Learning objective

  • To plan and follow a precise set of instructions.

Success criteria

  • I can follow verbal instructions.
  • I can give precise

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National curriculum

Computing

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Understand

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Fact tennis and arrange the children in pairs. Read the slide and allow time for paired discussion. Show one of the videos the children created in the previous lesson to help them if needed.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could continue to execute the programs with a single directional command at a time.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should start with the Bee-Bot child facing away from the goal.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: recognising which buttons are necessary in

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Vocabulary definitions

  • algorithm

    A clear set of instructions to carry out a task.

  • Bee-Bot

    A small programmable floor robot with seven buttons (forwards, backwards, turn right, turn left, go, pause and clear).

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Sway Grantham

Computing specialist

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Sway Grantham (@SwayGrantham) is a Primary School Teacher, a CAS Master Teacher and Specialist Leader in Education for Primary ICT. She also has a BCS Certificate in Computer Science Teaching (Primary). She has written several curricula and conducted research into the impact of 1:1…
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