100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Coding

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No matter what you teach, there is a 100 Ideas title for you! The 100 Ideas series offers teachers practical, easy-to-implement strategies and activities for the classroom. Each author is an expert in their field and is passionate about sharing best practice with their peers. Each title includes at least ten additional extra-creative Bonus Ideas that won't fail to inspire and engage all learners. Coding comprises half of the National Curriculum strands for computing, and 100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Coding is packed with resources that will give every teacher the confidence to deliver it. The easy-to-follow and practical activities in this book will be invaluable for all teachers, whether they are new to coding and just getting to grips with the basics, or are more experienced and wish to expand their repertoire. All the ideas have been carefully selected and written to be appropriate for the widest range of pupils' ages and abilities, and to be used with most coding platforms and devices - making them compatible with any existing scheme. Readers can also access and download additional free resources and templates online - 100 ideas is just the start!

Martin Burrett is a primary teacher, speaker, editor of UKEd magazine and administrator for Twitter's UKEdChat. Martin has written widely on educational issues for many journals and is the author of Bloomsbury Curriculum Basics: Teaching Primary Computing. Follow him on Twitter: @ICTmagic.

Martin Burrett never fails to amaze - on Twitter, at a TeachMeet, with #UKEdChat and, in this case, in his books. He knows computers, he knows primary education and he knows how to engage pupils in their learning! This book covers all aspects of primary coding that teachers need in the classroom. -- Liam Murphy, Junior School Assistant Head, @ThisIsLiamM What I found most useful is the coverage of the wider curriculum beyond Computing. Burrett provides cross-curricular links with other subjects such as P.E., Art, D&T, Maths, English, Science, Geography, History and Music. By doing so it makes it easier to see the links between coding and a variety of other areas. -- Portia Anane-Busia, UKEdChat