A program is steps in order. Bo does exactly what the steps say.
Bo is a little robot who does just what we tell him.
A list of steps is a program. Bo does one step, then the next, in order.
Bo never skips a step and never adds one.
If Bo bumps a rock, that is a bug, a mix-up. We change the steps and try again.
These are some of the questions on the sets. The printable sheets have more and an answer key.
socks. Socks first, then the shoes on top.
no. Bo does only the steps we give him.
change the steps and try again. A bug is easy to fix.
three. He starts on the first square, so three steps reach the fourth.
Ask a grown-up to be the programmer. They say three steps, one at a time, like forward, forward, turn. You are the robot and you do only what they say. Then swap!
Play robot at home: you say three steps, one at a time, like forward, forward, turn, and your child does only what you say. Then swap, so your child is the programmer.
