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Scratch for Music

Video Overview

A multi-grade class teacher explains how she uses Scratch to support teaching and learning from Junior to Senior levels. Her senior pupils translate music notation into Scratch code to play songs in the software. This tasks supports differentiation as all pupils can work to their own level.

Description

A multi-grade class teacher explains how she uses Scratch to support teaching and learning. The senior pupils translate music notation into scratch code to play songs in the software. The featured song in this lesson is Happy Birthday and the pupils learn about beat and timings. This task supports differentiation as all pupils can work to their own level.

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Coding and Computational Thinking Using Scratch (Primary)

Digital Learning Framework

This video supports the following statements of the Digital Learning Framework (DLF):

Teaching & Learning (1. Learner Outcomes)

  • 1.1 Pupils use appropriate digital technologies to foster active, creative and critical engagement in attaining challenging learning outcomes.

Teaching & Learning (2. Learner Experiences)

  • 2.2 Pupils grow as learners through respectful interactions and experiences that are challenging and supportive.

Digital interactions, among pupils and between pupils and teachers, are respectful and positive, and conducive to well-being.

Visit DL Planning to explore what other areas of the DLF are supported in this video, and to help you to plan for digital learning in your class.

Teaching & Learning, Primary, Coding, Multi-grade

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