have been exclusively created by me. I’m an author who has written for both BBC Bitesize and Cambridge University Press. Quality teaching resources you can trust!
High-impact computer science resources that are based on sound educational psychological theories to help all pupils reach their full potential. I’m an experienced teacher/HoD and professionally create computing and computer science teaching resources through my company Nichola Wilkin Ltd. All these resources have been exclusively created by me. I’m an author who has written for both BBC Bitesize and Cambridge University Press. Quality teaching resources you can trust!
A great introduction to understanding binary addition, two’s complement, binary subtraction, binary shifts and binary multiplication.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
In this unit you have 5 ready-to-use lessons:
binary addition
negative binary numbers using two’s complement
binary subtraction using two’s complement
binary shift and binary multiplication
recapping lesson to consolidate consolidating the unit and embed the skills
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Everything you need is included such as:
a very high-quality accessible PowerPoint presentation for every lesson that effortlessly leads the teacher through the lesson and includes all the answers to the many questions and tasks the students need to complete
a 2 or 3-sided editable worksheet for every lesson
an easy-to-follow editable lesson plan for every lesson
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PRIOR LEARNING
This unit does expect pupils to know how to translate denary numbers into binary and binary numbers into denary.
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If your students are unfamiliar with these concepts, I highly recommend purchasing my 2 lesson unit called “Understanding Binary” (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13042315) which covers all of these topics and will ensure your students are ready for this unit.
WHO IS THIS FOR?
This aligns with the iGCSE in computer science (0478) but is also useful for OCR J277, AQA 8525 and Pearson Edexcel computer science qualifications.
EASY TO USE
These ready to use resources are so straightforward that although I have included a lesson plan, most teachers can teach straight from the PowerPoint presentation without any further assistance. And best of all, the answers are included saving you time and energy.
This makes these lessons suitable for experienced computing specialist teachers along with non-specialists and early career teachers (ECTs).
EDITABLE RESOURCES
I understand that teachers want to adapt their resources, so I’ve made the bold decision to make these resources editable.
Therefore, if you need to use a particular template style for your school, you can change the PowerPoint presentation, worksheet and lesson plan to suit your needs.
If you have students with specific educational needs, you can change the lesson to suit them. It gives you the flexibility to alter the lessons to suit your own particular needs.
SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN TEACHING TECHNIQUES
These teaching resources have been specifically designed to aid pupils using educational psychology backed theories to ensure your students will have a higher retention rate and a deeper understanding of the subject.
TEACHING TO THE TOP
These lessons are designed to stretch all pupils. Instead of traditional differentiation which systematically underchallenges pupils, I raise the bar for everyone and then, as a teacher who knows your own students best, you can support individuals to reach their own full potential.
Just click on the BUY NOW button to download them straight away. You’ll wonder how you ever managed without them.
A great introduction to understanding Moore’s law and how to convert between different memory sizes. This ready to use lesson will save you hours of preparation and can easily be adapted to meet your own requirements.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
Everything you need is included such as:
a very high-quality accessible PowerPoint presentation that effortlessly leads the teacher through the lesson and includes all the answers to the many questions and tasks the students need to complete
a 2 sided editable worksheet
an easy-to-follow editable lesson plan
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PRIOR LEARNING
This unit does not expect pupils to know about binary but most teachers use this after students have been introduced to the concepts of converting binary to denary.
EASY TO USE
These ready to use resources are so straightforward that although I have included a lesson plan, most teachers can teach straight from the PowerPoint presentation without any further assistance. And best of all, the answers are included saving you time and energy.
This makes this lesson suitable for experienced computing specialist teachers along with non-specialists and early career teachers (ECTs).
EDITABLE RESOURCES
I understand that teachers want to adapt their resources, so I’ve made the bold decision to make these resources editable.
Therefore, if you need to use a particular template style for your school, you can change the PowerPoint presentation, worksheet and lesson plan to suit your needs.
If you have students with specific educational needs, you can change the lesson to suit them.
It gives you the flexibility to alter the lessons to suit your own particular needs.
SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN TEACHING TECHNIQUES
These teaching resources have been specifically designed to aid pupils using educational psychology backed theories to ensure your students will have a higher retention rate and a deeper understanding of the subject.
TEACHING TO THE TOP
This lesson is designed to stretch all pupils. Instead of traditional differentiation which systematically underchallenges pupils, I raise the bar for everyone and then, as a teacher who knows your own students best, you can support individuals to reach their own full potential.
Start reaping the benefits today of an incredibly high-quality, professionally designed teaching resource that you can use with virtually no preparation.
Just click on the BUY NOW button to download it straight away. You’ll wonder how you ever managed without it.
A set of binary calculation worksheets covering binary addition, two’s complement binary subtraction, binary shifts and binary multiplication that will save you hours of preparation and can easily be adapted to meet your own requirements.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
In this unit you have 10 x 1-page worksheets. This includes 2 different student worksheets for each of the following topics:
binary addition
2’s complement
binary subtraction with 2’s complement
binary shift
binary multiplication
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You also have a separate answer sheet for each of these worksheets, making 20 documents in all.
WHO IS THIS FOR?
This aligns with the iGCSE in computer science (0478) but is also useful for OCR J277, AQA 8525 and Pearson Edexcel computer science qualifications.
These flexible binary calculation worksheets can be used to compliment your lessons in a variety of ways such as:
homework tasks
in-class worksheets
revision worksheets
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EASY TO USE
These ready to use resources are so straightforward and ready to use and best of all, the answers are included saving you time and energy.
This makes these worksheets suitable for experienced computing specialist teachers along with non-specialists and early career teachers (ECTs).
EDITABLE RESOURCES
I understand that teachers want to adapt their resources, so I’ve made the bold decision to make these binary calculation worksheets totally editable.
Therefore, if you need to use a particular template style for your school, you can change the Word document to suit your needs.
If you have students with specific educational needs, you can change the worksheet to suit them.
It gives you the flexibility to alter the worksheets to suit your own particular needs.
TEACHING TO THE TOP
These worksheets are designed to stretch all pupils. Instead of traditional differentiation which systematically underchallenges pupils, I raise the bar for everyone and then, as a teacher who knows your own students best, you can support individuals to reach their own full potential.
Start reaping the benefits today of incredibly high-quality, professionally designed teaching resources that you can use with virtually no preparation.
Just click on the BUY NOW button to download them straight away. You’ll wonder how you ever managed without them.
This free activity provides a hands-on, practical activity to help your pupils learn about binary to hexadecimal conversion and binary, denary, hex conversions. 2 different puzzles are provided in this resource which are simple to prepare and easy to include in your lessons.
SIMPLE HEX PUZZLE
In this puzzle pupils need to fit the triangles together so the matching edges are of equal value. One edge will contain a binary number and the other edge will have the corresponding hexadecimal value. Works well as an individual or paired activity. Includes the values from 1 to 15 (1 – F).
NUMBER BASES PUZZLE
In this puzzle pupils need to fit together squares so the edges match in value. Some are binary values, some are hexadecimal values and some are denary values. This is much harder than the simple hex puzzle and works well as a paired or group activity. Includes the values 0 to 255 (in denary).
HOW TO PREPARE THE PUZZLES
These are very easy to prepare and can be re-used with multiple classes.
You need one printed page for each puzzle you want to use, for instance if you have 30 pupils and want them to work in pairs you will need 15 copies of the puzzle.
Print on card or print on paper and laminate for longer durability.
Cut into separate shapes along the straight edges and put each set in a separate envelope.
Give one envelope to each pair of students and ask them to solve the puzzle.
You may want to provide some scrap paper for your students to use to work out the answers, especially for the number bases puzzle.
Please note this is a PDF file which cannot be edited.
Download this FREE hexadecimal puzzle set today and add it to your teacher toolkit.
You’ll be amazed at how effective this activity is at helping your pupils become more confident with converting between different number bases.
You may also be interested in these wonderful hexadecimal lessons which include an editable copy of these same puzzles.
Includes 7 tests that allow pupils to focus on one key topic area at a time.
Tests include:
Data representation
Ethical, environmental and legal issues
Inside a computer
Networks
Computational Thinking
Scratch introduction
Scratch Advanced
Suitable for GCSE Computer Science classes and KS3 Computing classes.
A great introduction to understanding how to convert between hexadecimal, binary and denary number bases. These ready to use hexadecimal lessons will save you hours of preparation and can easily be adapted to meet your own requirements.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
In this unit you have 2 ready-to-use lessons:
Converting binary to hex and hex to binary
Converting hex to denary and denary to hex
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Everything you need is included such as:
a very high-quality accessible PowerPoint presentation for every lesson that effortlessly leads the teacher through the lesson and includes all the answers to the many questions and tasks the students need to complete
a 2-sided editable worksheet for every lesson
a fun puzzle matching game for every lesson which gives students a practical activity to further aid understanding of converting between different number bases
an easy-to-follow editable lesson plan for every lesson
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PRIOR LEARNING
This unit does expect pupils to be familiar with binary and in particular know that:
binary is a base 2 number system used by computer systems
denary is a base 10 number system used by humans
how to translate binary to denary and denary to binary
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If your students are unfamiliar with these concepts, I highly recommend purchasing my 2 lesson unit called “Understanding Binary” which covers all of these topics and will ensure your students are ready for this unit.
EASY TO USE
These ready to use resources are so straightforward that although I have included a lesson plan, most teachers can teach straight from the PowerPoint presentation without any further assistance. And best of all, the answers are included saving you time and energy.
This makes these lessons suitable for experienced computing specialist teachers along with non-specialists and early career teachers (ECTs).
EDITABLE RESOURCES
I understand that teachers want to adapt their resources, so I’ve made the bold decision to make these resources editable.
Therefore, if you need to use a particular template style for your school, you can change the PowerPoint presentation, worksheet and lesson plan to suit your needs.
If you have students with specific educational needs, you can change the lesson to suit them.
It gives you the flexibility to alter the lessons to suit your own particular needs.
SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN TEACHING TECHNIQUES
These teaching resources have been specifically designed to aid pupils using educational psychology backed theories.
These lessons are highly interactive and engage students straight from the start.
Start reaping the benefits today of incredibly high-quality, professionally designed teaching resources that you can use with virtually no preparation.
Just click on the BUY NOW button to download them straight away. You’ll wonder how you ever managed without them.
A huge bundle of binary lessons and worksheets covering:
Understanding Binary (2 lessons including 2 worksheets) suitable for KS3
Data Representation (3 lessons including 3 worksheets) suitable for KS3
Hexadecimal (2 lessons including 2 worksheets) suitable for KS3 or GCSE
Binary Calculations (5 Lessons including 5 worksheets) suitable for GCSE and A-Level
Moore’s Law (1 lesson including 1 worksheet) suitable for GCSE
Additional 11 worksheets on Binary
Additional 10 worksheets of Binary calculations
Additional 4 worksheets on Hexadecimal
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This will give you more than enough content to teach from the very basics of understanding what binary it and converting binary to denary to looking at how text, images and sound are stored in binary and converting to hexadecimal. They also include the more advanced skills of binary addition, 2’s complement, binary subtraction and binary multiplication.
Please read the description in each individual resource to find out more.
You will save money by buying these resources in a bundle rather than purchasing them as separate resources and also save yourself hours of preparation.
EASY TO USE
These ready to use lessons are so straightforward that although I have included a lesson plan, most teachers can teach straight from the PowerPoint presentation without any further assistance. And best of all, the answers are included saving you time and energy.
This makes these lessons suitable for experienced computing specialist teachers along with non-specialists and early career teachers (ECTs).
EDITABLE RESOURCES
I understand that teachers want to adapt their resources, so I’ve made the bold decision to make the lessons editable.
Therefore, if you need to use a particular template style for your school, you can change the PowerPoint presentations to suit your needs.
If you have students with specific educational needs, you can change the lesson to suit them.
It gives you the flexibility to alter the lessons to suit your own particular needs.
SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN TEACHING TECHNIQUES
These teaching resources have been specifically designed to aid pupils using educational psychology backed theories.
These lessons are highly interactive and engage students straight from the start.
Start reaping the benefits today of incredibly high-quality, professionally designed teaching resources that you can use with virtually no preparation.
Just click on the BUY NOW button to download them straight away. You’ll wonder how you ever managed without them.
A great introduction to understanding how text, images and sound are saved as binary. These ready to use data representation lessons will save you hours of preparation and can easily be adapted to meet your own requirements.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
In this unit you have 3 ready-to-use lessons:
ASCII characters
Bitmap images
Sound
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Everything you need is included such as:
a very high-quality accessible PowerPoint presentation for every lesson that effortlessly leads the teacher through the lesson and includes all the answers to the many questions and tasks the students need to complete
a 2-sided editable worksheet for every lesson
an easy-to-follow editable lesson plan for every lesson
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PRIOR LEARNING
This unit does expect pupils to be familiar with binary and in particular know that:
Computers store numbers using binary.
Binary can only contain 1s and 0s.
A single binary digit is a bit.
They can translate denary numbers into binary and binary numbers into denary by working out the column headings.
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If your students are unfamiliar with these concepts, I highly recommend purchasing my 2 lesson unit called “Understanding Binary” which covers all of these topics and will ensure your students are ready for this unit. Many teachers purchase both units (Understanding Binary and Data Representation) together and run them as a single 5 week unit as they complement each other so well.
EASY TO USE
These ready to use resources are so straightforward that although I have included a lesson plan, most teachers can teach straight from the PowerPoint presentation without any further assistance. And best of all, the answers are included saving you time and energy.
This makes these lessons suitable for experienced computing specialist teachers along with non-specialists and early career teachers (ECTs).
EDITABLE RESOURCES
I understand that teachers want to adapt their resources, so I’ve made the bold decision to make these resources editable.
Therefore, if you need to use a particular template style for your school,or if you have students with specific educational needs, you can change the lesson to suit them.
It gives you the flexibility to alter the lessons to suit your own particular needs.
SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN TEACHING TECHNIQUES
These teaching resources have been specifically designed to aid pupils using educational psychology backed theories including dual coding, Mayer’s theory and the best techniques to alleviate cognitive load.
Your students will have a higher retention rate, better and deeper understanding of the subject matter and will build their confidence in a natural way which reduces distractions and helps them focus on the learning.
These lessons are highly interactive and engage students straight from the start.
Just click on the BUY NOW button to download them straight away. You’ll wonder how you ever managed without them.
A great introduction to understanding sorting and searching algorithms including bubble sort, insertion sort, merge sort, linear search and binary search. These ready to use sorting and searching algorithms lessons will save you hours of preparation and can easily be adapted to meet your own requirements.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
In this unit you have 3 ready-to-use lessons:
Bubble sort
Insertion and merge sort
Linear and binary search
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These lessons include everything you need such as:
a very high-quality accessible PowerPoint presentation for every lesson that effortlessly leads the teacher through the lesson and includes all the answers to the many questions and tasks the students need to complete
an editable worksheet for every lesson
an easy-to-follow editable lesson plan for every lesson
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Not only have you got the complete lessons above but if you wanted to extend the unit I have made it extra easy by also including the Python programs (both with and without comments) for each of these algorithms. I have even created handouts for each algorithm written in pseudocode code using the specifics of OCR, AQA and Edexcel.
You could use these Python programs to show the code to the pupils and ask them how it works and talk through the code with them comparing it to the algorithm, you could challenge them to add comments themselves to explain the code or use it to demo a working program.
If you feel your pupils are able, you could set them the challenge of programming it themselves and use the completed programs as exemplar material to aid pupils who get stuck or even remove some of the code and ask them to complete key areas to make it work.
PRIOR LEARNING
This unit does expect pupils know what an algorithm is and be familiar with understanding written algorithms and flowcharts.
EASY TO USE
These ready to use resources are so straightforward that although I have included a lesson plan, most teachers can teach straight from the PowerPoint presentation without any further assistance. And best of all, the answers are included saving you time and energy.
This makes these lessons suitable for experienced computing specialist teachers along with non-specialists and early career teachers.
EDITABLE RESOURCES
I understand that teachers want to adapt their resources, so I’ve made the bold decision to make these resources editable.
Therefore, if you need to use a particular template style for your school or pupils with special educational needs, you can change the PowerPoint presentations, worksheets and lesson plans to suit your needs.
These lessons are highly interactive and engage students straight from the start.
Start reaping the benefits today of incredibly high-quality, professionally designed teaching resources that you can use with virtually no preparation.
Just click on the BUY NOW button to download them straight away. You’ll wonder how you ever managed without them.
A great introduction to understanding computational thinking, algorithms and sorting and searching algorithms. Pupils learn about, decomposition, pattern recognition, writing algorithms, flowcharts, bubble sort, insertion sort, merge sort, linear search and binary search algorithms. These ready to use lessons will save you hours of preparation and can easily be adapted to meet your own requirements.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
In this unit you have 9 ready-to-use lessons:
3 lessons on computational thinking (decomposition, pattern recognition and abstraction)
3 lessons on understanding algorithms (creating an algorithm, flowcharts, selection and iteration)
3 lessons on sorting and searching algorithms (bubble sort, insertion sort, merge sort, linear search and binary search)
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These lessons include everything you need such as:
a very high-quality accessible PowerPoint presentation for every lesson that effortlessly leads the teacher through the lesson and includes all the answers to the many questions and tasks the students need to complete
an editable worksheet for every lesson
an easy-to-follow editable lesson plan for every lesson
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Not only have you got the complete lessons above but if you wanted to extend the searching and sorting algorithms unit I have made it extra easy by also including the Python programs (both with and without comments) for each of the searching and sorting algorithms along with the pseudocode covering the AQA, OCR and Edexcel syntax.
PRIOR LEARNING
Pupils do not need any prior learning for the first of these units “Computational thinking”. After the computational thinking unit pupils can progress immediately to “Understanding Algorithms” unit or you may want to split it up and use these units in separate year groups. Older pupils who are more familiar with Python will enjoy the “Sorting and Searching Algorithms” unit.
EASY TO USE
These ready to use resources are so straightforward that although I have included a lesson plan, most teachers can teach straight from the PowerPoint presentation without any further assistance. And best of all, the answers are included saving you time and energy.
This makes these lessons suitable for experienced computing specialist teachers along with non-specialists and early career teachers.
EDITABLE RESOURCES
I understand that teachers want to adapt their resources, so I’ve made the bold decision to make these resources editable.
Therefore, if you need to use a particular template style for your school or pupils with special educational needs, you can change the PowerPoint presentation, worksheet and lesson plan to suit your needs.
These lessons are highly interactive and engage students straight from the start.
Start reaping the benefits today of incredibly high-quality, professionally designed teaching resources that you can use with virtually no preparation.
Just click on the BUY NOW button to download them straight away. You’ll wonder how you ever managed without them.
Looking for some ready-made Python files to help your pupils learn about the bubble sort, insert sort, merge sort, linear search and binary search in more detail. Here they are.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
In this unit you have 10 ready-to-use Python programs:
2 Bubble sort programs (one with comments and one without comments)
2 Insertion sort programs (one with comments and one without comments)
2 Merge sort programs (one with comments and one without comments)
2 Linear search programs (one with comments and one without comments)
2 Binary search programs (one with comments and one without comments)
Not only that, but you also have 20 further editable handouts allowing you the flexibility to use these with either OCR, AQA and Edexcel exam boards.:
1 handout for each of the sorting and searching algorithms that includes the written algorithm and the flowchart.
3 editable handouts for each of the sorting and searching algorithms showing the pseudocode for either OCR, AQA or Edexcel
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HOW CAN I USE THEM?
You can use these ready-to-use Python programs and handouts in any number of ways.
You could use these Python programs to show the code to the pupils and ask them how it works and talk through the code with them comparing it to the algorithm.
You could challenge your students to add comments themselves to explain the code or use it to demo a working program.
If you feel your pupils are able, you could set them the challenge of programming it themselves and use the completed programs as exemplar material to aid pupils who get stuck or even remove some of the code and ask them to complete key areas to make it work.
You can give them the pseudocode and ask them to write the program from that.
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PRIOR LEARNING
This unit does expect pupils know what an algorithm is and be familiar with understanding written algorithms and flowcharts. It is also advantageous to have spent some time looking at each of the algorithms (bubble sort, insertion sort, merge sort, linear search and binary search) to only use these programs and handouts as an extension of earlier learning they have done with you to familiarise them with the algorithms and comparison of the algorithms.
I have created a unit which includes 3 lessons that can be used to teach your classes about the algorithms. You can find out more about this unit here.
#EDITABLE RESOURCES
I understand that teachers want to adapt their resources, so I’ve made the bold decision to make these resources editable.
Therefore, if you need to use a particular template style for your school or pupils with special educational needs, you can change the programs and handouts to suit your needs.
Start reaping the benefits today of incredibly high-quality, professionally designed teaching resources that you can use with virtually no preparation.
Just click on the BUY NOW button to download them straight away. You’ll wonder how you ever managed without them.
A great introduction to understanding computational thinking including decomposition, pattern recognition and abstraction. These ready to use computational thinking lessons will save you hours of preparation and can easily be adapted to meet your own requirements.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
In this unit you have 3 ready-to-use lessons:
Decomposition
Pattern recognition
Abstraction including a computational thinking team task
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Please Note: This unit DOES NOT teach pupils about algorithms. In this unit pupils will be using everyday examples to help them understand the principles of computational thinking.
This lesson includes everything you need is included such as:
a very high-quality accessible PowerPoint presentation for every lesson that effortlessly leads the teacher through the lesson and includes all the answers to the many questions and tasks the students need to complete
an editable worksheet for every lesson
an easy-to-follow editable lesson plan for every lesson
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PRIOR LEARNING
This unit does expect pupils know that computers use programs to tell them what to do, and assumes they have had some experience of writing Scratch programs.
EASY TO USE
These ready to use resources are so straightforward that although I have included a lesson plan, most teachers can teach straight from the PowerPoint presentation without any further assistance. And best of all, the answers are included saving you time and energy.
This makes these lessons suitable for experienced computing specialist teachers along with non-specialists and early career teachers (ECTs).
EDITABLE RESOURCES
I understand that teachers want to adapt their resources, so I’ve made the bold decision to make these resources editable.
Therefore, if you need to use a particular template style for your school or pupils with special educational needs, you can change the PowerPoint presentation, worksheet and lesson plan to suit your needs.
SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN TEACHING TECHNIQUES
These teaching resources have been specifically designed to aid pupils using educational psychology backed theories including dual coding, Mayer’s theory and the best techniques to alleviate cognitive load.
These lessons are highly interactive and engage students straight from the start.
I have created another unit called Understanding Algorithms which teachers pupils the basics of writing algorithms and drawing flowcharts which teachers can use after this computational thinking unit to make a complete 6 lesson unit, alternatively you may want to split them up and teach them as 2 discreet units with 3 lessons in each. [You can view the Understanding Algorithms lesson here (http://
Start reaping the benefits today of incredibly high-quality, professionally designed teaching resources that you can use with virtually no preparation.
Just click on the BUY NOW button to download them straight away. You’ll wonder how you ever managed without them.
A great introduction to understanding algorithms including written algorithms and flowcharts. These ready to use introduction to algorithms lessons will save you hours of preparation and can easily be adapted to meet your own requirements.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
In this unit you have 3 ready-to-use lessons:
Creating an algorithm
Flowcharts
Selection and iteration
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Please Note: This unit DOES NOT teach pupils about pseudocode. In this unit pupils will be creating and understanding simple instructions written in plain English and not using any particular programming language or pseudocode.
Everything you need is included such as:
a very high-quality accessible PowerPoint presentation for every lesson that effortlessly leads the teacher through the lesson and includes all the answers to the many questions and tasks the students need to complete
an editable worksheet for every lesson
an easy-to-follow editable lesson plan for every lesson
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I have created another unit called Computational Thinking which teaches pupils about decomposition, pattern recognition and abstraction which teachers can use before this understanding algorithms unit to make a complete 6 lesson unit, alternatively you may want to split up them up and teach them as 2 discreet units with 3 lessons in each. You can find the Computational Thinking unit here.
PRIOR LEARNING
This unit does expect pupils know that computers use programs to tell them what to do, however they do not need to be able to write any programming language prior to this lesson. This lesson does make an ideal unit to use before introducing text-based programming languages to the class.
EASY TO USE
These ready to use resources are so straightforward that although I have included a lesson plan, most teachers can teach straight from the PowerPoint presentation without any further assistance. And best of all, the answers are included saving you time and energy.
This makes these lessons suitable for experienced computing specialist teachers along with non-specialists and early career teachers (ECTs).
EDITABLE RESOURCES
I understand that teachers want to adapt their resources, so I’ve made the bold decision to make these resources editable.
Therefore, if you need to use a particular template style for your school, you can change the PowerPoint presentation, worksheet and lesson plan to suit your needs.
It gives you the flexibility to alter the lessons to suit your own particular needs.
These lessons are highly interactive and engage students straight from the start.
Start reaping the benefits today of incredibly high-quality, professionally designed teaching resources that you can use with virtually no preparation.
Just click on the BUY NOW button to download them straight away. You’ll wonder how you ever managed without them.
Here are all the packs needed to create 5 attractive displays in your computer room to instant impact and interest for your students.
Buy this bundle of 6 display packs now and instantly brighten your computer room and get a free BONUS pack of word wall posters too.
HOW CAN YOU USE THESE DISPLAY?
This display works well when positioned:
on a display board in your computer room
in the corridor leading to the classroom or
arranged in any other available space on your walls
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PREPARING THE DISPLAYS
There are 6 complete displays included in this bundle:
Word wall of technical terms
Computer Science room lettering
Computer room rules posters
Who’s who is computing timeline
Rubber duck debugging
What does your digital footprint say about you?
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You have colour and black and white versions. Print only the relevant pages you need for your computer room display. Some pages may require more than one copy.
It is best to print the pages in colour, if you can, but I have included black and white versions too to help you save on printing costs. If you are printing in black and white you may wish to print them onto coloured paper to add a bit of interest in your classroom.
I suggest printing the pages on card or laminating each page before cutting out the sections to give a more professional finish. Carefully cut out the sections and add them to your display space (making sure the letters are the right way up and in the correct order).
I’ve include suggested layouts to give you an idea of how you can display these sections in your computer room however you may want to display it slightly differently to fit the space you have.
What are you waiting for? Buy these ready to use computer room display packs now and get your FREE bonus pack of word wall posters too. They are sure to brighten your classroom.
Are you looking for an effective way to teach Python? JUMP123 programming is an innovative pedagogy that makes teaching programming easy for you and engaging for your students. By breaking lessons into manageable steps, this approach ensures that students not only grasp Python concepts but also retain and apply them to new challenges.
This set of 12 fully editable lessons uses the JUMP123 methodology, designed to make Python lessons both interactive and effective. The structure, based on proven educational psychology, reduces cognitive load for students, helping them master Python more efficiently.
WHY CHOOSE JUMP123?
Editable Resources: Each lesson comes with a fully customisable PowerPoint and lesson plan, so you can adapt them to your school’s requirements and your own teaching style.
Teacher-Friendly: With built-in answers, these lessons support early-career teachers, non-specialists, and experienced educators, saving you time while ensuring that your students progress.
Student-Focused: Lessons are interactive, with activities like paired programming, paired discussions, questions and hands-on exercises to keep students actively engaged.
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SKILLS YOUR STUDENTS WILL LEARN
By the end of the unit, students will confidently use:
Input and print functions including f-strings
Data type conversion (int, float, str)
Mathematical operations (+, -, *, /, MOD, DIV)
Selection (If, else, elif and nesting)
Iteration (while loops including and/or/not and for loops using range statements, strings and lists)
Error identification and debugging
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Students will gain a deep understanding of Python theory and be able to explain and troubleshoot programs independently. They’ll work through real-world coding scenarios, modifying code and creating new programs from algorithms and flowcharts.
WHO IS THIS FOR?
These lessons are perfect for:
KS3 classes learning Python for the first time
GCSE students needing foundational programming skills
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FLEXIBLE FOR ANY PROGRAMMING PLATFORM
No matter which Python platform your school uses, this unit works seamlessly. All code can be copied into any environment for live coding demonstrations, so you can focus on teaching.
EASY PROGRESS TRACKING
The lessons follow the JUMP123 assessment methodology, making it simple to monitor and evaluate pupil progress. This ensures that all students are advancing their programming skills.
WHY IT WORKS
JUMP123 makes teaching Python a breeze by focusing on essential skills, reducing student overwhelm and providing ample practice to transfer knowledge into long-term memory. With this resource, you’ll see less confusion in the classroom and more confident coders.
WANT A SNEAK PEEK?
Visit the JUMP123 programming website to download free sample lessons and discover how this dynamic approach can revolutionise your Python teaching.
This dynamic intermediate Python unit builds on foundational skills, empowering students to become more confident, capable programmers with enhanced problem-solving abilities.
Through 8 fully editable lessons, the JUMP123 methodology ensures interactive and effective learning, using proven educational psychology to reduce cognitive load and accelerate mastery of Python.
Designed for students who have completed the introductory Python course, this unit introduces new concepts while reinforcing previous knowledge, shifting the focus to tackling more complex challenges and deepening their programming experience.
WHY CHOOSE JUMP123?
Editable Resources: Each lesson comes with a fully customisable PowerPoint and lesson plan, so you can adapt them to your school’s requirements and your own teaching style.
Teacher-Friendly: With built-in answers, these lessons support early-career teachers, non-specialists, and experienced educators, saving you time while ensuring that your students progress.
Student-Focused: Lessons are interactive, with activities like paired programming, paired discussions, questions and hands-on exercises to keep students actively engaged.
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SKILLS YOUR STUDENTS WILL LEARN
By the end of the unit, students will confidently use:
Lists (including using them with a loop and using append and pop)
Trace tables
Libraries
Using functions and procedures including passing parameters and using tuples to return values
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This unit places a stronger emphasis on problem-solving, incorporating more paired programming and discussions compared to the introductory Python course. It encourages students to develop real-world programming skills, such as finding solutions through repositories and adapting them to their own code.
While the basics are revisited, it is highly recommended that students complete the Introduction to Python unit beforehand to fully benefit from these lessons.
WHO IS THIS FOR?
These lessons are perfect for:
KS3 classes learning Python who already have confidence in using the basics
GCSE students who are missing the above-mentioned programming skills
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FLEXIBLE FOR ANY PROGRAMMING PLATFORM
No matter which Python platform your school uses, this unit works seamlessly. All code can be copied into any environment for live coding demonstrations, so you can focus on teaching.
EASY PROGRESS TRACKING
The lessons follow the JUMP123 assessment methodology, making it simple to monitor and evaluate pupil progress. This ensures that all students are advancing their programming skills.
WANT A SNEAK PEEK?
Visit the JUMP123 programming website to download free sample lessons from our introduction unit and discover how this dynamic approach can revolutionise your Python teaching.
