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Week 08 · Steps or Examples?

Wednesday

Explorer Lab: Steps or examples?
// Two ways to teach a computer
⏱ about 15 min

Wednesday: Explorer Lab: Steps or examples?

Raven reads drawing steps to Rocket.

Rocket draws a happy face.

Then Raven shows three face pictures.

Nova hints, "Try both ways!"

You will need

  • Paper
  • Crayons
  • A grown-up helper
Safety first
Crayons stay out of mouths.
Sit at a table to draw.
Put the crayons away after.
For a grown-up
Part one: read each step aloud, slowly.
Part two: draw three faces as examples.
Make each example face a little different.
Then your child draws a new face.

Part one: steps

  1. Draw a big circle.
  2. Draw two dots for eyes.
  3. Draw a smile under the eyes.
  4. Draw hair on top.
MAKE A GUESS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Will following every step make a face?

Part two: examples

  1. Look at your grown-up's three faces.
  2. Find what is the same in each.
  3. Draw a brand new face of your own.
WayWhat I gotWas it a face?
Steps
Examples
WHAT DID YOU NOTICE?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
In part one, what did you follow?
In part two, what did you learn from?
What did all the example faces have?
SentenceTrue or false?
Steps tell exactly what to do.?
Examples show a pattern to find.?
Steps and examples are the same way.?
WHY THIS EXERCISESteps give orders. Examples show a pattern.
Draw your favorite face from today.

Word Spot: there, out

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

There: T-H-E-R-E.

Out: O-U-T.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
Look over ___!
The sun is ___.

You tried two ways to learn!

Tomorrow we learn more about examples.

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