Weeks of 12/9 & 12/16

11th Annual Hour of Code

All students will participate in the worldwide Hour of Code, rotating between online activities on the laptops and hand-on activities programming our Sphero robots BOLT and Indi.

Week of 12/2-12/6

Kindergarten - Students will be introduced to their code.org courses for the first time to learn about programming.

2nd/3rd Grade - Students will use various websites to practice their typing.

5th Grade - Students will use Tinkercad to create a custom snowflake to be 3D printed.

Week of 11/25-11/27

Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd - Class will read the book "How to Catch a Turkey" and students will work together to build a turkey trap using Rigamajig.

Week of 11/18-11/22

Kindergarten - Students will practice mouse skills and problem solving using Crayon Physics.

1st Grade - Students will practice typing skills using Keyboard Climber.

3rd Grade - Students will practice code skills on Minecraft Education.

4th Grade Project - Students will learn about various types of programming languages.

5th Grade - Students will learn about their digital footprint and why it's important.

Week of 11/11-11/15

Kindergarten - Students will practice mouse skills using a new program, GCompris.

1st Grade - Students will receive the 3D print they designed and paint it.

2nd/3rd Grade - Students will use programming to work on their code.org courses.

4th Grade - Students will discuss digital citizenship and practice using Interland.

6th Grade - Students will simulate the struggles and successes of early civilizations through Minecraft.

Week of 11/4-11/6

1st Grade - Students will complete their custom 3D-printed keychain.

4th Grade - Students will learn more about digital citizenship and how to be an upstander.

6th Grade - Students will continue building a civilization that represents the 7 characteristics learned in class.

Week of 10/28-11/1

Kindergarten - Students will continue working on mouse skills through fall-themed activities.

1st Grade - Students will begin to create a custom 3D-printed keychain.

2nd Grade - Students will use Tux Paint to create a "pixel painting".

3rd Grade - Students will use Interland to practice good digital citizenship.

6th Grade - Social Studies Minecraft Project - In this next round, students will work together to build a civilization from the ground up that represents the 7 characteristics learned in class.

Week of 10/21-10/25

2nd Grade - Students will work on their code.org courses.

3rd Grade - Students will use Minecraft Education to create a carved pumpkin.

4th Grade - Student will use code to program Sphero robots.

5th Grade - Native American Regions Project - Students will recreate native tribe settlements.

Week of 10/14-10/18

Kindergarten - Students will use the laptops for the first time and learn mouse skills using Tux Paint.

1st Grade - Students will use Tinkercad to create a 3D design.

2nd Grade - Students will program our Indi robots.

4th Grade - Students will work on their code.org courses.

Week of 10/7-10/11

Kindergarten/1st Grade - Students will use our Rigamajig building set to use their creativity and engineering skills to build something new.

2nd Grade - Students will received the 3D printed ball mazes they designed and will customize them with paint markers.

3rd Grade Project - Google Earth Road Trip - Students will create their own tour in Google Earth that includes places they've visited and places they'd like to go.