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Lesson 4: Creating instructions

Learning that clear, carefully ordered instructions lead to successful outcomes.
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Child and adult holding monster drawings in front of their faces, sitting on the floor with coloured pencils and sketchbooks.

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Lesson plan

1. Recap and recall

Explain that the children will spot errors in instructions. Arrange the children in pairs. Display slide 1 of the Presentation: Make it right and explain the task. Read the question and instructions aloud and allow time for paired discussion.

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In this unit

Assessment – Computing Y1: Programming 1: Commands unpluggedLesson 1: Command gamesLesson 2: Computing commandsLesson 3: Following instructions
Lesson 4: Creating instructions
Lesson 5: Fixing instructions
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 15 April 2026

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