Winter Coding Practice, Creating Computer Code

by Lessons for Little Ones by Tina O'Block

Price: 175 points or $1.75 USD

Subjects: edtech,technicalLearning,computationalThinking

Grades: 14,13,1,2,3

Description: An interactive and fun way for young students to practice and learn the basics of computer coding and programming. Students create the code for the highlighted blue path down the ski slope by dragging and dropping the arrows to the boxes. They then move the skier or snowboarder from the box with the gold star along the path according to the code they created. This helps students learn the importance of creating each step of code in the correct sequence in order to get the the desired response, why sequence matters in a computer program, and the importance of checking code. This winter themed deck provides the practice students need to get comfortable with coding so they can go on to master more challenging activities. Practicing coding also improves sequencing skills, problem-solving, logical thinking, cause and effect skills, and computational thinking. This computer coding deck includes 20 unique cards with audio directions that play in random order so each play of the deck is different. Perfect for hour of code, STEM / STEAM instruction, computer programming class, or center time.