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Reception : Introduction to programming through guided Bee-Bot play Program Aim: Pupils need lots of opportunities to play and explore using the Bee-Bots in reception before they move onto KS1 algorithmic activities. Playing helps pupils really understand the logical rules the device is constrained by. Too little play and they will struggle later on. You can tell children that the Bee-bot turns without moving forward or backwards but they won't fully understand that until they have explored it and played with it and worked it out by themselves. This module is followed by a 6 week module in Year 1 and a 5-6 week module in Year 2. Step 2: Guided play Step 1: Unstructured play Activity: Bee-Bot home Activity: To the wall Activity: Figures Activity: Train track Activity: Peg board Activity: Distance Activity: Turn Activity: Highest number

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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

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

Step1:Unstructuredplay

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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

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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

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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

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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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