Activity 01 mTiny's Weekend

Children will be invited to help mTiny plan its weekend activities. Children need to create a scenario in the first place and assemble different kinds of map blocks with an object to create mTiny’s activity route. Children will make mTiny move on the map blocks to tell a story about what mTiny would do on weekends. Children will also be encouraged to draw a pictorial activity log.

Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of this activity, children will be able to:
(1) Describe mTiny’s weekend activities according to the map blocks;
(2) Assemble map blocks in order based on the scenario of the weekend plan;
(3) Use appropriate Coding Cards to make mTiny move following the route.

Key Competencies

Resources

For Child
Input Card × 1	Go! Card × 1	Forward Card × 4	Turn Right Card × 4	Turn Left Card × 4
mTiny Toolkit × 1	×2 Repeat Card × 2	×3 Repeat Card × 2	×4 Repeat Card × 2	Lawn × 7
Book × 1	Bathtub × 1	Bed × 1	Bamboo × 1	Cake × 1
Carousel × 1	Football × 1

For Educator
Input Card × 1	Go! Card × 1	Forward Card × 4	Turn Right Card × 4	Turn Left Card × 4
mTiny Toolkit × 1	×2 Repeat Card × 2	×3 Repeat Card × 2	×4 Repeat Card × 2

Educator-Led Instructions

Introduction

1. Ask children: “What do you usually do at the weekend?”

2. Introduce the map blocks below:

1. Instruct children to recognize and describe the pictures of the map blocks that may be related to their weekend activities (or their favorite or preferred one).

   Main Activity

2. Invite children to help plan mTiny’s weekend activities

:::tips Note: You can give an example–“If I were mTiny, I would like to eat some bamboos and then take a nap at home.” (Show and connect the map blocks.)

or or :::

1. Instruct children to choose at least three map blocks with an object in order to create a scenario (or a story) about mTiny’s possible weekend plan.

:::tips Note: Children can choose three from the map blocks below:
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1. Explain the rules and instruct children to implement their scenarios:

(1) The map block with an object should NOT be connected directly to another block with an object, no matter they are put together horizontally or vertically.

:::tips Note:
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(2) There must be at least one Lawn Map Block in between the map blocks with an object.
(3) Children can decide one of the Lawn Map Blocks as the Starting Point.
(4) Children should make mTiny move across the three map blocks with an object in sequence, following the planned weekend activity route.

Recap

Encourage children to imagine and talk about mTiny’s weekend experience.

:::tips Note: You can ask questions, for example: “What did you play with mTiny at the weekend?” “Did mTiny (and you) enjoy the weekend? Why?” :::

Attachment

Here below are some sample scenarios of mTiny’s possible weekend activities:

First Activity		First Activity
Second Activity		Second Activity
Third Activity		Second Activity