Computational Thinking and Coding Resources for Primary Schools

Hello Ruby resources

Computational Thinking for Primary Students from Linda Lukas of Hello Ruby fame has made a number of great resources to support teachers in computational thinking.  Available on her website are posters (see link to one below), videos and lesson plans.

Love Letters from Computers ( for Teachers) is a free resource including a series of videos, resources, classroom materials and a teacher journal that will help you plan how to integrate computer science into your curriculum for children in kindergarten and first years of primary school.

Computer Science in 60 secs series ( for students ) is a series of 30 videos introducing big ideas of computer science (in one minute or so). The self-paced videos are followed by an activity the kids can complete at home.

Clickview video resources

Great news  - all CEDP school have a subscription to ClickView and that means you have access to this great new series on Coding!

Teach your students how to code

Make teaching coding easy with ClickView’s new series for Year 3-6 primary students. Algo’s Adventures explores computational language, thinking, and concepts in a fun and interactive way. Each episode includes a student-directed activity booklet featuring unique opportunities for them to engage with coding. The series includes several visually-stunning videos and digital printable resources and lesson plans.

Click Here to View the Series: Let’s get coding!

• EPISODE 1 - What Is a Computer?
• EPISODE 2 -Why Learn Coding?
• EPISODE 3 -Why Do We Need so Many Languages?
• EPISODE 4 -What Is Binary?
• EPISODE 5 -What Are Algorithms?