This year a number of students
learned how to code.
The youngest students to do this were five.
They enjoyed learning using
‘The Foos’
and Code.org Course 1 and 2.
The older students used
Code.org Course 3 and 4.
They also enjoyed learning using
exercises on the themes of
Frozen,
Big Hero 6,
Flappy Birds
Angry Birds
and they worked on
Code Combat,
Google’s ‘Made with Code’
and Scratch.
When student learned how to code successfully
then they taught other students how to code.
Through their teaching they showed
they really understood what to do.
When students learn to code they are
problem solving, testing, debugging, predicting
and they are learning how to think.
They experience success
and this is rewarding and motivating.
Here is a Symbaloo webmix of the websites
we used when learning to code.
We began coding this year using code.org. We really enjoyed working on Course 1. Some of us were 5/6 all the way to some that were 10/11 year olds. We all started course 1 although we were older since no one had experience with coding. A few of us manage to finish course 1 and start course 2 or do Frozen lessons.
It’s amazing that children around the world learn to code on the same program.
Hi there Roadrunners and Mrs. Todd.
It is good to start at the beginning. That way there is no gaps in your learning. The early stages are the building blocks for success in the future.
We really enjoy coding. It is one of our most favourite things to do. Like yourselves we are fascinated to think children all over the world are coding.
Thank you for commenting.
Merry’s Class