Presentation for TK-5 Grade Teachers at St.

Mary Magdalen
Rebecca Cooper
March 27, 2019
STANDARDS ADDRESSED
ISTE Standards for Educators
•  #1 Learner
•  #2 Leader

Teacher Leader Standards

•  Domain #1
•  Domain #3
WHAT IS CODING?
• Which of the following is an example of coding?
WHAT IS CODING?
•  Coding is the instructions
in a computer program.

•  Instructions written by a
programmer in a
programming language are
often called source code.

•  Instructions that have been

converted into a language
that the computer
understands are called
machine code or
executable code .
HOW TO CODE
•  Programmers tell the computer what to do when the program
runs.
•  The button “when run” acts as the start of this code. It tells the
computer what to make the character do.
•  Below is an example of a completed code that a student can
complete.
 NOW YOU TRY
•  If you were a student playing this online coding
game, how would you move the red angry bird to the
green pig?
EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS
Language Skills

Problem Solving

Organizational Skills

Creativity
CODING FOR TK, K, 1ST, 2ND STUDENTS
WowWee Elmo

Code & Go Robot Mouse

Code-a-Pillar

Osmo Coding Jam Book: Baby Loves Coding!

 CODING FOR 3RD, 4TH, 5TH STUDENTS

Lego Boost Robot

Dash Robot
Code Master Board Game

Bloxels: Video WowWee Coji Osmo Genius Kit

Game Building

Piper: Coding
with Minecraft
ONLINE CODING GAMES FOR
TK-5TH STUDENTS
 CAN WE TEACH YOUNG STUDENTS TO CODE?
•  Students as young as TK are capable of learning coding!

•  TK, K, 1st
•  Students can learn about sequencing to get a toy to follow
their command.
•  1st, 2nd, 3rd
•  Students can begin putting their sequential order into
practice getting a toy or character in an online game to get
from Point A to Point B.
•  3rd, 4th, 5th
•  Students can create multiple lines of code to execute more
complicated actions such as creating their own video game
 NOW YOU TRY
•  Within your group below, explore the different toys
and games on slides 8-10.
•  Come up with one way you might use these toys or
games within your grade level to help your students
learn to code.

Group #1: TK, K, 1st Teachers

Group #2: 2nd, 3rd Teachers
Group #3: 4th, 5th Teachers
•  Just like with any subject in school, learning to
code builds upon those skills developed at
previous grade levels
•  Here’s an example of how students can use a
toy to develop skills that will be needed in future
grade levels.
4th, 5th:
2nd, 3rd: Bloxels
TK, K, Code-a-
1st: Pillar
Elmoji
 NOW YOU TRY
LET’S CODE!
Pick one toy or game to get hands-on experience with coding:
•  Code-a-Pillar Course
•  Kodable App on iPad
•  Hour of Code online game
•  Check out the “Baby Loves Coding” book
 NOW YOU TRY
•  What are the four educational benefits of teaching
students to code?
•  How do the games and toys presented support the
four educational benefits?
EXIT TICKET!

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