NEW HOUR OF CODE ACTIVITY PACKETS COMING IN NOV 2018!

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 6-14 (newly expanded)

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 6-14 can engage virtually in real-world coding challenges throughout the year for a chance to win one of three $5,000 STEM grant grand prizes. Sign up today to learn more when this year's competition kicks off October 11, 2018!
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

For more information, visit:
https://education.makewonder.com