Since I have different grade levels each day, I have been doing Hour of Code all week. With my students I’ve done Hopscotch, Kodable, Robot Turtles, and several of the lessons on Code Studio. It has been an absolute blast! Yesterday, I asked my 4th graders to describe their feelings about their programming experience using figurative language, which we have been studying. Here are some of my favorite comments:
“Hour of Code was a football game with teammates patting you on the back when you worked your way to success.”
“When we did Hour of Code, I felt like a genius.”
“Hopscotch is a spark, ready to ignite with creativity, dreams, imagination, and fun!”
“Programming is as fun as playing with a bottlenose dolphin.”
And one that I can really relate to from one of my female students –
Many people think of boring strings of commands or structured logic when they hear “computer science” or “programming.” But I have witnessed incredible examples of creativity throughout the week. I know I already shared a Hopscotch video earlier this week, but I have to share this one, too:
If you haven’t tried Hour of Code with your students, please consider it! You and your students will find it to be a rewarding experience.
Here is a link to more Programming Resources if you are interested.
I used Hopscotch again with my fourth graders yesterday. Today I saw them again and the excitement from a small group was palpable. “I downloaded Hopscotch and made my first game!” “We are getting so good at this” “We still have a lot to learn but we are getting there!” I love this. I love Hour(s) of Code. Thanks for putting so many great coding resources together – I have been sharing them with others!