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Year 6 computing

Year 6 computing runs to 36 lessons across a 36 week year, for children aged 10 to 11 in Key Stage 2. Every lesson is listed below in teaching order.

The vocabulary a child meets this year includes IP address, DNS (Domain Name System), protocol, domain name, communication, packet, header, payload, network, packet switching, cloud storage, media.

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 6 computing lesson

In the order they are taught. 36 lessons.

Communication and the internet

  1. Internet Addresses
  2. Data Packets
  3. Working Together Online
  4. Shared Working
  5. How We Communicate
  6. Communicating Responsibly

Web page creation

  1. Features of a Good Website
  2. Web Page Layout: Designing for an Audience
  3. Copyright of Images
  4. Device Compatibility: Making Webpages Work Everywhere
  5. Follow the Breadcrumbs
  6. Think Before You Link

Using variables in programming to develop a game

  1. Introducing Variables
  2. Updating and Changing Values in a Variable
  3. Improving a Game: Using Variables in Scratch
  4. Design a Game That Uses Variables
  5. Design to Code: Building a Catching Game with Variables
  6. Improving and Sharing Your Coding Game

Introduction to spreadsheets

  1. Collecting Data
  2. Formatting a Spreadsheet
  3. Spreadsheet Formulas
  4. Using Functions in a Spreadsheet
  5. Event Planning Using a Spreadsheet
  6. Presenting Data Using Charts

3D Modelling

  1. Introduction to 3D Modelling
  2. Modifying 3D Objects
  3. Make Your Own Name Badge
  4. Making a Desk Tidy
  5. Planning a 3D Model
  6. Make Your Own 3D Model

Sensing movement with physical computing

  1. The micro:bit
  2. Selection to Control the Flow in a Program
  3. Sensing Inputs: How Computers Detect the Physical World
  4. Conditional Statements
  5. Designing a Step Counter
  6. Making a Step Counter

Teach the first computing lesson free

StudyDen puts the next computing lesson on the screen each morning, marks what your child types and writes the record as they go. The first lesson needs no card, then it is £29.99 a month for every child in the family.

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Common questions

What does Year 6 computing cover?
Year 6 computing runs to 36 lessons across a 36 week year, covering IP address, DNS (Domain Name System), protocol, domain name, communication, packet and more.
How many computing lessons are in Year 6?
36 lessons, sequenced in teaching order across the school year.
How old is a child in Year 6?
Children in Year 6 are 10 to 11 years old during the school year in England and Wales.