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Looking for an easy way to integrate ‘Coding INTO the Curriculum’? This lesson plan covers Math CCSS 4.OA.3. It includes an easy to follow teacher guide, as well as student worksheets that explore the concepts of how the variables (# of items, amount of time, and range of acceptable answers) affect one’s ability to successfully estimate the correct number of ‘bunches’ of bananas. Students use Scratch (www.scratch.mit.edu), a block-based programming language to engage students and have the

Use Scratch computer programming to engage students and have them apply math skills that can be seen and manipulated! Download Scratch from MIT - www.scratch.mit.edu FREE - OPEN Source! See the game in action at: http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/Bayside_STRETCh/2943595 This unit covers CCSS 4.OA.5 and can be used with grades 4-8. Teacher and student worksheets are apart of this file! Students will see the programming blocks that make the numbers count from 1-5 automatically. They will then be

Here are the directions for creating your own Family Feud game that can be played by your students at any time, from any computer, from any place. It also makes for a great project that students in grades 5-12 can create on their own! The format used is Scratch, which is a FREE program from MIT. Click here to view the game in action: http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/heidi_STRETCh/3048296 ANSWERS for game on web: (warm-up activity, differentiation, whole brain learning, making connections, enga

These five teacher activity cards introduce students to computer science through the use of Bee-Bots. To order Bee-Bots, see https://www.bee-bot.us/bee-bot.html. Students will learn how to use the command buttons to make their Bee-Bots move and eventually create a Bee-Bot dance. They will also be introduced to computer science vocabulary such as algorithm and debugging. These activity cards can also be used by coaches and instructional specialist who wish to introduce their teachers to compute

PLEASE provide me with feedback for this free resource. ALSO - consider following me to be provided with updates when more FREE resources are posted! Create an interactive Christmas (Holiday) card that your students can share with loved ones. This project was inspired by the "Hour of Code" for every student! This project has kids programming, and is student and TEACHER friendly. There is no need to understand computer programming languages when using Scratch (http://scratch.mit.edu)! This pro

This is the parent newsletter you can send home introducing the "Sprout Kids" project. Please feel free to download this file and customize it with your personal class information. If you would like to see the rest of the project... go to http://stretchinstructor.blogspot.com/2013/09/sprout-kids-project-photosynthesis.html