1 - Getting Started ~3 mins
Watch carefully what my hands do. I will clap, clap, spin, then clap, clap, spin again. Which bit came back more than once?
That bit that comes back is called a pattern. Today we will spot patterns in short dances. We will also look for a bug (that means a wrong step) and fix it together.
2 - Bug and Fix Words ~3 mins
Our star word today is bug. A bug means a wrong step (not a creepy-crawly). Watch my crossed arms when I say it.
When we change that wrong step so the dance works again, that is our fix. Give me a thumbs up for fix!
3 - Watch Me Spot and Fix ~5 mins
Watch the cards I am putting on the floor. Each card shows one move, like a jump or a clap. First we will find the bit that happens more than once. Then I will put one wrong card in on purpose. Can you spot the bug (the wrong step) and tell me how to fix it?
4 - Act It and Fix It ~10 mins
Look at the dance picture on the board, then lay those same cards on the floor in your group and act the dance together once, so everybody knows how it should feel.
When I call "bug time", cover your eyes while the helper I name swaps one card for a wrong one. Then everyone looks, points to the bug (the wrong step) and says the fix, and the helper swaps it back so you can act the dance again the right way.
5 - Find the Bug on the Board ~5 mins
Now we keep the same idea, find the wrong step, but with new robot moves on the board. First we will watch which way the robot is looking. One step is a bug. Where is it? What should we change? Tell me, and we will fix it together, then press run.
Find the bug
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