Pick a job with a grown-up, like making a sandwich.
You say the steps, and the grown-up does only your steps. Leave one out, like the bread.
When the job goes silly, say, that is a bug! Then add the missing step and try again.
Example 4: Try it again
After a fix, run the steps once more.
If another mix-up shows up, fix that too.
Fixing bugs is part of the job, and nobody is in trouble.
Words to know
bug
A mix-up in the steps.
step
One thing for the robot to do.
fix
To change the steps so they work.
card
One step, written down.
Watch out
A bug is not the child's mistake, and it is not the robot's. Bo did exactly what the steps said.
Do not say bad robot. Look at the steps instead.
Do not give up. Fix the steps and try again.
A new step can be missing from the start: look there first.
Try it
Why did the fence stay plain?
What is a bug?
Is a bug anyone's fault?
Bo bumps a rock. What do we do?
Answers: 1. The brush was dry, because no card said to dip it · 2. A mix-up in the steps · 3. No · 4. Fix the steps and try again
Try at homePick a job with a grown-up, like making a sandwich. You say the steps, and the grown-up follows only your steps, so leave one out by mistake, like the bread. When the job goes silly, say "That is a bug!" and then add the missing step and try again.
For grown-upsWhen something goes wrong at home, say 'that is a bug, let us fix the steps' instead of 'that is wrong'. Your child hears that mix-ups are normal and fixable.
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