Coding!

This month our PlacenTinkers had fun learning the fundamentals of computer coding!  We learned that coding is how we communicate with computers and robots by giving them specific directions “step by step”. We read the book Boy + Bot by Ame Dyckman.  This is a sweet, simple story of an unlikely friendship between Boy and his new robot friend, Bot. 

In our first center activity, students coded friendly little robots to help teach sequencing, estimation and problem solving.  At the second center students had great fun using the app Kodable on the ipads to learn about the core programming concepts of coding:  sequences, loops and algorithms.   Learning to code teaches valuable cognitive skills like critical thinking and problem solving.

PlacenTinkers love to code - PlacenTinkers are thinkers!