Coding

Resources

Resources curated by Kimiko Shibata @ESL_fairy, Andrew McDonald @afmcdnL, Dawn Frier @MrsFrier

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Edugains resource for teaching coding in elementary school, with sample lessons for K-8, including screen-free options.

Coding with LEGO blocks. Both screen-free and crossover activities using LEGO building blocks.

Lesson plans for Computer Science Fundamentals (K-6)

Hour of Code activities for elementary students

Screen-free options can make coding more accessible for some Multilingual learners at early STEP levels, students with developing literacy skills, younger learners, kinesthetic learners, and anyone else who really enjoys moving their bodies or manipulating physical objects.

Screen-Free Ideas for hands-on learning

Lesson plans for essential unplugged computer science and coding concepts, with videos of lessons in action.

CS Unplugged

Fun Games to teach coding concepts

Coding as a Language initial activities

Screen-free options

Canada Learning Code: Lessons and teaching ideas for educators

Code Breaker Site

Getting Unstuck - Fun Scratch 10 day challenge From July 6th to 17th

Coding4Elementary - Excellent collection of coding resources and lessons compiled by educator Shari Rowe.

Teacher Resources

Thank you to Mrs. D. Frier (@MrsFrier) and Andrew McDonald (@afmcdnL) for their contributions to the additional resources. :)

micro:bit - a great online coding platform

mBlock5 - Another online platform similar to Scratch

Scratch - Block based 2D coding language

CoSpaces - Block based

Block based platforms

Thank you to Mrs. D. Frier (@MrsFrier) and Andrew McDonald (@afmcdnL) for their contributions to the additional resources. :)

micro:bit - a great online coding platform - using python and typescript

mBlock5 - Python

Trinket - Online coding platform

Repl.it - Online collaborative platform

Lynx Coding - Coding in English, French, Anishinaabe and Mi’kmaw

Text based platforms

Thank you to Mrs. D. Frier (@MrsFrier) and Andrew McDonald (@afmcdnL) for their contributions to the additional resources. :)

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