Carpet tales Beebot Bluebot

Quick Answer: The product listed as Carpet tales is a fairy tale mat for Bee-Bot and Blue-Bot: a printed floor grid illustrated with storybook scenes, including cottages, a castle, a tall tower, a beanstalk and a river with a bridge. On the Bee-Bot fairy tale mat, pupils program the robot along a character’s journey while retelling a story.

Retelling Stories One Square at a Time

The listing photo shows a long mat of eight squares by three. Along the top sit a beanstalk and three little houses of straw, sticks and bricks; below them are a castle, a tall stone tower, timbered cottages and woodland, and a blue river crossed by a wooden bridge runs through the middle. A sandy path links the scenes, so each picture is a square the robot can reach.

Traditional tales are full of journeys: three pigs moving from house to house, a crossing over a troll’s bridge, a climb to a tower window. Pupils decide which squares belong to which part of the story, then program the robot to follow the character from scene to scene while they tell the story aloud. The order of the route becomes the order of the story, which is sequencing in two subjects at once.

In the listing name, tales is the theme: this is a story mat. The Bee-Bot robot runs on it as readily as Blue-Bot, and planning the journey with sequence cards first leaves a written record of the story route.

Specifications

Story and Language Tasks

• Retelling a traditional tale while the robot travels between scenes
• Inventing a new story that uses the bridge, the tower and the river
• Positional words: over the bridge, past the castle, into the woods
• Sequencing: pupils put story cards in order, then program the matching route

Care & Handling

• Lay the mat flat and check that the river and bridge squares are free of wrinkles.
• Wipe with a damp cloth rather than scrubbing printed areas.
• Store it rolled somewhere dry and out of direct sunlight, which fades colours.

Why Choose LabEquip

Early-years and infant teachers use a story mat to bring coding into literacy and storytelling sessions. Other themed mats are grouped under General Lab Products; tell LabEquip how many you need via the contact page.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which stories does the mat suggest?

The pictures point to well-known traditional tales: three houses of straw, sticks and bricks, a beanstalk, a castle, a tall tower and a bridge over a river. No story is named, so teachers can match scenes to whichever tale the class is reading.

How is it used in a literacy lesson?

Pupils retell a story aloud while programming the robot to move between the places where each event happens. Getting the route right means getting the story order right.

What does ‘Carpet tales’ mean?

It is a literal listing name for a story or fairy tale mat. The item is a floor mat for robots to drive on.

Can older pupils use it?

Yes, as a planning challenge: write a new story with a set number of scenes, then program the shortest route that visits them in order.

Does it work with the Blue-Bot app?

Yes. Blue-Bot moves one mat square per step whether it is programmed with its keys, the app or a tile reader.

How should it be stored?

Roll it with the picture facing out and keep it somewhere dry and out of strong sunlight so the colours stay bright.

Last Updated: September 2026