Learning intention
- To explore the things computers can do.
Success criteria
- I can explain what a program is.
- I know
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Cambridge Primary Computing (0059) Learning objectives
Computer systems
1CS.02 Know that
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Show slide 1 of the Presentation: Using computers. For the scenario, learners talk to a partner about what they think the computer in the image is, followed by what the person is using the computer for. Click to reveal the answer. Repeat for slides 2-5.
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Differentiation
Learners needing support:
- Could be provided with visual prompts to support them in recalling and naming programs.
- Could be given sentence stems such as ‘This program helps me to…’ to support responses.
Learners working at a stretch:
- Could design a new app and explain who might use it and why.
- Could sort and group programs by purpose, for example, to create, to play, to talk, to find out or to control.
- Should talk about how one device can switch between many programs and why this is useful.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Learners with secure understanding can:
- Explain what a program is.
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Vocabulary definitions
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app
A program we use to do something on a computer or tablet
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program
A set of instructions that tells the computer what to do.
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In this unit
Lesson 1: What do computers look like?
Lesson 2: What can computers do?
Lesson 3: Inputs and outputs
Lesson 4: What else can computers do?
Lesson 5: What is the internet?
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 29th October, 2025
Lesson 5: What is the internet?
Exploring the internet and how it helps connect computers to each other in a variety...
Lesson 3: Inputs and outputs
Learning about inputs and outputs, focusing on different devices and how they take in and...
Lesson 4: What else can computers do?
Exploring how computers use inputs and outputs to control different things around us.
Lesson 1: What do computers look like?
Learning about what computers look like, recognising devices that contain computers and thinking about the...
