Lesson 2: Giving instructions

Children guide a partner through an obstacle course to develop an understanding of giving simple instructions

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To learn to follow instructions and debug them when things go wrong.

To learn that an algorithm refers to a set of instructions given in a specific order. 

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Sophie Pickles,  
Computing specialist
Sophie is an expert Early Years consultant. She has spent many years both teaching in Reception and leading, in her role of Head of Early Years and senior manager at an outstanding-rated, child-led setting. Sophie now works with many national educational…
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