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Follow a Picture Sequence

Children read picture steps from left to right, one at a time: a fruit-bowl recipe, a clap-and-stomp picture code and arrow pictures for Bolt the robot. They follow each sequence exactly and copy arrow pictures into blocks.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 25 minutes
  • Picture sequence check: 4 questions
  • Ways to answer: program with blocks, choose an answer, count and match pairs
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What learners will discover

  • Read a row of picture steps from left to right, one at a time.
  • Follow a picture code to do a short movement pattern, doing one action for each picture.
  • Follow arrow pictures to tell where Bolt ends up, and copy the arrows into blocks.

Lessons

  1. Read the pictures in order 4 steps2 practiceabout 7 min
  2. Follow a picture dance 6 steps3 practiceabout 8 min
  3. Follow Bolt's arrow pictures 5 steps3 practiceabout 8 min
  4. Picture sequence check 4 questions at the end

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