Chapter library

Chapter 1: What is an algorithm? Steps in the right order

• Can say that an algorithm is a list of steps in the right order to do a job, and put everyday steps in order

Years 1–2 computing

Chapter 2: Precise and unambiguous instructions: robots can't guess

• Can choose instructions that are clear and exact, with only one meaning, and explain that a robot cannot guess what we mean

Years 1–2 computing

Chapter 3: Programs on digital devices: turning an algorithm into a program

• Can explain that a program is an algorithm for a device, that devices follow programs exactly and in order, and enter a short program using a robot's buttons

Years 1–2 computing

Chapter 4: Predicting where a robot's program will take it

• Can read a short floor-robot program of forward, back and turn steps and predict where the robot will stop

Years 1–2 computing

Chapter 5: Using logical reasoning to predict what simple programs do

• Can follow a short program step by step to predict what a device will do next, and say that changing the order changes the result

Years 1–2 computing Years 1–2 computing

Chapter 1: Creating a program: instructions in the right order

• Can put instructions in the right order to make a simple program that does a job

Years 1–2 computing

Chapter 2: Bugs: predicting a program and spotting the mistake

• Can say what a simple program will do, and find the step where it goes wrong

Years 1–2 computing

Chapter 3: Debugging: fixing a wrong step and testing again

• Can fix a mistake in a simple program by changing, adding or taking away a step, then test it again
• Can say what a simple program will do, and find the step where it goes wrong

Years 1–2 computing

Chapter 4: Debugging: adding missing steps and taking away extra steps

• Can fix a mistake in a simple program by changing, adding or taking away a step, then test it again
• Can say what a simple program will do, and find the step where it goes wrong

Years 1–2 computing

Chapter 5: Debugging turns: left, right and testing one step at a time

• Can fix a mistake in a simple program by changing, adding or taking away a step, then test it again
• Can say what a simple program will do, and find the step where it goes wrong

Years 1–2 computing

Chapter 1: Conditions: questions with a true or false answer

• Can explain that a condition is a question a computer answers with true or false, and say whether a condition is true or false

Years 3–6 computing

Chapter 2: Selection with if and else: choosing between two actions

• Can use if and else so a program chooses between two actions, and knows that only one of them runs

Years 3–6 computing

Chapter 3: Inputs, outputs and variables: programs that react

• Can tell inputs from outputs, see how an input decides the output with if and else, and use a score variable

Years 3–6 computing

Chapter 4: Explaining programs: predict what an if-else program will do

• Can read a short program with if and else, predict what it will do for a given input, and explain why

Years 3–6 computing

Chapter 5: Debugging: find and fix errors in if-else programs

• Can test an if-else program, spot the bug that makes it go wrong, and fix it

Years 3–6 computing

Chapter 1: Sequence: putting instructions in the right order

• Can put instructions in the right order so a program does what it should
• Can tell an input (like pressing a button) from an output (like a sound or a movement)

Years 3–6 computing

Chapter 2: Repetition: using repeat loops in programs

• Can use a repeat loop to repeat instructions and choose how many times it repeats

Years 3–6 computing

Chapter 3: Logical reasoning: predicting and explaining what code does

• Can follow a program step by step to predict what it will do and explain why

Years 3–6 computing

Chapter 4: Debugging: spotting and fixing errors in programs

• Can find and fix mistakes (bugs) in a program and test it again

Years 3–6 computing Years 3–6 computing

Chapter 1: What is a variable? Names and values

• Can explain that a variable has a name and stores one value, which can change

Years 3–6 computing

Chapter 2: Scores: setting and changing a variable

• Can use set and change blocks to start a score at 0 and add to it

Years 3–6 computing

Chapter 3: Timers: a countdown variable with repetition and selection

• Can make a timer count down with a repeat loop
• Can use a variable's value in an if… then decision

Years 3–6 computing

Chapter 4: Inputs and outputs: asking, storing and showing

• Can store a person's input in a variable and show it as an output
• Can use a variable's value in an if… then decision

Years 3–6 computing

Chapter 5: Build a game with a score, a timer, inputs and outputs

• Can make a timer count down with a repeat loop
• Can use set and change blocks to start a score at 0 and add to it
• Can store a person's input in a variable and show it as an output

Years 3–6 computing

Chapter 1: The 7 continents: names and places on a world map

• Can find each of the 7 continents on a world map
• Can name all 7 continents of the world

Years 1–2 geography

Chapter 2: The 5 oceans: names and places on a world map

• Can name the 5 oceans and find them on a world map

Years 1–2 geography

Chapter 3: Using a world map: labelling continents and oceans

• Can find each of the 7 continents on a world map
• Can name the 5 oceans and find them on a world map
• Can use a world map, an atlas and a globe to find continents and oceans

Years 1–2 geography Years 1–2 geography

Chapter 4: Using a globe: finding continents and oceans on a round Earth

• Can use a world map, an atlas and a globe to find continents and oceans

Years 1–2 geography Years 1–2 geography

Chapter 5: The United Kingdom and its 4 countries in an atlas, map and globe

• Can find the United Kingdom on a map, in an atlas and on a globe, and name its 4 countries
• Can use a world map, an atlas and a globe to find continents and oceans

Years 1–2 geography

Chapter 1: What is a celebration? Birthdays and what people do on special days

• Can say what makes a day a celebration and some things people do on special days, like being with family, sharing special food and giving cards

Reception understanding the world

Chapter 2: Christmas: how Christian families celebrate the birth of Jesus

• Can match special things to their festival, like a nativity scene to Christmas, diyas and rangoli to Diwali, the new moon to Eid and red envelopes to Chinese New Year
• Can say who celebrates Christmas, Diwali, Eid and Chinese New Year, such as Christian families at Christmas and Muslim families at Eid
• Can say simply why each festival is celebrated: the birth of Jesus at Christmas, light winning over dark at Diwali, the end of Ramadan at Eid and a new year at Chinese New Year

Reception understanding the world

Chapter 3: Diwali: how Hindu, Sikh and Jain families celebrate the festival of light

• Can match special things to their festival, like a nativity scene to Christmas, diyas and rangoli to Diwali, the new moon to Eid and red envelopes to Chinese New Year
• Can say who celebrates Christmas, Diwali, Eid and Chinese New Year, such as Christian families at Christmas and Muslim families at Eid
• Can say simply why each festival is celebrated: the birth of Jesus at Christmas, light winning over dark at Diwali, the end of Ramadan at Eid and a new year at Chinese New Year

Reception understanding the world

Chapter 4: Eid al-Fitr: how Muslim families celebrate the end of Ramadan

• Can match special things to their festival, like a nativity scene to Christmas, diyas and rangoli to Diwali, the new moon to Eid and red envelopes to Chinese New Year
• Can say who celebrates Christmas, Diwali, Eid and Chinese New Year, such as Christian families at Christmas and Muslim families at Eid
• Can say simply why each festival is celebrated: the birth of Jesus at Christmas, light winning over dark at Diwali, the end of Ramadan at Eid and a new year at Chinese New Year

Reception understanding the world

Chapter 5: Chinese New Year: how Chinese families welcome the new year

• Can match special things to their festival, like a nativity scene to Christmas, diyas and rangoli to Diwali, the new moon to Eid and red envelopes to Chinese New Year
• Can say who celebrates Christmas, Diwali, Eid and Chinese New Year, such as Christian families at Christmas and Muslim families at Eid
• Can say simply why each festival is celebrated: the birth of Jesus at Christmas, light winning over dark at Diwali, the end of Ramadan at Eid and a new year at Chinese New Year

Reception understanding the world

Chapter 6: Same and different: comparing how communities in this country celebrate

• Can match special things to their festival, like a nativity scene to Christmas, diyas and rangoli to Diwali, the new moon to Eid and red envelopes to Chinese New Year
• Can say simply why each festival is celebrated: the birth of Jesus at Christmas, light winning over dark at Diwali, the end of Ramadan at Eid and a new year at Chinese New Year
• Can say some ways celebrations are the same, like family, food and lights, and some ways they are different, like who celebrates, why and when

Reception understanding the world

Chapter 1: Count it! Tally charts

• Can collect data with tally marks, count them quickly in fives and write the totals in a table

Chapter 2: Picture it! Pictograms

• Can read and draw pictograms where one picture stands for 2, 5 or 10, including half pictures

Chapter 3: Build it! Bar charts

• Can read and draw bar charts whose scale counts in 2s, 5s or 10s, including bars that stop between the lines

Chapter 4: Sort it! Tables

• Can read tables and two-way tables using rows, columns and totals, and fill in missing numbers

Chapter 5: Solve it! Data detective

• Can answer 'how many more?' and 'how many fewer?' questions in one or two steps using charts and tables

Chapter 1: Discrete and continuous data: counting or measuring?

• Can tell discrete data (counted) from continuous data (measured) and choose a bar chart or a time graph to show it

Year 4 maths

Chapter 2: Reading bar charts with different scales

• Can read bar charts with different scales, including bars that stop halfway between two lines

Year 4 maths

Chapter 3: Presenting data: drawing bar charts with a good scale

• Can present data in a bar chart by choosing a scale that fits, adding a title and labels, and drawing each bar accurately

Year 4 maths

Chapter 4: Pictograms and tables: comparison, sum and difference

• Can solve comparison, sum and difference problems (how many more, how many fewer, how many altogether) using charts, pictograms, tables and graphs

Year 4 maths

Chapter 5: Time graphs: reading and drawing change over time

• Can read and draw time graphs that show something changing over time, by plotting points and joining them
• Can solve comparison, sum and difference problems (how many more, how many fewer, how many altogether) using charts, pictograms, tables and graphs

Year 4 maths Year 4 maths

Chapter 6: Solving problems with bar charts and time graphs: comparison, sum and difference

• Can read and draw time graphs that show something changing over time, by plotting points and joining them
• Can solve comparison, sum and difference problems (how many more, how many fewer, how many altogether) using charts, pictograms, tables and graphs

Year 4 maths

Chapter 1: Parts of a line graph: axes, scales and plotting points

• Can read values from a line graph by using the scale, including values between gridlines

Year 5 maths

Chapter 2: Reading values from a line graph, including between gridlines

• Can read values from a line graph by using the scale, including values between gridlines

Year 5 maths

Chapter 3: Finding differences: how many more, rises and falls

• Can use a line graph to find how many more, how much something rose or fell, and the difference between two values

Year 5 maths

Chapter 4: Finding totals by adding values from a line graph

• Can use a line graph to find how many more, how much something rose or fell, and the difference between two values
• Can add values read from a line graph to find a total, and knows when a question needs adding or subtracting

Year 5 maths

Chapter 5: Comparing two lines and finding the biggest change

• Can compare two lines on a line graph and find where a line rises or falls the most
• Can use a line graph to find how many more, how much something rose or fell, and the difference between two values

Year 5 maths

Chapter 6: Solving two-step problems with line graphs

• Can compare two lines on a line graph and find where a line rises or falls the most
• Can use a line graph to find how many more, how much something rose or fell, and the difference between two values
• Can add values read from a line graph to find a total, and knows when a question needs adding or subtracting

Year 5 maths

Chapter 1: Reading line graphs: scales, axes and values between points

• Can read values from a line graph, including scales that go up in 2s, 5s or 10s and values between the plotted points

Year 6 maths

Chapter 2: Drawing line graphs: choosing an even scale and plotting points

• Can draw a line graph from a table, choosing an even scale, plotting points, labelling the axes and knowing when a line graph is the right choice
• Can read values from a line graph, including scales that go up in 2s, 5s or 10s and values between the plotted points

Year 6 maths

Chapter 3: Solving problems with line graphs: two lines and conversion graphs

• Can use line graphs, including graphs with two lines and conversion graphs, to compare values and work out differences

Year 6 maths

Chapter 4: Reading pie charts: using fractions of the total

• Can work out how many each slice of a pie chart stands for, using fractions of the total

Year 6 maths

Chapter 5: Reading pie charts with percentages and angles

• Can use percentages and angles to work out amounts from a pie chart, knowing the whole pie is 100% and 360° and that two pie charts can have different totals

Year 6 maths

Chapter 6: Drawing pie charts: working out angles and using a protractor

• Can draw a pie chart by working out each slice's angle out of 360° and measuring it with a protractor

Year 6 maths

Chapter 1: Tally charts: sorting and counting in fives

• Can count how many are in each group and sort the groups from most to fewest
• Can make tally marks, closing a gate at every five, and read a tally chart by counting in fives

Year 2 maths Year 2 maths

Chapter 2: Simple tables: counting, sorting and totals

• Can count how many are in each group and sort the groups from most to fewest
• Can turn tallies into numbers in a table and read numbers from a simple table
• Can answer 'altogether' questions by adding and 'how many more or fewer' questions by finding the difference

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Chapter 3: Block diagrams: building and reading towers

• Can build a block diagram with one block for each thing and read a tower using the numbers up the side
• Can count how many are in each group and sort the groups from most to fewest

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Chapter 4: Pictograms: reading and making them with a key

• Can count how many are in each group and sort the groups from most to fewest
• Can read a pictogram using its key, and make pictograms where one picture stands for 1, 2, 5 or 10, including half pictures

Year 2 maths Year 2 maths

Chapter 5: Totalling and comparing: altogether, how many more and fewer

• Can count how many are in each group and sort the groups from most to fewest
• Can answer 'altogether' questions by adding and 'how many more or fewer' questions by finding the difference

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