Pupils start programming in Python: output, variables, input, arithmetic and if/else. Each construct is named with its correct term from the first lesson.

6 complete 55-minute lessons for Year 7, ready to teach.

The lessons

1. Hello Python: print() and reading error messages.
2. Variables and data types.
3. input() and casting: build a chatbot.
4. Arithmetic operators: a simple calculator.
5. Selection with if and else.
6. Build and evaluate a mini quiz (assessed).

What is included for every lesson

• A PowerPoint deck of 26 to 33 slides with speaker notes on every slide and click animations for reveals
• A 55-minute lesson plan with timings
• A printable worksheet
• An answer sheet

How it is taught

• A Do Now at the start of every lesson, to bring back earlier learning
• Hinge questions to check understanding before pupils move on
• Worked examples (I do, we do, you do), then pupil practice
• Unplugged games and mini-whiteboard activities. Each lesson mixes unplugged activities with hands-on work.
• Real photos and clear diagrams, with the photo credit on each deck
• A short exit ticket and a summary slide

Lesson 6 is an assessed mini quiz using input, a score variable and if/else.

Slides are editable PowerPoint (.pptx). Each lesson plan fills a full 55-minute lesson, minute by minute.

British English throughout. Part of a complete KS3 Computer Science course for Years 7 to 9.