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Welcome to Barefoot, the home of fun, cross curricular primary and Early Years learning based on Computational Thinking!

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Explore activities and resources especially for Early Years

We’ve created a range of enjoyable, free resources and activities based around computational thinking concepts and approaches. These help you to teach your pupils the necessary problem-solving skills needed for everyday life. The resources are collaborative, and they offer options for use both in the classroom and at home. They are cross-curricular, so you can slot them into your teaching where you see fit, in order to boost engagement or inject a little bit of something different into the classroom!

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Early Years Resources

BOATS AHOY

Age: 4-6 years

Curriculum Links:
Science, Maths, English, D&T

Concepts & Approaches:
Algorithms, Decomposition, Creating, Tinkering, Logic, Patterns, Abstraction, Collaborating

Takes children on a journey of discovery as they investigate boats. Four activities make up this set of resources. Includes different uses of boats, floating and sinking predictions, creating a good boat through exploring designs and role play.


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BUSY BODIES

Age: 4-6 years

Curriculum Links:
PSHE, English, Science

Concepts & Approaches:
Algorithms, Decomposition, Debugging, Logic, Patterns, Abstraction

Provides four activities that help children discover how bodies move and grow. Using the resources provided they explore and learn about parts of the body, growth and movement.

Simple algorithms are created and adapted to form a routine of movements.


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GUIDE TO EARLY YEARS COMPUTATIONAL THINKING

A guide to explain the importance of computational thinking in early years and the terminology used.











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EARLY YEARS PROMPT CARDS

Age: 4-6 years

Curriculum Links:
Science, Maths, English, D&T

Concepts & Approaches:
Collaborating, Creating, Tinkering, Logic, Persevering, Patterns, Decomposition, Algorithms, Abstraction

These handy cards provide key questions to prompt discussion in your classroom linked to the Barefoot computational thinking concepts and approaches.


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EARLY YEARS COMPUTATIONAL THINKERS POSTER

Specifically aimed at Early Years this poster breaks down the process of Computational Thinking into key concepts and approaches.









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SUMMER FUN

Age: 4-6 years

Curriculum Links:
Science, Maths, English, D&T

Concepts & Approaches:
Tinkering, Persevering, Patterns, Logic, Decomposition, Debugging, Collaborating, Algorithms

Children explore their surroundings and get creative, take a journey and make a map, and discover seaside tangrams, in these three fun activities.

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AWESOME AUTUMN

Age: 4-6 years

Curriculum Links:
Science, Maths, English, D&T

Concepts & Approaches:
Collaborating, Creating, Tinkering, Logic, Persevering, Patterns, Decomposition, Algorithms, Abstraction

These handy cards provide key questions to prompt discussion in your classroom linked to the Barefoot computational thinking concepts and approaches.


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SPRINGTIME

Age: 4-6 years

Curriculum Links:
Science, Maths, English, D&T

Concepts & Approaches:
Collaborating, Creating, Tinkering, Logic, Persevering, Patterns, Decomposition, Algorithms, Abstraction

These handy cards provide key questions to prompt discussion in your classroom linked to the Barefoot computational thinking concepts and approaches.


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WINTER WARMERS

Age: 4-6 years

Curriculum Links:
Science, Maths, English, D&T

Concepts & Approaches:
Collaborating, Creating, Tinkering, Logic, Persevering, Patterns, Decomposition, Algorithms, Abstraction

These handy cards provide key questions to prompt discussion in your classroom linked to the Barefoot computational thinking concepts and approaches.


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Unsure about how to use our new Early Years resources
in your classroom? Take a look at the video below!

Watch and see how you can incorporate our Early Years resources into your classroom and how computational thinking builds the necessary skill set your pupils need for everyday life.

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