Action Cards with descriptions
Handbook
Scratch Blocks 1 (Black and White Version)
Scratch Blocks 1 (Colored Version)
Scratch Blocks 2 (Black and White Version)
Scratch Blocks 2 (Colored Version)
What is Coding
Hybrid Coding lessons
Overview
Unplugged Coding Game
Introduction
What: Unplugged coding game (handbook for teachers)
Target group: primary school students and teachers
Subject area: educational technology, primary education, coding
The unplugged coding game presented here is a low-threshold way to introduce teachers and students to Scratch. Teachers often fear teaching digital technology (computers and coding in this case). We therefore want to give them a tool to teach coding without preknowledge. The possibilities are explained offline, as this helps children to take up the starter projects with more knowledge and it also gives the chance for discovery learning (experimenting) which helps children to learn better and stimulates their creativity. The game makes it possible for teachers to get to know Scratch in a safe environment (offline). So the teachers can become experts together with the students.
During the Hybrid Coding lessons you learn basic coding skills. Furthemore, you get to know Scratch,the world's largest free coding community for kids. But no worries, if you have no idea about what coding is! You are going to learn everything step by step!
Action Cards
Educational goal(s):
- Students can practice giving instructions through instruction cards.
- Students execute instructions by reading the instruction cards.
- Students learn about functions in a playful way.
Learning content:
Learning that every block has one meaning
(Every block has one action; students need to follow them clearly)
Materials:
Action Cards
Teachers can find all instructions and important information in the Hybrid-Coding-lessons-Handbook!
Action Cards will be handed out by the teacher. On top of that they can also be found in the Attach Section 2.
Scratch Blocks
Educational goal(s):
Students can categorize the instructions and learn the meaning of the colors
Learning content:
Categorize the blocks and know their different functions/actions
Materials:
scratch blocks in black and white (so students learn the meaning of the colors and remember their purposes)
Black and white Scratch blocks will be handed out by the teacher. On top of that they can also be found in the Attach Section 3.
Scratch block based coding
Educational goal(s):
Students can explain the connection between the forms of the blocks and their (specific) functions
Learning content:
Students learn that there are different types of blocks
starting with hat-blocks, c-blocks, cap-blocks, stack-blocks, then later the harder blocks: Boolean- blocks and reporter-blocks (Important to explain the function with an example)
Materials:
scratch blocks (Colored version)
The colored version of Scratch blocks will be handed out by the teacher. On top of that they can also be found in the Attach Section 4.
Scratch blocks combining
Educational goal(s):
Students learn to combine the blocks and functions to create instructions
Learning content:
Students learn how to combine blocks, so that longer actions are possible (e.g., moving from point A to point B)
Materials:
scratch blocks (Colored version)
For this section, you only need the coding blocks (colored version) from the previous section.
Basic Scratch blocks combining in game
Educational goal(s):
Students can create actions on Scratch as well as in the unplugged environment
First programming in the online environment (Scratch)
Learning content:
Students can connect the previously learned tasks
Students can connect different actions together to a game in the unplugged environment
Students can program a little game into Scratch (Online)
Materials:
scratch blocks (Colored version)
Action cards
online material (https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/609729193)
For this section you need scratch blocks (colored version), action cards, as well as online material that you can find via the following link https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/609729193).