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Learning objective

  • To create a program that tells a story.

Success criteria

  • I can use programming to give the Bee-Bot
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National curriculum

Computing

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Create
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Cross-curricular links

English

Reading – comprehension

Pupils should be

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Programming a Bee-Bot and arrange the children in pairs. Ask the children to program the Bee-Bot to a specific image on the mat. For example:

Learning objective

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Extended-mode explainer videos

How to extend your display to view the lesson page and presentation mode simultaneously. Choose your operating system below to watch the video

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could program the route one square at a time.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should explain the shortest route as well as the longest route possible.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: programming the Bee-Bot to reach the

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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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In this unit

Assessment - Computing Y1: Programming: Bee-Bot

Lesson 1: Getting to know a Bee-Bot

Lesson 2: Making a Bee-Bot video

Lesson 3: Precise instructions

Lesson 4: Bee-Bot world

Lesson 5: Three little pigs

Originally created by:

Sway Grantham

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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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Maintained by: Kapow Primary team

Last update: 21st August, 2025

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