Recently, in our computing sessions, we’ve been learning all about the skills of computing without using a computer (offline). To learn about algorithms (ask your child what an algorithm is) and repetition (again, ask your child to explain this term to you) we played a simple game.
We had to create an algorithm that would get us from ‘start’ to ‘finish’. Then, as an added challenge, we had to find the quickest route. Some of us even took it a step further and added more obstacles to the grid to make the algorithm more tricky. When we shared our algorithms, some of us realised that we’d made a mistake so we had to use our de-_____ skills (can your child fill in the blank?).
To learn more about computing, visit Barefoot Computing. It’s a great resource to help teachers, parents and children understand some of the terminology associated with computing.