Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify and explain how to control different objects by using a range of buttons and a table display card to suggest how to control a battery powered toy by using different button presses for a range of specific functions and actions.

The interactive presentation gets the children to investigate different control methods that can be utilised when playing with and operating different battery powered toys

This lesson is part of a computing scheme of work to get the children to select and record sequences of instructions that can be used to control and move a programmable toy along  and around different routes. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.