A starter course that introduces beginner students in lower elementary grades to programming concepts using Tynker Blocks.
- Grades 3-5
- Beginner
- Web
Description
Introduce your class to visual programming. In this course, students get introduced to basic programming as they create interactive stories, design animations, and make mini-games in Tynker's game-like interface. Each lesson is designed for a class period of 45-60 minutes. During this period, students learn by themselves as they progress through interactive tutorials, solve coding puzzles, follow along to build their own projects, and take quizzes. All student work is automatically tracked and assessed, and with access to the premium offerings, you'll even be able to monitor their individual progress and mastery charts.
Topics
- Sequencing
- Repetition
- Events
- Conditional logic
- Animation
- Storytelling
- Problem solving and debugging
- Pen drawing
- Drawing shapes and patterns
Technical Requirements
* Online courses require a modern desktop computer, laptop computer, Chromebook, or Netbook with Internet access and a Chrome (29+), Firefox (30+), Safari (7+), or Edge (20+) browser. No downloads required.
Lesson 1 : Welcome to Tynker
Programming 100
Time: 45+ minutes
Introduction
Tynker Blocks Introduced
Vocabulary
Objectives
Materials
Warm-Up
(5 minutes)
Activities
(30 minutes)
Facilitate as students complete all Welcome to Tynker modules on their own:
1. Introduction (Introduction)
2. Puzzles Intro (Introduction)
3. Collect the Tablet (Puzzle)
4. Move Gus (DIY)
5. Alien Sounds (DIY)
6. Quiz (Multiple-Choice)
Optional Activities
(10 minutes)
U.S. Standards
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CCSS-ELA:
SL.3.1, SL.3.3, RF.3.4.A, SL.4.1, SL.4.1.C, RF.4.4.A, SL.5.1, RF.5.4.A
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CCSS-Math:
3.NBT.A.2, MP.1
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CSTA:
1A-AP-10, 1A-AP-11, 1A-AP-12, 1A-AP-15
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CS CA:
3-5.AP.10, 3-5.AP.12, 3-5.AP.13, 3-5.AP.17
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ISTE:
1.c, 1.d, 4.d, 5.c, 5.d, 6.b, 7.c
U.K. Standards
Key stage 2
Pupils should be taught to: -
design, write and debug programs that accomplish specific goals, including controlling or simulating physical systems; solve problems by decomposing them into smaller parts
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use logical reasoning to explain how some simple algorithms work and to detect and correct errors in algorithms and programs
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understand computer networks, including the internet; how they can provide multiple services, such as the World Wide Web, and the opportunities they offer for communication and collaboration
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use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly; recognise acceptable/unacceptable behaviour; identify a range of ways to report concerns about content and contact
Class Presentations
These student-facing slide presentations help educators seamlessly run Tynker lessons in a virtual or physical classroom setting.
Each lesson has its own set of slides that introduce the big ideas, suggest unplugged activities, and include a section for each activity module.
While running lesson slides, you can switch back and forth between the activity, the slides, answer keys and other lesson materials.
A sample slide presentation is available for your review. Please log in to view all the class presentations available with your plan..
Lesson 1
Welcome to Tynker
Lesson 2
Candy Quest
Lesson 3
Animated Card Creator
Lesson 4
Dragon Dash
Lesson 5
Create a Comic
Lesson 6
Pattern Maker
Time: 45+ minutes
Introduction
Tynker Blocks Introduced
Vocabulary
Objectives
Materials
Warm-Up (5 minutes)
Activities (30 minutes)
Facilitate as students complete all Welcome to Tynker modules on their own:
1. Introduction (Introduction)2. Puzzles Intro (Introduction)
3. Collect the Tablet (Puzzle)
4. Move Gus (DIY)
5. Alien Sounds (DIY)
6. Quiz (Multiple-Choice)
Optional Activities (10 minutes)
U.S. Standards
- CCSS-ELA: SL.3.1, SL.3.3, RF.3.4.A, SL.4.1, SL.4.1.C, RF.4.4.A, SL.5.1, RF.5.4.A
- CCSS-Math: 3.NBT.A.2, MP.1
- CSTA: 1A-AP-10, 1A-AP-11, 1A-AP-12, 1A-AP-15
- CS CA: 3-5.AP.10, 3-5.AP.12, 3-5.AP.13, 3-5.AP.17
- ISTE: 1.c, 1.d, 4.d, 5.c, 5.d, 6.b, 7.c
U.K. Standards
Key stage 2
Pupils should be taught to:- design, write and debug programs that accomplish specific goals, including controlling or simulating physical systems; solve problems by decomposing them into smaller parts
- use logical reasoning to explain how some simple algorithms work and to detect and correct errors in algorithms and programs
- understand computer networks, including the internet; how they can provide multiple services, such as the World Wide Web, and the opportunities they offer for communication and collaboration
- use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly; recognise acceptable/unacceptable behaviour; identify a range of ways to report concerns about content and contact