Rob-Bot! is a fun and exciting card game that also helps develop your Computational Thinking skills! Rob-Bot! consists of a pack of 57 playing cards, each of which contains 8 different characters or objects (there are 57 characters and objects to find in total). Each card contains one character or object which matches to one in every other card in the pack. Normal game (2-4 players) Deal out all the cards. The player to the left of the dealer starts by placing down their card The other player(s) must identify a character or object that is both on the card that has been placed down and their own card. Once identified, the player must state which character or object is the same and place down the card. The player who gets rid of cards the first wins. How does Rob-Bot! develop Computational Thinking skills? Decomposition: Identifying specific characters and objects on the cards. Pattern Recognition: Searching for and finding the same character or object on your card and the card in play. Abstraction: Dismissing and filtering out characters and objects on your card that don’t match those on the card in play. Algorithm Design: Develop and refine the technique of searching for and identifying the matching characters and objects. Use Rob-Bot! to develop keywords in the following topic areas: Computational thinking Computer systems Networks Algorithm design Embedded systems Logic gates Malware This resource includes a PDF which includes all the cards and instructions on how to print. Suitable for ages 6+

Download my popular Twitter poster here! If you’re students struggle with tough exam questions, get them in the habit of applying computational thinking to the problem. This poster provides students a guide on how to apply the concepts of computational thinking to tackle tricky exam questions. I have included both a PDF and JPEG version of the poster. Computational Thinking is a skill set that can be used across the curriculum, not just within computer science! The logical approach to solving a problem means that it’s application can be used to develop and improve students ability to deal with difficult problems in a more rational way. The aim of my posters is to make you realise that many of the brilliant tasks that teachers facilitate week in, week out actually include computational thinking. It’s just a matter of making it more explicit! Please leave a Review!

Use Blooms Taxonomy thinking skills to incorporate Computational Thinking Concepts within your lessons. This poster cross references Blooms Taxonomy thinking skills with the concepts of Computational Thinking in order to support your delivery of these concepts within the classroom. Suitability ratings are also provided in order to identify how computational thinking concepts can be linked to their relative thinking skills. ***Please leave a review!

How do you use feedback in your classroom? Effective provision of and use of feedback is a key element towards developing both independent and confident learners. Aimed towards KS3 classes, this resource includes both an effective feedback poster as well as an accompanying introductory lesson. Suitable for all subjects!