The Computer Programmer

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Book meta-data

Reading Box: Orange (Levels 15-16)
Year: Two
Fiction/Nonfiction: Non-fiction
Theme/Topic: Discovery, History, Science and technology
Page Count: 8
Word Count: 221
Reading Level:
Item Code: 300683
Sounds: Review of Phase 6
Phonics Phase: Phase 6 Real World: Spelling -s, -es, -ing, -ed, -ful, -er, -est, -en, -y, -ly
Tricky Words: Review of Phase 6, -s/ -es: computers, sets, instructions, calculations, poets, notes, patterns, codes, inspires, interests,

Reader Description

This non-fiction book looks at the history of one of the first computer programmers, Ada Lovelace. Features of the Book – Phase 6 - Fluent. Review of all Phase 6 Suffixes.

After you have completed the Reader

Ada Lovelace’s "Logic Maze": Create a logic grid on the floor using masking tape. Place a "prize" in one square and "obstacles" in others. One child is the Programmer, and the other is the Computer. The Programmer must write down a list of commands (Forward 2, Turn Right, Forward 1) to get the Computer to the prize.

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