Session 8

Learning targets

I can use logical reasoning to predict the behaviour of simple programs

  • Watch (above) and then discuss the story of the ‘Three Little Pigs’

  • Ask the key questions from below

  • Explain that Bee Bots like stories and they are going to help us to retell the story of the ‘Three Little Pigs’

  • This activity enables children to practise their logical reasoning

Key questions
• Who knows the story of the ‘Three little pigs’?
• What happens in the story?

Pig and Bees!

  • Get the children into groups of 4, give each group a Bee Bot and a copy of the 'Three Little Pigs Bee Bot mat' (below, printed on at least A3)

  • Do a few warm-up exercises, for example:
    • ‘Can you get the Bee-Bot to the wolf?’
    • ‘Can you get Bee-Bot to the blowing picture?’
    • Model fixing mistakes (bugs) and learning from them, rather than worrying about them

  • Explain that they are now going to read the story of the ‘Three Little Pigs’ again

  • Instruct the children that when one of the pictures from the 'Three Little Pigs Bee Bot mat' is mentioned in the story, one child in each group should program their Bee Bot to move to that image (from the Bee Bot’s last position)

  • Pause reading/video while the children program the Bee Bots

  • Encourage co-operation, but emphasise the rule: ‘no lifting the Bee Bot!’

  • Encourage the children to think carefully about completing the challenge, by inputting more than one instruction at a time. As this is the final week in this topic, now is a good time for observational assessment:
    • Take note of who takes several steps to reach their target
    • Who can get to their target straight away?
    • Who panics when they make a mistake?
    • Who can fix a mistake? Key questions
    • Who can get to the target straight away?
    • Who panics when they make a mistake and who can fix it?