Can kindergarten kids code? No doubt about it!!!
Throughout the country, many schools take part in the Hour of Code, developed to give children and adolescents a fun introduction into the process of writing code. This week, STEM Kindergarten gave coding a try with great success! Thanks to a project on DonorsChoose.org, our classroom received 2 Dash and 2 Dot robots from Wonder Workshop. Students practiced writing code to control Dash and Dot, helping the robots change color, move, and make sounds. I think our favorite was having Dash make kissing sounds! Students completed various challenges in record time, jumping in to coding with both feet!
Some students even got to explore coding on the Hour of Code website and by using Foos, an amazing app on the iPad.
Besides being fun, coding helps students develop their problem solving skills as they write code and then evaluate their code to see if they can improve upon their design!
Throughout the country, many schools take part in the Hour of Code, developed to give children and adolescents a fun introduction into the process of writing code. This week, STEM Kindergarten gave coding a try with great success! Thanks to a project on DonorsChoose.org, our classroom received 2 Dash and 2 Dot robots from Wonder Workshop. Students practiced writing code to control Dash and Dot, helping the robots change color, move, and make sounds. I think our favorite was having Dash make kissing sounds! Students completed various challenges in record time, jumping in to coding with both feet!
Some students even got to explore coding on the Hour of Code website and by using Foos, an amazing app on the iPad.
Besides being fun, coding helps students develop their problem solving skills as they write code and then evaluate their code to see if they can improve upon their design!