Learning objective

  • To design commands for others to follow.

Success criteria

  • I can recall the key rules a command
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National curriculum

Computing

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Understand
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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Command check. Click to enlarge the images and discuss what the children can see. Read the question and allow time for paired discussion.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing support

Should use the suggested commands on slide 5 of Presentation: Computing commands to model sentence structure and help form their own clear commands; could have additional modelling from an adult or peer during the human smart speaker role play; could use a real smart speaker to help them engage with how they work and test their theories of what makes an effective command.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should explain what happens when smart speakers receive incomplete or unclear commands and suggest how to correct them, linking their explanations to the key parts of a command; could use their own ideas to create their human smart speaker role play commands.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: understanding the key parts of a

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Vocabulary definitions

  • error

    A mistake that stops commands from working correctly.

  • smart speaker

    A speaker that uses the internet to help it complete commands.

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