Bee-Bot: Lesson Activities 1 - 2012 version

New Features include:
• Shell Designer Module • On-screen Mat Creator
• Bee-Bot Jacket Printer • Audio Playback of Activity Instructions

Focus on Bee-Bot: Lesson Activities 1.3 is a cross-curricular interactive program based on the popular Bee-Bot programmable floor robot.The resource is an excellent starting point for teaching control, directional language and programming to young children. It is suitable for both individual study and whole class whiteboard teaching.

Find out how to use the software by visiting the Bee-Bot Learning zone.

Bee-Bot Lesson Activities 1 is based on eight well-known TTS cross-curricular activity mats including: Alphabet, Money, Race Track, Shapes and Colours, Busy Street, Treasure Island, CVC and Number Track.

The software includes a range of activities for eight Bee-Bot cross-curricular activity mats. Challenges are solved by programming sequences of moves on-screen with feed-back given when tasks have been completed. Users can create their own on-screen activity mats and build and save 3D Bee-Bot worlds. Inexperienced readers can listen to recordings of the activity instructions.

Users can now personalise the program by creating fabulous Bee-Bot shells.This encourages the development of image manipulation skills and can be linked to practical activities, such as printing and cutting out the shells for use as Bee-Bot jackets.

WINNER of the BETT Award: Digital Content Core Subjects category.

Software single user licence: £29.95
Software site licence: £89.95
Existing user site licence upgrade to 2012 version: £49.95

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3D World for Bee-Bot

Included in the program is the ability to build and save a 3D world for Bee-Bot. Learn about control and directional language by programming a sequence of moves on-screen.

Bee-Bot Mats featured in the program

Alphabet
Money
Race Track
Shape
Busy Street
Treasure
Island
CVC
Numbers

National Curriculum Coverage The program supports the teaching of numerous QCA ICT Schemes of work, Early Years Goals and units within the National Numeracy and National Literacy Strategies including:

ELG: Find out about and identify the uses of everyday technology and use information and communication technology and programmable toys to support their learning.

QCA ICT Unit 2C Finding Information; ICT Unit 2D: Routes: controlling a floor turtle; ICT Unit 4E: Modelling effects on-screen; ICT Unit 5E: Controlling Devices; NNS: Y1T1 Unit 2 Ordering and counting; Y1T1 Unit 3: Money and place value; Y1T1 Unit 4: Addition and subtraction; NLS Reception and Y1 CVC topics.