Menu
Coding and Technology for Kids
  • Home
  • EXPECTATIONS
  • Videos
  • Tools
    • At Home Activities
    • Botley
    • Code-and-Go Mouse
    • Code-a-pillar
    • Dash and Dot
    • Koov
    • Lego WeDO 2.0
    • Lego Spike
    • Lego EV3 Robotics
    • Lego 51515 Robotics
    • Micro:Bit
    • MinecraftEDU
    • Osmo
    • Ozobot
    • Sphero
    • Wii U MarioMaker
    • VEX Robotics
    • GreenScreen Video
    • Cubeletto
    • Tools to Research
  • Summer Enrichment
  • Website Links
    • Code.org
    • Virtual Turing Tumble
    • GirlsWhoCode
    • CS4MD
    • csmatters.org
    • GoCoderz
    • Tuff-Bot Logo
    • Turing Tumble Sim
  • About
    • Curriculum Vitae
    • References
    • Personal Bio
  • Blog
  • Home
  • EXPECTATIONS
  • Videos
  • Tools
    • At Home Activities
    • Botley
    • Code-and-Go Mouse
    • Code-a-pillar
    • Dash and Dot
    • Koov
    • Lego WeDO 2.0
    • Lego Spike
    • Lego EV3 Robotics
    • Lego 51515 Robotics
    • Micro:Bit
    • MinecraftEDU
    • Osmo
    • Ozobot
    • Sphero
    • Wii U MarioMaker
    • VEX Robotics
    • GreenScreen Video
    • Cubeletto
    • Tools to Research
  • Summer Enrichment
  • Website Links
    • Code.org
    • Virtual Turing Tumble
    • GirlsWhoCode
    • CS4MD
    • csmatters.org
    • GoCoderz
    • Tuff-Bot Logo
    • Turing Tumble Sim
  • About
    • Curriculum Vitae
    • References
    • Personal Bio
  • Blog

Egg Carton Coding

4/15/2019

0 Comments

 
I was looking for a way to engage some of my Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten students in some hands-on coding activities. After some research (and modifying for my kids) we did some Egg-Carton coding. First we gathered materials:
  • Egg-cartons, specifically the 2 and a half dozen.
  • Red construction paper to make "lava pits".
  • Lego mini-figures.
  • Plastic eggs
  • Arrow cards
  • "Block" paper
  • Creative LEGO Brick Set #45020 (optional)
Working in pairs, one student had to layout directions for each step that their partner had to move the figure to reach the egg. We worked on this simple activity for a bit first learning how to write a sequence and then follow that sequence.
Picture
To take this a bit further, and for a little motivation, after students had the basic understanding of sequence and moving then we added a Lego build to the mix. From my Creative LEGO Brick Set (#45020) we used the parts of the simpler builds like the giraffe, tree, rocket, etc. and had the kids give sequence of commands to collect those pieces. Once their mini-figure collected those piece than they could build the figure. 
Picture
Assessment for this activity focused on my observations and anecdotal notes of whether or not students could make and describe a sequence and follow that sequence. This activity also reinforced concepts-of-print skills that we read from left to right and top to bottom. Students had the opportunity to choose how they wanted to write their algorithms. It also reinforced some one-to-one counting skills. Finally, we added in some engineering skills as a motivator to finish the activity. 
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    Elementary Encore teacher, teaching STEM and Computer Science. I am an advocate for STEM education and computational thinking by the means of Computer Science, Coding and Technology skills. 

    Archives

    January 2020
    December 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Proudly powered by Weebly