Coding for Kids-A Guide for Teachers and Parents

Teacher guide for teaching elementary school children how to code a story they wrote.

Created byJim Gribble

Last updated 10/2015

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What you'll learn

Students/teachers will learn how to code a written story and apply this in their classrooms.
Students/teachers will feel comfortable with coding.
Implement coding during Writing in their classroom.

Course content

1 section • 8 lectures • 50m total length

Introduction4:25
Writing Code for a Written Story

Learning coding skills will allow students to bring their written stories to life.

For each session I recommend a 5 minute mini-lesson introducing the new skills (I Do) followed by students demonstrating the skills using a SMART board or projector while you are with them on the carpet for 3-5 minutes (We Do) and ending with 30 minutes of the children working in pairs or independently (You Do) while you circulate and assist them with their work.
Coding for Kids-Lesson 1-Writing6:33
Lesson 1:

1. Login, create and name a new Scratch document.

2. Explore sprites (characters) and backdrops (settings).

3. Select a 1 backdrop and 2 characters for their recess story.

4. Place the characters at their starting points.

5. Have characters move across the screen to desired locations.
Coding for Kids-Lesson 2-Writing7:55
Lesson 2:

1. Set characters at desired angles.

2. Flip character orientation and switch costume.

3. Have character 1 speak to character 2.

4. Have character 2 respond.

5. Change the number of seconds characters speak.
Coding for Kids-Lesson 3-Writing8:23
Master how to make a character hide and reappear, create thought bubbles, and switch backdrops to new settings using broadcast messages and event-driven actions.
Coding for Kids-Lesson 4-Writing5:18
Download and save an image from kids search dotcom, upload it to Scratch, and edit its costume to remove the background, then test with undo.
Coding for Kids-Lesson 5-Writing6:49
Learn to paint and customize sprites and backdrops in Scratch-style projects, resize and duplicate characters, add effects like fire breathing, and position them with scripts and coordinates.
Coding for Kids-Lesson 6-Writing11:29
Turn a children's story into a scratch cartoon, add music with the sound library, fix glitches, and share the project with peers in the Coding for Kids course.
Printable Coding Curriculum7:00

Requirements

A reliable internet connection and a computer.

Description

Coding Curriculum: Upper Elementary School

Project #1: Writing and Coding

Writing Code for a Written Story

These coding skills will allow students to bring their written stories to life.

For each session I recommend a 5 minute mini-lesson introducing the new skills (I Do) followed by students demonstrating the skills using a SMART board or projector while you are with them on the carpet for 3-5 minutes (We Do) and ending with 30 minutes of the children working in pairs or independently (You Do) while you circulate and assist. I recommend placing a check next to skills once a student has demonstrated mastery. This will help you assess which students need small-group instruction.

Who this course is for:

Teachers, Parents, Students, Educators, Anyone Interested in Coding for Kids.