Computing · Stage 2
A Program is Instructions
Building Blocks · a program is steps a computer follows exactly
✦ Computing📘 Stage 2 · S2⏱ ~10 min🧒 Ages 6–7★ Free to start
explain that a program is a list of steps a computer follows
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Kavi Peeks Inside the Machine
"How does the washing machine KNOW what to do?" asked Kavi. "It has a program!" A program is a list of steps the computer follows, one at a time, exactly as they are written. "The microwave has a program. The game has a program. Even the traffic light has one!" said Kavi. "The computer never guesses — it just follows the steps. Let's see one run!"
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What your child will learn
1Machines follow programsA program is a list of steps a computer follows. Each of these machines has a program telling it exactly what to do. Tap each one to hear it.
2A program runs one step at a timeA program is steps the computer follows, in order, exactly as written. Press Run — this program makes the toy robot wave hello, one step at a time.
3What will the computer do?A computer follows its program exactly — it does just what the steps say, no more and no less. Read the steps, think what happens, then reveal.
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A peek inside
Kavi asks: what is a program?
a program tells a computer what to do, step by step
Try this at home: A program is a list of ____ a computer follows.
Part of Computing · Stage 2 · S2 on KAVI Academy — a secular, whole-child learning platform for ages 5–12.