Digital Skills for 2nd Class

The year pupils start coding properly. It opens unplugged with patterns, moves into a first coding adventure and on to block coding challenges, then finishes with circuits. Thirty-two lessons, all teacher-led from the board with pupils working hands-on.

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Introduction to Algorithms
Mastering the Art of Order
Mastering the Maze: Navigating the 4x4	Quiz	Challenge
Code Dance Follow-Along
Dance Party Algorithms
The Logic of Games

What is Coding?
Introduction to Coding
Scratch Tutorial	Quiz
Create your Scratch account
Make a Project
A Dancing Cat and Bat	Quiz	Challenge

Animal Sounds	Quiz	Challenge
Crabby Cursor Chaser	Quiz	Challenge
Rainbow Paintbrush	Quiz	Challenge
Shark Tank	Quiz	Challenge
Balloon Pop Game	Quiz	Challenge
Story Adventures	Quiz	Challenge
Dino food game	Quiz	Challenge
Brainstorming Blast

Animating Characters: Moving and Changing Costumes	Quiz	Challenge
Loop it! Making Movements Repeat	Quiz	Challenge
Talking and Timing: Adding Dialogue and Delays	Quiz	Challenge
Animating a Conversation: Kiran and Ripley in Space	Quiz	Challenge
Backgrounds in Motion: Scene Transitions	Quiz	Challenge
Hide and Seek: Making Characters Appear and Disappear	Quiz	Challenge
Broadcasting Signals: Triggering Actions Like a Pro	Quiz	Challenge
The Big Finale: Create Your Own Animated Story!

Electric Light and Switch	Quiz	Challenge
Electric Light and Press Switch	Quiz	Challenge
Motor Fan and Press Switch	Quiz	Challenge
LED Circuit	Quiz	Challenge
LED Circuit and Phototransistor	Quiz	Challenge
Conduction	Quiz	Challenge

Introduction to Algorithms
Mastering the Art of Order
Mastering the Maze: Navigating the 4x4	Quiz	Challenge
Code Dance Follow-Along
Dance Party Algorithms
The Logic of Games

What is Coding?
Introduction to Coding
Scratch Tutorial	Quiz
Create your Scratch account
Make a Project
A Dancing Cat and Bat	Quiz	Challenge

Animal Sounds	Quiz	Challenge
Crabby Cursor Chaser	Quiz	Challenge
Rainbow Paintbrush	Quiz	Challenge
Shark Tank	Quiz	Challenge
Balloon Pop Game	Quiz	Challenge
Story Adventures	Quiz	Challenge
Dino food game	Quiz	Challenge
Brainstorming Blast

Animating Characters: Moving and Changing Costumes	Quiz	Challenge
Loop it! Making Movements Repeat	Quiz	Challenge
Talking and Timing: Adding Dialogue and Delays	Quiz	Challenge
Animating a Conversation: Kiran and Ripley in Space	Quiz	Challenge
Backgrounds in Motion: Scene Transitions	Quiz	Challenge
Hide and Seek: Making Characters Appear and Disappear	Quiz	Challenge
Broadcasting Signals: Triggering Actions Like a Pro	Quiz	Challenge
The Big Finale: Create Your Own Animated Story!

Electric Light and Switch	Quiz	Challenge
Electric Light and Press Switch	Quiz	Challenge
Motor Fan and Press Switch	Quiz	Challenge
LED Circuit	Quiz	Challenge
LED Circuit and Phototransistor	Quiz	Challenge
Conduction	Quiz	Challenge

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Curriculum Mapping

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Coding Ireland Digital Skills Progression Framework (in-house)

Curriculum Area

Outcomes

Computational thinking

DCT.2.1 DCT.2.2

Programming

DPR.2.1 DPR.2.2

Digital creativity

DCR.2.1

Robotics and physical computing

DPC.2.1 DPC.2.2

Staying safe online

DOS.2.1

Digital literacy and media

DDL.2.1

The curriculum does not include official reference codes for individual learning outcomes, so we have assigned a code scheme to make it easier to identify and track coverage.