TTS Loti-Bot Mat - Feelings

Loti-Bot Mat - Feelings

• Grades: 2-5
• Number of Students: 1-3 at a time
• Additional Resources: Activity Ideas

PLEASE NOTE: TTS products are sourced from the UK and may have extended lead times depending on current inventory in stock. If current inventory on hand runs out please be prepared for a backorder period of up to 6 months.

Highlights:

An educational mat blending computing, geographical skills and PSHE to introduce children to coding and discussions on feelings and emotions.

Features detailed illustrations depicting various feelings and emotions which may be familiar to primary aged children. Children can develop their programming by being tasked to navigate to a square containing a certain feeling or emotion.

The mat can also be used to develop children’s basic geographical skills by reinforcing directions and locational language.

With 15 x 15cm squares, each mat is compatible with Loti-bot, but can also be used with Bee-Bot and Blue-Bot.

Features:

• Introduce coding, the topics of feelings and emotions and basic geographical skills.

• A valuable tool for engaging children in a multidisciplinary learning environment.

• The size of the grid on the mat is compatible for use with Loti-Bot, Bee-Bot and Blue-Bot.

Curriculum or Lesson Topics:

In Computing, teachers can use the mat to teach programming at Key Stages 1 and 2, assisting children in designing and debugging programs.

For Geography, it enhances map skills and the use of directional language, vital for Key Stage 1.

*Standards Alignment:

Computing, Key Stage 1

• Create and debug simple programs.

Computing, Key Stage 2

• Design, write and debug programs that accomplish specific goals, including controlling or simulating physical systems and solve problems by decomposing them into smaller parts.

Geography, Key Stage 1, Geographical Skills & Fieldwork

• Use simple compass directions and locational and directional language, to describe the location of features and routes on a map.

*PLEASE NOTE: TTS is a United Kingdom based company, and the standards listed above are based on UK standards. This does not mean that this product doesn't or can't cover US based standards, but no US based standards have been confirmed by TTS. 

What's Included:

• 1x TTS Loti-Bot Animals Mat

Additional Resources:

• Activity Ideas

Special Notes and Considerations:

PLEASE NOTE: This product is an addon for the TTS Loti-Bot. Please ensure that you either have or will have access to a Loti-Bot prior to placing your order.

PLEASE NOTE: TTS is a United Kingdom based company, and the standards listed above are based on UK standards. This does not mean that this product doesn't or can't cover US based standards, but no US based standards have been confirmed by TTS. 

PLEASE NOTE: The mats will arrive folded in order to optimize shipping space. In order to unfold the mats TTS recommends leaving them in a warm environment, or using a hair dryer to help speed up the process. The mats will gradually flatten out on their own in a warm environment, but a hair dryer can help speed up the process.