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

PEOPLE WHO HELP US

Age: 4-6 years

Curriculum Links: Maths, English, PHSE

Concepts and Approaches: Algorithms, Collaboration, Persevering, Creating, Pattern, Logical reasoning, Tinkering, Abstraction

Three activities based on our everyday superheroes, which have been designed to help pupils develop their computational thinking skills. Create patterns on a police car, guide a delivery person to their destination and design a uniform for a firefighter!

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.

Super Space

Age: 4 - 6 years 

Curriculum Links:
Science

Concepts and Approaches:
Algorithms, Collaboration, Persevering, Creating, Pattern, Logical reasoning, Tinkering, Abstraction

Includes 3 space themed activities to develop pupils computational thinking and problem solving skills. Include creating algorithms to direct a rocket through space and spotting patterns in pictures of aliens.

SPRINGTIME

Age: 4-6 years

Curriculum Links:
Early Years

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

Three Spring themed activities see the children make a Rabbit run, create Junk scarecrows and explore sequencing whilst planting seeds.

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.

AWESOME AUTUMN

Age: 4-6 years

Curriculum Links:
Early Years

Concepts & Approaches:
Creating, Pattern, Logic, Algorithms, Decomposition, Collaborating

Three Autumn themed activities which see the children explore patterns in Garlands Galore, create a leaf labyrinth and make Pumpkin Soup using computational thinking skills.

EYFS COMPUTATIONAL THINKERS POSTER

Age: 4-6 years

Curriculum Links:
Early Years

Concepts & Approaches:
Algorithms, Creating, Collaboration, Decomposition, Tinkering, Persevering

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

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.

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.