Lesson 1

Learning Objective

This lesson is a similar to Year 1 lesson, with some key progression points with the questioning.

• Understand how far to move
• Use coordinates

Starter Challenge

Class teacher models with students what we have to do to a computer in order for it to complete an action. Class teacher is blindfolded and asks the students to direct her to the window, for example. Then take students to the hall or playground and blindfold in pairs, they give instructions to each other to move from one place to another.

Main teaching

Carousel with a selection of software and activities available for the students to experience.

Resources used: Beebots, Beebot App, Cubetto, Osmo Coding, Codapillar App.

Challenge Questions

• How far in cm is each step? How could this be measured?
• How many steps will it take to go 50cm?
• How far it is from point A to Point B?
• How could you identify Point A and B on a grid?

Extension Questions

• How many far would it be for the robot travel from Point A to Point B and then Point C?
• How far would this be in meters?

Use either Activity 4 or 5 to do the following:

• Using Seesaw on the iPad, take a photo of what you are doing.
• Annotate the photo.
• Explain what you have done by using the record feature in Seesaw answering the challenge questions.

Cross-Curricular Links

• English: Instructions
• Maths: Measurement, Geometry: Position & Direction