True or false? Bo skips the spin card. Is it the same dance?
Which dance is the same as clap, stomp, spin, bow? ⏪ Bow, spin, stomp, clap / 🟰 Clap, stomp, spin, bow / 🔀 Clap, spin, stomp, bow
Words to know
program
Steps in an order for Bo to follow.
order
What comes first, next and last.
card
A card that says one step.
step
One thing to do.
Watch out for
Order matters: swapping two cards makes a different dance.
A missing card or an extra card also makes a different dance.
Doing the dance backwards is a different dance too.
Try it
Which move comes last in Bo's dance?
bow. The cards say clap, stomp, spin, then bow.
Bo does the same cards in the same order twice. Is it the same dance?
yes. The same moves in the same order make the same dance.
Ravi swaps the stomp card and the spin card. Is it the same dance?
no. A new order makes a different dance.
What do the cards in a row tell Bo?
the order of the dance. The row of cards is the order.
For grown-ups
With a grown-up, pick four moves, like clap, stomp, spin and bow. Put them in an order and do the dance. Then mix up the order and see how the dance changes!
Make four dance cards together with paper and crayons, do the dance, then swap two cards and notice that the dance changes. Let your child be the one who reads the cards.
