Subject: Digital Technologies

Year: 5-6

Strand: Digital Technologies processes and production skills

Sub-strand: Digital implementation

Outcome: Design, modify and follow simple algorithms invovoling a sequence of steps

Link to Resource : https://www.gethopscotch.com/

Hopscotch is a fun and interactive app that teaches children simple coding with in-built building blocks. Kids are able to create games such as Angry Birds and animations such as Pixel art in a colourful and interactive environment. Children are able to publish their games once complete, allowing their peers and other Hopscotch users to play. Hopschotch provides children the opportunities to experiment and create their own codes in a fun environment

General capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking, Numeracy, Information and Communication Technology, Literacy

Links to other learning areas : Numeracy and Literacy skills