Grades 1 Activities

During STEAM & Music class, students will get to participate in different programming and computer science activities.

We will also provide each class with kits for students to decorate their own Scratch cat and code it through a maze. Students will get the cat and maze to keep. You could follow up with the Scratch Jr. app on chromebooks (have to install) or ipads.

Here is the sign out sheet for the iPad cart: 2021 Month of Code iPad Cart

Hour of Code Certificates: You can enter students names all at once and then it will give you individual certificates to print

Hour of Code at Code.org - Choose the Pre-Reader tab to filter and then filter no computer or technology on the left side.

Here are a few we recommend:

Scratch Jr.- Coding Storytime with Scratch Jr. Cat - has an intro to scratch and some basic coding info

Move it, Move it- student practice 'programming' each other (could start with a bit of the Happy Maps lesson which introduces what an algorithm is)

If, Then (Conditionals) - you can easily do this without the materials. The Kodable app that is supposed to go with this no longer allows you to go to Sequence and Conditioning BUT kids can start at the beginning and get to the sequencing and conditioning level.

The Big Event- an event is an action that causes something to happen

Hour of Code at Code.org - Tons of activities. Choose the Pre-Reader tab to filter.

The list of iPad apps that are on our iPads is at the bottom.

Here are a few we recommend from Hour of Code:

STUDENTS CLICK HERE

More info for TEACHERS:

CODE.org- **Great place to start**after the first challenge (which is just click on the apple block), you can have it read instructions by clicking the sound/play icon in the upper right corner.
CODEMONKEY Jr.- no sign in required.
Codemonkey Beaver Achiever (help beaver build a dam using code)
PBS Kids Sci Girls Code Quest- stay on this activity
CodeSpark Academy- have to choose SCHOOLS in upper left corner. Then click student and then Hour of Code. I would recommend they pick puzzles. They could also pick create and click new (could be a good choice after doing some puzzles).
Kodable- When students go to kodable they should pick the purple box: Play without saving. Then choose Playing at School.
- - OR you can create a free teacher account
- Intro to Programming- good for PreK and K. You will have to walk them through a bunch of steps to get to the activity.
- Make Shapes with Code -good for K
  - Students should choose: Make Mazes in Kodable
  - HINT- when they get to designing their own maze, they have to add the 3 stars in the lower right corner. THEN they can test.

iPad Cart Apps - click for images of apps

Scratch Jr. ***Where the Scratch Cat comes from****
- Coding Storytime with Scratch Jr. Cat - has an intro to scratch and some basic coding info
- How to make the sun set
PBS kids Scratch Jr.
Beebot- start with the GARDEN
CodeMonkey Jr. (also can do on chromebook)
Tynker-choose Dragon Spells or Space Cadet. A bit more challenging as the block programming is words not just images but it does verbally tell them what the block is.
CodeSpark Academy- have to choose SCHOOLS in upper left corner. Then click student and then Hour of Code. I would recommend they pick puzzles. They could also pick create and click new (could be a good choice after doing some puzzles).

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