early elementary school activities

FOR GRADES PreK-2

Brand new for early education! We have a limited supply of Puzzlets for Dash, which allow for prereaders to program Dash’s motions, lights, and sounds, all without a device -- no screen time! Read all about this new icon-based product to introduce coding and robotics. And then check out the new PreK-2 lesson plans, designed specifically for use with Puzzlets for Dash, in our Lesson Library.

elementary school activities

FOR GRADES 2-5

Ready for a coding challenge or two? Meet Dash & Dot! Then check out our four new packets of activities, aligned to Code.org's CS Fundamental series. The new materials, bundled for both teachers and students, include our new K-5 Learn to Code Curriculum Challenge Cards, plus cross-curricular connections and optional full lesson plans. All activities are aligned to CSTA, NGSS, and Common Core State Standards:
  • Dot at the Petting Zoo  (level B: sequences)
  • Dash the Collector  (level B: loops)
  • Dash the Puppy  (level E: functions)
  • Dash's Road Trip  (level F: variables)

middle school activities

FOR GRADES 6-8

Get started with Wonder Workshop's latest CleverBot, Cue! Have your middle schoolers use these two student-facing packets to explore Cue's four avatars, transition from block-based to text-based coding (Javascript!), explore parallel programming, and discover a secret message through Cue's distance sensors. All activities are aligned to CSTA standards:
  • Cue's Starter Guide
  • Cue's Secret Message
Wonder League Robotics Competition

FOR AGES 6-12

Don't limit your students' coding to Hour of Code. Join the Wonder League Robotics Competition, a global movement, for ongoing collaborative challenges! Teams of kids ages 6-12 can engage virtually in real-world coding challenges throughout the year. Register by December 31, 2017, and participate with your team(s) for a chance to win one of two $5,000 STEM grant grand prizes.

Wonder Workshop Hour of Code Giveaway with Edmodo

Share your students' Hour of Code activities and accomplishments with Dash, Dot, & Cue in Edmodo's Hour of Code Topic Center, and be entered to win one of three Wonder Workshop prize packs. Three winners, drawn at random, will have their choice of prize -- either a Wonder Pack (valued at $279.99) or a new Cue robot (valued at $199.99). To enter, post your story by December 31, 2017.
Apple fans

SWIFT PLAYGROUNDS

With Swift Playgrounds, children can begin grasping the fundamentals of text-based coding with Swift code, a powerful and intuitive programming language created by Apple for building apps. With our new playground of seven sequenced coding challenges, kids can see their code play out in real time, in the real world, with our Dash robot — true hands-on learning!

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SITE RESOURCES
Check out all of the materials and resources available for educators on our Wonder Workshop website: ​​
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