KS1 ICT Resources -- Roamer  free activities and resources
these free ks1 activity plans for Roamer include literacy and numeracy links

Roamer Key Symbols

At this stage the children need lots of opportunities to move Roamer along a route on the Roamer mat--whether or not this involves a turn. Inexpensive Roamer mats can be made from off cuts of vinyl floor covering and marked out in 30cm X 30cm squares to make a grid. Use large pictures downloaded from the Internet to create a more interesting route which can be related to work in other areas of the curriculum.

Make sure that the children understand why it is important to record the sequence of instructions they give to make Roamer move. In the beginning Roamer should stop after each move and instructions written accordingly.

At the end of the session challenge the children to change their instructions so that Roamer will complete the route without stopping after each move. When they become more confident they will be able to attempt writing their own instructions which includes travelling from A to B without stopping.

The children should work in groups with a helper who encourages them to think for themselves through the use of prompting questions.


At this stage (Y1 & new users) the adult should help the children to record their sequence of instructions as suggested in the session plans.

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