Year 6 Computing | Making websites | Lesson 4 of 6

This lesson for Year 6 computing focuses on creating and improving a website’s structure using a sitemap and adding content to make it user-friendly.

This is a complete lesson on website design for Year 6 computing, focusing on expanding students’ websites and making them more user-friendly. This is the fourth lesson in a series of six. Students will be guided on how to improve their websites by focusing on structure and content.

The lesson begins with a discussion on what makes a website trustworthy and a recap of the importance of website accessibility. The main activity teaches students to think like web designers by creating a site map. Students will learn to organise their website with a home page and subpages. They are prompted to think about what other subpages they would include on their site.

The lesson also includes a practical component where students will improve their existing websites by adding more content and implementing the accessibility checks from the previous lesson. It concludes with a reflective activity where students share what they have learned and what they would add to their website.

What’s included

• Full editable Google Slides/ PowerPoint lesson (step-by-step activities)
• Plenary activities for reflection on accessibility online