{"product_id":"bee-bot-blue-bot-alphabet-mat","title":"Bee-Bot \/ Blue-Bot Alphabet Mat","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eBee-Bot \/ Blue-Bot Alphabet Mat\u003c\/strong\u003e is a cross-curricular classroom resource designed to bring together \u003cstrong\u003eearly literacy and hands-on coding\u003c\/strong\u003e in an engaging and accessible way.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing both \u003cstrong\u003eupper and lower case letters\u003c\/strong\u003e, the mat provides teachers with plenty of opportunities to incorporate Bee-Bot and Blue-Bot into literacy lessons. Pupils can program their robot to travel to a particular letter, find the beginning or ending sound of a word, or navigate between letters to create simple words and names. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlongside literacy development, every activity provides an opportunity to practise important early programming concepts. Children must decide where they want Bee-Bot to go, plan the route, arrange their commands in the correct sequence and then test their program.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf the robot doesn't arrive at the intended letter, pupils can review their instructions and make changes, helping to develop \u003cstrong\u003elogical thinking, problem-solving and early debugging skills\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mat is particularly useful for teachers looking for ways to introduce coding \u003cstrong\u003eacross different areas of the curriculum\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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