Grade 1 Coding & Robotics Lesson Planning Term 4

Grade 1 Robotics and Coding Term 4 (PDF)

Key Themes:

1. Digital Citizenship:
   – Help learners develop safe and respectful online behaviour, including protecting personal information and managing online interactions.
2. Computer Devices and Functions:
   – Understand the concepts of input, processing, and output in digital devices and how they are applied in everyday activities.
3. Debugging and Problem-Solving:
   – Learn how to identify and fix errors in instructions or algorithms using logical thinking and testing.
4. Patterns and Algorithmic Thinking:
   – Develop learners’ ability to recognize, complete, and create new logical sequences and patterns in relevant contexts.
5. Creative Coding and Design:
   – Stimulate creativity by allowing learners to create simple coding tasks, models, or projects that fulfil specific objectives.

Focus Areas:

1. Safety and Respect in Online Interactions
2. Understanding Digital Devices and Their Functions
3. Problem-Solving through Debugging and Testing
4. Creating and Completing Patterns and Algorithms
5. Creative Projects and Coding Applications

Lesson Plan Format:
• Topic/Theme: The focus of the lesson.
• Objective: Skills and outcomes to be developed.
• Resources: Materials needed to conduct the lesson.
• Activity: Detailed instructions for carrying out the lesson.
• Assessment: How learners’ progress and understanding will be evaluated.

Please note that the Robotics lesson plans are unplugged. This means the activities do not require computers, tablets, or any other electronic devices. Learners use paper, pictures, cards, blocks, dance movements, and other physical resources to explore concepts such as coding, sequences, repetition, and robotics.

Although there are references to digital skills and concepts like “input–processing–output,” these ideas are taught through play-based and thinking activities — not through the use of digital devices.