⭐ Connecting Location, Movement, & Coding to Essential Key Concepts ⭐️
Exploring Location, Movement, & Coding offers authentic opportunities to revisit the Essential Key Concepts of Number Sense:
B1.2 → Compare and order numbers to 1000
Sequencing numbered steps and organizing commands in order allows students to revisit and solidify their understanding of ordering numbers.
B1.4 → Count to 1000, including by 50s, 100s, and 200s
Counting steps, turns, or grid spaces allows students to revisit and strengthen their counting skills.
E1.4 give and follow multistep instructions involving movement from one location to another, including distances and half- and quarter-turns
C3.1 solve problems and create computational representations of mathematical situations by writing and executing code, including code that involves sequential, concurrent, and repeating events
C3.2 read and alter existing code, including code that involves sequential, concurrent, and repeating events, and describe how changes to the code affect the outcomes
⛭ Related Mathematical Processes
Reasoning and Proving, Connecting, Representing and Communicating
During this topic, pay attention to the students' ability to recognize sources of stress and cope with challenges.
How do students respond to challenges? (e.g. jump right in, wait for assistance, use a strategy like model the problem...etc.)
Can students describe the self-talk they use to refocus? (“I tell myself to slow down.” “I stop and take a breath.”)
Do students persevere?
Concrete Learning Resources Tools:
pattern blocks
colour tiles
geoboards
grid paper
Virtual Learning Resources and Tools: