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Robots, robots everywhere! Are your students into learning about robots? Let them create their own robot using this product! In this activity, students must make a plan for the robot head, body, arms and legs they would like to use. On the optional second page, students create a code using arrows to move around a grid, collecting all the pieces needed for their robot. Once the students have gathered all of the pieces they need, it is their turn to cut, color and glue together their final produc

**updated version with clearer images/font!** Would you believe that on average, students are spending over 5 hours a day online? Believe it or not, students in grades 3-5 are interacting with other students using technology on a daily basis, for hours a day. Unfortunately, not all students know the proper way to act online. This leads to students being mistreated and even bullied online, sometimes for hours a day. Students who spend so much time online need to learn the basics about how to be a

This worksheet is great to go along with your months of the year unit, or as a follow up activity for Diary of a Worm, by Doreen Cronin. I used this book with my Kindergartners (there is a read aloud version on Tumblebooks if this is something you or your district has access to. We listened to the story, and then brainstormed events that happened in the story. We talked about how we could get the events in the correct order. I shared that the author wrote this book as a diary, so there are d

Do your students love playing with Bee-Bots? Have you thought about including them in your monthly centers/early finisher stations? Check out this Spring Spinner Center to let students program Bee-Bot over and over again to move around the mat! The only prep that needs to be done is to create the Bee-Bot grid mat and then laminate the Spinner and planning cards. This is a resource that can be used year after year! Includes 10 images to print and place on a minimum 5 x 2 grid. Choose the size t

Do you have an unused Bee-Bot sitting in your classroom, ready to come out and play with your students? Don't be afraid to get started- jump right in! In this Bee-Bot basics package, you will find all that you need to get started with helping even your littlest learners learn to program. Use the informational posters to introduce the buttons to your students, and to reinforce that Bee-Bot does not MOVE left and right, but TURNS left and right. Also, use the poster to remind your students tha

Who doesn't love a yummy, delicious, gooey s'more?! As we approach summer vacation, many students may have bonfires and camping on the brain. Help motivate and engage your learners at the end of the year using this fun end of the year writing and coding activity! This activity packet can be used multiple ways. You can use this activity as a coding activity, and have students create a code to follow to gather all ingredients needed to make a s'more. If you have Bee-Bot robots, you can use the in

Are you teaching your students basic technology vocabulary? This simple collection will help introduce your students to the vocabulary they need to navigate their devices during this digital age. Includes 6 vocabulary cards with descriptions, a cut and paste activity, and vocabulary matching activity Students in Kindergarten and 1st grade can learn about the different parts of the computer that they are beginning to use in the classroom using the vocabulary cards. Then, let them show you what

Before your students can use their computers efficiently, they need to know the basics of how to use the keyboard and track pad properly. We all know that pecking at the keys with the pointer fingers is NOT the fastest way for students to type. Many students don't know any better. Each year during my technology classes, I begin by introducing basic skills on the keyboard. My 2-5 students focus on typing with their hands on the proper keys (on home row), while students in K-1 focus more on how t

Would you believe that on average, students are spending over 5 hours a day online? Believe it or not, students in grades 3-5 are interacting with other students using technology on a daily basis, for hours a day. Unfortunately, not all students know the proper way to act online. This leads to students being mistreated and even bullied online, sometimes for hours a day. Students who spend so much time online need to learn the basics about how to treat others while online, and what to do if they

Have you been looking for a fun and educational way to engage your students and help them learn the basics of Digital Citizenship? Or maybe you have a technology class coming in, and the internet is down or your devices are being used for testing?  This lesson  is just what you need! Quick and easy setup plus clear student directions even make these activities perfect for substitute plans!   This worksheet bundle is ideal for students in grades 2-4, either all together in one lesson or used ind

Now more than ever students in even our youngest grades are using computers for instruction. Students in grades K-2 are expected to know the basic parts of the computer, as well as how to begin typing using the keyboard to share their ideas, especially as computer based standardized tests keep moving to the younger grades. This K-2 Computer Basics resource provides students with a review of basic computer parts/peripherals and then dives into special function keys on the computer, such as the b

Are you struggling to fit computational thinking goals into your lessons for your Kindergarten or 1st grade students? Do you need stations for your early finishers? You've stumbled upon the resource that is here to save you from frustration, an easy cut and laminate center, with the option for a cut and paste worksheet if that's what you prefer. There is a big push to integrate ISTE standards across disciplines with all students. Students as young as Kindergarten are being asked to use algori

Make connections to pumpkin life cycles while teaching critical computational thinking skills! Students as early as Kindergarten can begin writing computer "code" using directional coding, working with small groups. Students in grades 1-3 can work with partners, or individually, to create a code and then test their code with real life Bee-Bots. You can use this activity as a follow up activity to teaching the life cycle of a pumpkin. Have students create a code to follow the pumpkin through it'

Help your students understand how the Bee-Bot robot turns by turning them into human Bee-Bots. Use the included images to create a Bee-Bot headbands and Bee-Bot "Wing" puppets to practice turning as a Bee-Bot turns. Reinforce "right" and "left" and the concept of Bee-Bot always turning based on the direction the eyes are facing. Great for students in Pre-K to 1st grade as an introduction to your Robotics Unit. You can also "program" your human Bee-Bots to go forward/backward to mimic the motio

Have you been looking for a fun and educational way to engage your students and help them to explore computer programming? Are you ready for an interactive lesson that will keep your students engaged as we approach the end of the school year? Do you have Bee-Bots laying around ready to be used, but no idea what to do with them? Then this new product in my Coding Unplugged series is what you are looking for! Review the basics of directional coding with your students, and let them code away wit

Is your school system just getting started with computer programming? When learning a new skill, there are always a multitude of new vocabulary words that students must learn and understand before they can begin to express their understanding. This vocabulary worksheet set will help students demonstrate their understanding of key computer programming vocabulary words. Students can complete a crossword puzzle or a fill in the blank vocabulary activity, using the words found in the word searc

This vocabulary building activity goes along with the book Once Upon a Time Online, by David Bedford and Rosie Reeve. The characters in Fairy-Tale Land suddenly find themselves obsessed with Technology and need a little help from the Fairy God Mother to control their online habits. The book teaches students about different uses for technology and the importance of asking an adult for permission before using technology. These documents are a part of my bundle for the same book, also found on TP

Have you been looking for a fun and educational way to engage your students and help them to explore computer programming? Are your students ready to enrich their nursery rhyme unit or build on their background knowledge to sequence a well known story? Do you want your students to explore coding, but you don't have the robots to do it? Or maybe you DO have Bee-Bots and you are looking for a new activity to use? This new product in my Coding Unplugged series is what you are looking for! In

Are you struggling to fit computational thinking goals into your lessons for your Kindergarten or 1st grade students? Do you need stations for your early finishers? You've stumbled upon the resource that is here to save you from frustration, an easy cut and laminate center, with the option for a cut and paste worksheet if that's what you prefer. There is a big push to integrate ISTE standards across disciplines with all students. Students as young as Kindergarten are being asked to use algorit

Are you struggling to fit computational thinking goals into your lessons for your Kindergarten or 1st grade students? Do you need stations for your early finishers? You've stumbled upon the resource that is here to save you from frustration, an easy cut and laminate center, with the option for a cut and paste worksheet if that's what you prefer. There is a big push to integrate ISTE standards across disciplines with all students. Students as young as Kindergarten are being asked to use algorit