
In our Computing lesson today we started to learn about instructions.
First, we thought of lots of different reasons why we need instructions:
• To keep us safe.
• To know how to do things.
• To be able to work things.
• To know what to do for our school work.
We then focused on how instructions need to be clear. We went outside and made an obstacle course. Miss Williams turned into a robot and Megan tried to control her and get her around the obstacle course. Megan gave some very clear instructions like move forward one step and do a half turn. But she also gave instructions that were not so clear and Miss Williams followed them! When she said turn around Miss Williams turned around and around until Megan had to say stop! We all decided it was harder to give someone instructions than we thought.
Next we worked in pairs to try giving our own instructions. Some robots were a little out of control just like Miss Williams because their partner didn’t give instructions that were precise enough. By the end of the lesson everyone had improved greatly and the robots were finally doing what they should be.
Instructions are very important for lots of things and we will continue to learn more about them in our English and Computing lessons next week.