Explore activities and resources especially for 5 - 7 year olds

Welcome to a new area of the Barefoot website, designed to simplify the process of finding resources. Activities are organised by age phase, making it easier to search by the specific age group you teach. Within each age group, you will find activities grouped further by areas of the curriculum or theme. We hope that this organisation of activities helps streamline the search for relevant resources, enabling you to locate materials you need easily.

Featured Resources

Safer Internet Day

Safety Snakes - Online Safety

Young pupils learn about good and unwise online behaviours.

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Let's Chatterbox - Cyber/Online Safety

In this activity, pupils create a chatterbox which is labelled to include different ways we communicate online and how to be respectful.

Do the right thing - Cyber/Online Safety

The second of two lessons on the subject of ownership, permissions and the use of digital resources which are the basics of the ethical use of computers, including data literacy and cyber security.

Who does this belong to? - Cyber/Online Safety

The first of two lessons on the subject of ownership, permissions and the use of digital resources, which are the basics of the ethical use of computers, including data literacy and cyber security.

Programming

Plan and create simple programs on digital devices such as programmable toys, tablets and computers

Bee Bots

BeeBots are programmable floor robots designed to teach basic coding through interactive play

Bee-Bots Tinkering Activity

Pupils tinker with Bee-Bots to find out what they do and how to program them.

Bee-bots 1,2,3 Programming

Pupils create a sequence of instructions (an algorithm) to draw the shape of a numeral e.g. 3.

Bee-Bots Basics Activity

Pupils design and solve challenges using a programmable toy and an algorithm

Bee-Bot Route Decomposition Activity (SEND)

Pupils create a program to control a Bee-Bot around a course by decomposing the route into sections

Barefoot Goes Wild - Bee-Bots

Nature-themed materials to use with resources Bee-Bots Basics, Bee-Bots Tinkering and Bee-Bots 1 2 3.

Scratch Junior

A simplified version of Scratch, students will create interactive stories while learning foundational programming concepts

ScratchJr Knock-Knock Joke Activity

Pupils create a simple animation program of a knock-knock joke using Scratch Jr

ScratchJr Tinkering Activity

Pupils tinker with ScratchJr to find out what it does and how to create programs in it.

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Accessible Adventures in Coding

Pupils explore how an accessibility tool created in Scratch Jr can help a child with visual impairment.

Unplugged

Learn about computing and coding concepts, minus the computer! 

Decomposition Unplugged Activity KS1

An unplugged activity where pupils create hand clapping, hand tutting or hand jive sequences of movements.

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes Algorithms (SEND)

Pupils create an algorithm to sing a well-known song, learning about repetition and debugging too.

Spelling Rules Algorithms

A short, unplugged spelling activity in which pupils explore spelling rules.

Sorting Objects Activity (SEND)

Pupils sort objects according to their features and develop their ability to spot patterns.

Getting Ready for School Decomposition Activity (SEND)

Pupils will decompose getting ready for school into smaller steps and so creating an algorithm

Shopping List Activity (SEND)

Pupils identify the ingredients they need to make a cake, create a shopping list and develop abstraction skills

Lego Building Algorithm Activity (SEND)

Pupils create simple brick models and take photos to create instructions for others to recreate their model.

House Patterns Activity (SEND)

Pupils find similarities in different houses and use them to create their own house, spotting and reusing patterns.

Creating Patterns Activity (SEND)

Look for patterns, complete sequences and create patterns, developing an understanding of algorithms.

Sharing Sweets Algorithms

A short, unplugged activity in which pupils work out a simple set of instructions (algorithm) on how to share sweets.

Story Sequencing Activity (SEND)

Pupils identify and sequence events from a familiar story or song, learning that the order of events is important.

Themed

Cross curricular activities based around a range of themes including current affairs and other relevant topics.

Recycling Warriors - Climate

Pupils create a digital painting to highlight the importance of recycling in the fight against climate change.

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Game On! Commonwealth Games KS 1

In this activity, pupils create a digital poster in Paintz.app to promote para sports.

Don't Forget!

Short, fun activities designed to teach pupils problem-solving skills such as algorithms, decomposition and patterns

Barefoot Bytes - Age 5-7

Short, fun activities designed to teach pupils problem-solving skills such as algorithms, decomposition and patterns

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