Reception:IntroductiontoprogrammingthroughguidedBee-Botplay

ProgramAim:PupilsneedlotsofopportunitiestoplayandexploreusingtheBee-BotsinreceptionbeforetheymoveontoKS1algorithmicactivities.Playinghelpspupilsreallyunderstandthelogicalrulesthedeviceisconstrainedby.Toolittleplayandtheywillstrugglelateron.YoucantellchildrenthattheBee-botturnswithoutmovingforwardorbackwardsbuttheywon'tfullyunderstandthatuntiltheyhaveexploreditandplayedwithitandworkeditoutbythemselves.

Thismoduleisfollowedbya6weekmoduleinYear1anda5-6weekmoduleinYear2.

Step2:Guidedplay

Step1:Unstructuredplay

Activity:Bee-Bothome

Activity:Tothewall Activity:Figures Activity:Traintrack

Activity:Pegboard Activity:Distance Activity:Turn Activity:Highestnumber

Bee-botprogrammingdevicesneedtobeavailableforpupilstoexplore.TheyneedtobeaccompaniedbytheNOPUSHcards.http://code-it.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/prog_not_push.pdf

Step1:Unstructuredplay

Guidedplayactivitiesensurethat,pupilswithlessinclinationtoexploreplayingwiththeBee-botprogrammingdevice,getsomethingmeaningfulfromtheirinteractions.Theseshouldalwaysonlybeastartingpointandifpupilscomeupwithextensionactivities,ornewchallengestheseshouldbeencouraged.TeachersneedtorecordthefollowingactivitiesontoatalkingpostcardortalkingtinandleavethesewiththeBee-bot.Theyarenotmeantasanexclusivelistbutasastartingpointthatreceptionteacherscanusetodesigntheirownactivities.Teachersmaywishtowritetheinstructionsaswellsopupilscanchoosetoread,listenorboth.Alloftheseactivitiesaredesignedforindividualsbutcaneasilybeusedbypairsorpupilsworkingcollaboratively.Recordingandassessingcanbedonethroughdiscussionwithadultsorphotographstocapturethelearning.

Resources:-Bee-bot,bricks,talkingtin,optionalactivitycardCanyoubuildahomeforBee-bot?CanyouprogramBee-bottoenteritshomeandleavewithoutknockingthebricksover?

Resources:-Classroomwall,Bee-bot,talkingtin,optionalactivitycardCanyouprogramBee-bottomoveclosetothewallwithouthittingit?Canyouprogramittoreturn?

Step2:Guidedplay

Activity:Bee-Bothome Activity:Tothewall

Resources:Threefiguresoranimalsthatstandup,Bee-bot,30cmruler,talkingtin,optionalactivitycardStandupthreefiguresaroundBee-botonerulerlengthaway.CanyouprogramBee-bottovisiteachfigurefromitsstartingposition?

Resources:-6lengthsoftraintrack,2straightand4curves,Bee-bot,talkingtin,optionalactivitycardBuildatrainlineusingallthetracksgiven.CanyouprogramBee-bottofollowthetrainlinenexttoit?Notes:Bee-botturnsonthespotin90degreearcs.Traintracksmakemoregradualturns.CanthepupiltellyouorshowyouwhyBee-bothasdifficultiesfollowingthetraintrack?

Activity:Figures Activity:Traintrack

PegBoardResources:PegBoard,elasticbands,Bee-bot,talkingtin,optionalactivitycardCanyoucreateashapeonthepegboardthatBee-botcanmakeonthefloor?CanyoucreateashapeonthepegboardthatBee-botcan’tmakeonthefloor?Note:IfyouhaveBlue-botsthesecanbeprogrammedtoturn45%ifusingtheBlue-botapponatabletcomputerbutpupilsareunlikelytohaveencounteredthisyet.

Resources:Counters,Bee-bot,talkingtin,optionalactivitycardDoesBee-botalwaysgothesamedistanceeachtimeitisprogrammed?

Activity:Pegboard Activity:Distance

Resources:Counters,Bee-bot,talkingtin,optionalactivitycardDoesBee-botalwaysturnthesameamounteverytimeitisprogrammedtoturnrightorleft?

Resources:NumberCards,30cmruler,Bee-bots,talkingtins,optionalactivitycardChoosetwoorthreecards.PlacethemonerulerlengthawayfromBee-bot.CanyouprogramBee-bottomovetothehighestnumber?

Activity:Turn Activity:Highestnumber

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