Thursday
Year 2
Robot algorithms
Giving instructions
Learning objectives
To describe a series of instructions as a sequence
To follow instructions given by someone else
To choose a series of words that can be acted out as a sequence
To give clear instructions
Key vocabulary
Instruction, sequence, clear, unambiguous, algorithm, program
Year 4
Repetition in shapes
Breaking things down
Learning objectives
To decompose a task into small steps
To identify ‘chunks’ of actions in the real world
To use a procedure in a program
To explain that a computer can repeatedly call a procedure
Key vocabulary
Repeat
Count-controlled loop
Decompose — break something down into smaller parts
Procedure — a named code snippet that can be run multiple times