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STUDENTS LEARN THE ALPHABET, SPELL THEIR NAMES, AND LEARN CODING CONCEPTS WHILE THEY GET UP AND MOVE!These bright and fun alphabet cards help young learners learn the alphabet and spell their name through conditional coding. This activity is great for a whole group, small group, or station activity.  After downloading this resource you will receive cards that get early learners up and moving to the alphabet! These cards are easy to manipulate for small hands that are developing fine motor skills

Share with parents and families what students are learning about coding with these whimsical and informative newsletters.Students love coding and their families are eager to continue that passion at home. However, they don’t always know where to begin or how to do it. These newsletters teach families about different coding concepts and skills. While also giving them fun, everyday ideas to teach and reinforce the skills. Ideas such as books, board games, life skills, and free apps! After download

Authentically assess primary students’ coding skills through play, purpose, and reflection. Engage students in play and problem solving while assessing their ability to write algorithms. After downloading this resource you will receive resources for primary students in PreK through Grade 2 to demonstrate and reflect upon their coding ability. This resource includes:  Standards Based lesson to guide you through setting students up for successful coding assessment. Standards listed below. Unplugge

Activities to help students critically think about the code they choose to use.Teach students coding basics through remixing. They learn how changing one piece of code impacts the outcome. Making them more thoughtful and deliberate programmers. This resource includes:  Standards Based lesson that outlines how to teach students about remixing and how to remix code. Standards listed below.Unplugged activity to concretely teach students about remixing code. Lyrics, directions and video included.12

Fun activities to teach early learners left from right so they can apply directions in coding.Young children need help learning their left from right. Especially when it comes time to write simple algorithms that will tell characters which direction to move. This activity gives you activities and materials for students to learn left from right and immediately apply that knowledge to their own algorithms. This resource includes:  Standards Based Lesson that outlines how to teach left and right, a

Guide young students to thoughtfully and deliberately write algorithms that code animations.Coding in the app Scratch Jr is a lot of fun. But young students quickly get distracted by choosing and creating sprites and backgrounds. After downloading this resource you will receive print and digital planning sheets for early elementary students to plan their code before they get to work in the app. This resource includes:  Standards Based lesson that outlines how to teach students about programming

Highly engaging lesson to teach the concept of DEBUGGING CODE to primary students. Students fear making mistakes, and are hesitant to revise code even if they make one. After downloading this resource you will receive a fun lesson with 3 different activities to teach students that making and fixing mistakes is fun; not something to be ashamed of. They will also learn that mistakes or errors in code is a bug, and that fixing those areas is debugging. This resource includes:  Standards Based less

Engage students in programming robots whether you are in person with a limited number of robots or learning remotely!Teaching young students to write code doesn’t have to be daunting. Nor do you have to worry about whether or not you have any robots on hand for your young students. Instead, they can write algorithms for robots and watch as you execute the program they wrote! After downloading this resource you will receive drag and drop & unplugged activities for primary students to write purp

An interactive lesson to teach primary students how to write algorithms, while still having fun and infusing play.Teach students how to write algorithms that execute code with purpose. After downloading and using the included lessons and activities, students will be able to plan and execute their own algorithms. This resource includes:  2 Standards Based lessons that give you flexibility in how you teach your students to write their own algorithms for robots. These lessons help you teach with ro

Standards based lessons to help you introduce primary students to programming robots! Introduce early learners to robotics in a developmentally appropriate way. Help them learn how to use a robot and program it with confidence and purpose. Whether you have 1 robot or 30, these standards based lessons give you flexibility in how you teach PreK and Kindergarten students to code robots. This resource includes:  2 Standards Based lessons that outline how to teach young children to program robots. St

A standards-based lesson and activities that guides you to teach early learners how to be a computer programmer. Teach primary students how to write their own code. Coding is an abstract concept. One that is difficult for PreK and Kindergarten students to visualize. This lesson and included activities teaches them in a hands-on, concrete way what it means to write your own code and be a programmer. After downloading this resource you will receive a standards-based activity for young students to

A standards-based lesson that guides you to teach early learners how to be a computer programmer. Teach primary students how to write their own code. Coding is an abstract concept. One that is difficult for PreK and Kindergarten students to visualize. This lesson teaches them in a hands-on, concrete way what it means to write your own code and be a programmer. After downloading this resource you will receive a standards-based activity for young students to write their own code. This resource inc

Engage primary students in computational thinking and pattern recognition through play.Teach PreK and Kindergarteners how to use patterns and apply them to code. After downloading this resource, you will receive a complete lesson to use with primary students that will introduce them to the concept of pattern recognition in code. This resource includes:  Standards Based lesson that outlines how to teach patterns. The lesson is designed around interactive activities and independent work. Standards

Get young learners up and moving with this complete lesson that will teach them the concept of sequencing. Teach PreK and Kindergarteners what a sequence is. After downloading this resource, you will receive a complete lesson to use with primary students that will introduce them to the concept of sequences in code. This resource includes:  Standards Based lesson that outlines how to teach sequences. The lesson is designed around interactive activities and independent stations. Standards are list

Get young learners up and moving with this interactive lesson that will teach them the concept of a series of code. Teach PreK and Kindergarteners what a series is. After downloading this resources, you will receive a complete lesson to use with primary students that will introduce them to the concept of series in code. This resource includes:  Standards Based lesson that outlines how to teach series. The lesson is designed around a read aloud and movement activity. Standards are listed below. 8

Introduce the concept of coding to PreKindergarten Students with Play-Based Learning.Coding is an abstract concept that young children cannot touch or see. This interactive lesson will have early learners up, moving, and creating while learning the concept of coding.This resource includes:  Standards Based lesson that includes an interactive read aloud, movement activity, and stations or centers. Standards listed below.Interactive song to teach the concept of codingCards to play the game Program

Introduce the concept of coding to PreKindergarten Students in a fun and interactive way. Coding is an abstract concept that young children cannot touch or see. This interactive lesson will have early learners up, moving, and creating while learning the concept of coding.This resource includes:  Standards Based lesson that includes an interactive read aloud, movement activity, and drawing activity. Standards listed below.Suggested picture books to read aloud that invite student interaction.Direc

Digital color sorting activity for primary students that engages them in early pattern recognition; a necessary coding skill. Engage students in sorting objects by color. This introductory coding activity will introduce students to the attribute of color. Sorting objects by attribute is a beginning skill for pattern recognition. Pattern recognition is a necessary coding skill. One where students need to identify and apply patterns when remixing or writing their own code.  After downloading this

Help students code & write simple algorithms while engaging in Computational Thinking without robots! Coding can be a difficult concept for young children to understand, even with highly engaging robots and apps.  When coding a robot or on an app, many children lack the necessary spatial recognition required to make a character turn.  These hands-on activities support young programmers as they begin to build these skills.  They allow them to manipulate materials and plan out a piece of code befo

INTRO TO CODING - ALGORITHMS & SERIESTeaching PreK and Kinders to write and understand code does not have to be overwhelming or developmentally inappropriate. Introducing coding and algorithms to early learners can be FUN and include real world connections. Why teach coding through routines? Coding is an abstract concept, which means our young students need concrete ways to understand it. Routines are ingrained throughout our daily lives; especially young children. Using daily routines helps t