The Grade Ones love Coding

At our school the Grade Ones start coding straight away when they come to school...and they can't even read yet. It is amazing!

What is the Pre-Reader Express Course in www.code.org?

This is a sequence of 11 lessons appropriate for students who either aren't reading yet or still need help reading. It is part of www.code.org. I am the computer teacher at our school and I love using the free www.code.org offerings. 

What is Code.org? 

The Code.org website says, "Code.org® is a nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to computer science in schools and increasing participation by women and underrepresented minorities. Our vision is that every student in every school has the opportunity to learn computer science, just like biology, chemistry or algebra.' Code.org.

What I like about www.code.org is that you can choose a course for your classes and add your whole class, and at any time you can see exactly where each one is up to in the course. The students work at their own pace so they don't feel rushed or inadequate, and I circulate so that I can help them if they have any questions.  Each lesson in code.org has a lesson plan for the teacher to go through. 

The Pre-Reader Coding course captures the class's names and shows their progress

After my Grade 1 students have completed the Pre-Reader course we will go on to using Scratch Junior.