The big ideaLook and plan the steps first, then go.
How it works
A plan is the steps we make before we go.
First we look: where is Bo, where is the star, and what is in the way?
Then we trace a plan with a finger and say the steps out loud. Then we tap Go.
If Bo bumps, we fix the plan and try again.
Look, plan, go.
Example 1: Going without a plan
Bo zoomed off to the picnic blanket and did not look.
Bump! He ran into a big rock, and the buns rolled out.
That was a bug, and a plan would have helped.
Example 2: Look first
Tess looked all around the garden.
Where is Bo? Where is the blanket? What is in the way?
She saw a rock, a puddle and a wheelbarrow.
Example 3: Trace the plan
Bo faces up with a rock straight ahead.
Trace round the rock with a finger: turn right, forward, turn left, forward, forward.
Say the steps out loud, then tap Go.
Turn right, forward, turn left, forward, forward.
Example 4: Fix the plan
If Bo bumps, we do not give up.
We look at the plan, change it, and try again.
Words to know
plan
The steps we make before we go.
trace
To follow the way with a finger.
bug
A mix-up in the steps.
Go
The button that sets Bo off.
Watch out
Going before planning often ends in a bump.
Look for what is in the way before you trace the plan.
A bump is a bug, a mix-up to fix. It is not a mistake of the child.
Try it
What do we do first: look, plan or go?
Bo bumps a rock. What do we do?
How do Tess and Bo trace the plan?
Bo faces up with a rock straight ahead. Is forward a good first step?
Answers: 1. look · 2. fix the plan and try again · 3. with a finger · 4. no
Try at homePick a toy on the other side of a room. With a grown-up, look at what is in the way. Trace a path with your finger, say the steps out loud, then walk it like Bo. If you bump into something, fix the plan and try again!
For grown-upsPick a toy on the other side of a room, look together at what is in the way, trace a path with a finger, say the steps, and then walk it like Bo. If you bump into something, fix the plan together.
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