Persistence

Word of the Week

Sometimes doing things that are new can be difficult. Maybe you get frustrated and upset that you keep making mistakes. Sometimes you want to give up. When you practice using persistence, you train your brain to keep trying. You learn to think about the mistakes you made and use that information to create a new solution or way to do something.

When there is a mistake or error in a program, we call that mistake or error a Bug. Finding bugs and fixing them is called Debugging. You have to be persistent when finding and fixing bugs in your algorithms. Sometimes they are easy to spot ... other times, you really have to look.

Coding with Carl: Episode 2

Unplugged Activities

Practice showing persistence! These activities do not require a device, but you may need one to view / print the directions.

Spot the Difference

Look closely at this set of pictures see if you can Spot the Differences!

Step by Step Drawing

Grab some paper and your favorite colors, pencils, or markers and show persistence by drawing some pictures!

Create a Lego Maze

Grab some legos and create a unique marble maze!

Plugged Activities

Practice showing persistence! These activities do require a device.

Beginner

Help BB8 collect all the scrap metal.

Intermediate

Use persistence to guide Moana!

Just for Fun

Show grit and persistence by creating each of the unique Fuzz Bugs!

Keyboarding

Students in grades 2-4 can practice their keyboarding skills on Typing Club. Your student can access Typing Club by going to their Portal on their Chromebook.