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Year 3 computing

Year 3 computing runs to 36 lessons across a 36 week year, for children aged 7 to 8 in Key Stage 2. Every lesson is listed below in teaching order.

The vocabulary a child meets this year includes digital device, input, process, output, non-digital tool, store, connection, network, network switch, data, data packet, server.

These lessons are written by Oak National Academy, the government-funded curriculum body, and are free to anyone. StudyDen sequences them, marks the answers and keeps the record.

Every Year 3 computing lesson

In the order they are taught. 36 lessons.

Computer networks

  1. Digital Devices: Inputs, Processes and Outputs
  2. Designing a Digital Device
  3. Digital Devices for Different Activities
  4. Connecting Digital Devices
  5. Transferring Information Between Devices
  6. Physical Components of a Computer Network

Stop-frame animation

  1. Introduction to Animation
  2. Creating Animations Using Frames
  3. Using Storyboards to Plan an Animation
  4. Consistency in Frames
  5. Reviewing an Animation
  6. Adding Media to an Animation

Programming sequence using sound

  1. Programming in a Block-Based Environment
  2. Programming Sprites
  3. Sequences: Putting Commands in Order
  4. Ordering Commands: Does the Order Matter?
  5. Combining Code Blocks in a Sequence
  6. Creating a Project Using Sound in Scratch

Organising data using databases

  1. Yes or No Questions
  2. Making Groups
  3. Creating a Branching Database
  4. Structuring a Branching Database
  5. Planning a Branching Database
  6. Making a Dinosaur Identifier

Desktop publishing

  1. Using Text and Images to Communicate
  2. Editing Text: Font Style, Size, and Colour
  3. Placeholders in Templates
  4. Adding Content: Copy and Paste Like a Pro
  5. Applying Layout in Desktop Publishing
  6. Editing and Improving a Document

Events and actions in programs

  1. Moving a Sprite
  2. Program a Sprite to Move Around a Maze
  3. Using the Pen Tool in a Program
  4. Adding Features to a Drawing Program
  5. Debugging Movement
  6. Creating a Maze Project in Scratch

Each of the 6 units has a free printable Year 3 computing worksheet, with the answers on a separate page.

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Common questions

What does Year 3 computing cover?
Year 3 computing runs to 36 lessons across a 36 week year, covering digital device, input, process, output, non-digital tool, store and more.
How many computing lessons are in Year 3?
36 lessons, sequenced in teaching order across the school year.
How old is a child in Year 3?
Children in Year 3 are 7 to 8 years old during the school year in England and Wales.