Learning objective
- To design commands for others to follow.
Success criteria
- I can remember the key rules a command
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National curriculum
Computing
Pupils should be taught to:
- Understand
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Cross-curricular links
English
Spoken language
Pupils should
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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: recalling the key rules a command
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Vocabulary definitions
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error
A mistake that stops commands from working correctly.
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smart speaker
A speaker that uses the internet to help it complete commands.
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