The document discusses Bee-Bots, programmable floor robots that can be used to teach young children skills like problem solving, spatial awareness, and coding. It describes how Bee-Bots work, outlining that they can be programmed with up to 40 commands and move accurately in 15cm steps. It also explains that play is important for learning and that Bee-Bots support development in areas like skill-building, problem solving, imagination, communication, and confidence. Various ways teachers have used Bee-Bots in lessons are provided as examples.

1. Meet the bee-bots! Nicole Sprainger, Catholic Education, Diocese of Parramatta. Oct 2007

2. Brainteaser!

3. Can you re-arrange these four arrows to form a fifth arrow?

4. THINK time!

5. Can you re-arrange these four arrows to form a fifth arrow?

10. What STRATEGIES did you use to solve the problem?

11. Meet the bee-bots!

22. “ PLAYTIME!” Open exploration using Bee-bots and mats!

23. Vignette 1 _ Good Shepherd

24. Vignette 2 _ St Bernadette’s

26. Bee-bot Challenges Further exploration using “ BEE-BOT CHALLENGE CARDS”