Previous Experiences
Prior to using Pro-Bot children may have worked with Bee-Bot and Blue-Bot. Bee-Bot
and Blue-Bot provide a good route into learning the basic concepts of programing.
Progression
The activities listed below are in a suggested order of progression. There is no specific
amount of time to be spent on each as this will vary from one situation to another. It
may also be necessary to break some of the activities down further to suit children’s
needs.
National Curriculum
The National Curriculum for Computing references below are indicative of some aspects
of the curriculum the activities cover. They are not an exhaustive list nor do they
indicate that one activity fully covers that curriculum area. The activities support
children in learning computing skills and applying computational thinking.
National Curriculum for Computing
Key Stage 1
Understand what algorithms are; how they are implemented as programs on
digital devices; and that programs execute by following precise and
unambiguous instructions
Create and debug simple programs
Key Stage 2
Design, write and debug programs that accomplish specific goals, including
controlling or simulating physical systems; solve problems by decomposing them
into smaller parts
Use sequence, selection, and repetition in programs; work with variables and
various forms of input and output
Use logical reasoning to explain how some simple algorithms work and to
detect and correct errors in algorithms and programs
Additional Support
A separate user guide is supplied with Pro-Bot.
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