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Are your students overwhelmed by their screen time and unsure of its effects? Help them take control of their digital well-being! Empower students to reflect on how their daily tech use impacts their emotions and create a path towards healthier tech habits. In today's digital age, students are constantly connected, but many struggle to understand the effect this connection has on their emotional health. As a school librarian, you are in a unique position to guide them through this self-awareness

Stop holding your breath while students create a username for an edtech game or tool, and sigh with relief knowing that they’ll generate school and kid-friendly usernames that keeps the lesson moving and everyone engaged. Many components of a student’s digital footprint are controlled at the district level. From their passwords and usernames, to their lunch codes, and most login information for an array of EdTech tools that you use in your library. Even with all of these safeguards in place, the

Are you concerned about how students mindlessly share their personal information within applications and webtools? Teach them how to carefully read privacy policies of the games and apps they want to use so they can be informed digital consumers.  Students are used to adults deciding which apps and web tools they should use. Many either have apps pre-downloaded on personal devices, predetermined webtools they can use on school devices, or they think that if they ask for it they will get it. Th

Teach students how to create short animations that are fun and purposeful. Primary students are capable of creating powerful products. And they love creating videos! The activities included in this resource walk them through how to do all of that while having loads of fun.  Students discover fun apps and struggle to transition from playing with the app to using it for learning. Use a deliberate process that helps them move from learning how to use the app with all of its bells and whistles to u

Help young students gain independence in using a Chromebook or laptop through engaging activities that introduce them to the crucial parts of a Chromebook. These activities will guide them in learning how to power it on, log in, and utilize the trackpad effectively. This approach is particularly beneficial for Kindergarten and First Grade students to build fundamental skills. At the outset of their educational journey, young learners may not possess the know-how to operate a Chromebook. They may

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

Print, digital and unplugged activities that give Second Graders a glimpse of what to look forward to in Library class. On the first day of library class Second Grade will excitedly set goals for their upcoming year. They’ll learn different types of books and series they can find in the library, and different types of activities they can look forward to. They’ll also learn how to sit and listen to a story, and transition from a story to independent work. After downloading this resource you will

Print, digital and unplugged activities that give Kindergarteners a glimpse of what to look forward to in Library class. On the first day of library class Kindergarteners will excitedly set goals for their upcoming year. They’ll learn different types of books they can find in the library and different types of activities they can look forward to. They’ll also learn how to sit and listen to a story, and transition from a story to independent work. After downloading this resource you will receive

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