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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