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Coding · Ages 5+ · Set A
Be the robot
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Remember: A robot does only the steps it is given, so clear steps help. A bug is easy to fix.

Clear steps

A grown-up reads each question aloud. Listen to the little story first.

Nia the robotGrandpa said, go over there. Nia did not move, because a robot needs clear steps. Then he said, take two steps forward, and Nia did. When she bumped a flowerpot, they fixed the steps: turn first, then step.
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Circle the steps that are clear. (circle every one)
👣Take two steps forward👉Go over there⭐Pick up the star🤷Do the thing
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Did Nia know where over there was?
YesNo
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A bug is easy to fix.
TrueFalse
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Nia bumped a flowerpot. What do we call that?
⭐A star🐛A bug🏆A win
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How did Grandpa fix the steps?
👣Step first, then turn🛑No steps at all🔄Turn first, then step

Bo in the garden

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Which steps get Bo to the star?
⬆️⬆️↩️⬆️⬆️forward, forward, turn left, forward, forward⬆️⬆️⬆️↩️⬆️⬆️forward, forward, forward, turn left, forward, forward⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️↩️⬆️forward, forward, forward, forward, turn left, forward
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Bo turns left, then goes forward three times. Does he bump?
YesNo
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Where is Bo after two steps forward?
🔴
Red board🔵
Blue board🟢
Green board
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Number what happens in the game.
  • Nia does only the steps
  • Grandpa says the steps
  • Nia bumps a flowerpot
  • Grandpa fixes the steps
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Join each one to its job.
  1. 1The robot
  2. 2The programmer
  3. 3A bug
  • Aa mix-up in the steps
  • Bdoes only the steps
  • Csays the steps
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Draw the star Nia finds in the garden.
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Play robot with a grown-up. Draw the steps.
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Answer key · Set A
Be the robot
1Take two steps forward, Pick up the star A robot can do clear steps. It cannot tell where over there is, or which thing.
2No No. A robot cannot guess, so it needs clear steps.
3True Yes. A bug is a mix-up in the steps, and we can change the steps.
4A bug A bump is a bug: a mix-up in the steps. Nobody was cross.
5Turn first, then step Grandpa fixed the steps to turn first, then step.
6forward, forward, forward, turn left, forward, forward Forward three times to the end of the row, turn left, then forward twice to the star. The rock is in the way of the other routes.
7Yes Yes. Two steps take Bo to the top, and the third step bumps the edge.
8Blue board Bo starts at the bottom left. Two steps forward take him two squares along the bottom row.
92, 1, 3, 4 The robot does the steps, a bump is a bug, and then the steps are fixed.
101-B, 2-C, 3-A Nia and Bo took turns being the robot and the programmer.
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