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Grechen Huebner

How to Start Remote Learning, from a Kindergarten Teacher
August 31, 2020
When the pandemic started in March, Debbie Cretella shared her plan to start remote learning with Kindergarteners. This week, I checked in with Ms. Cretella to see how she's preparing for school and her suggestions on remote learning.
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Ultimate Elementary Coding Kit | Back to School in 2020
August 17, 2020
The Kodable Elementary Coding Kit includes everything you need to roll back to school in style! Around 50% of teachers are teaching coding remotely this school year. Here are all new teaching tools to make your life easier in 2020.
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7 Choice Board Examples to Bring Into Your Classroom
August 3, 2020
Choice boards give students the freedom to decide on learning activities that interest them and they're perfect for learning in-class or at a distance. Learn how to make a choice board and see great choice board examples in this post.
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4 Tips to Create a Virtual Makerspace, from Shannon Miller
July 20, 2020
At Kodable, we've been thinking about how schools will continue to foster collaboration and creativity in the new age of remote learning. Remote learning in elementary school has its own set of challenges.
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Summer Coding Activity: Save the Beach Babies! Mission No. 8
July 14, 2020
Your kids summer coding activity is to help rescue baby sea creatures by collecting 12 pieces of beach trash from the Fuzztopia beach. All you need is a way to play Kodable and some determination! Ready to go? Keep reading...
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New! Assign Coding Videos on Student Devices
June 28, 2020
Now students can learn about coding from anywhere! Assign coding videos to your class from your teacher dashboard. Kodable will add the videos to their profile to watch at school, at home, or wherever they access the game.
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Hero Project: "What makes a hero?" | Properties Coding Activity
June 11, 2020
Your hero project is to turn your real life hero into a Bug World defender! All you need for this Properties coding activity is a piece of paper, pencil, and your imagination.
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Coding Activity: "Flex Your Loops Skills" Mission No. 4
April 10, 2020
Let's talk about loops. Loops are a command programmers use to repeat a part of their code until a task is complete. In this beginner loops activity, you'll create a fun exercise routine using loops.
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Math and Coding: Mission 3 "Making Shapes with Code"
March 26, 2020
On this coding mission, you will use math and coding skills to make your own maze and then try to solve it. Good luck! Math is part of our lives every day! For example, think about how much math goes into a cookie.
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Remote Learning in Kindergarten with Debbie Cretella
March 18, 2020
Many teachers are trying remote learning for the first time with their students. Kindergarten teacher, Debbie Cretella, shows us how she was planning to start distance learning with her class.
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Coding Activity: Mission No. 2 "How to Design a Game"
March 13, 2020
Think about your favorite games. Have you ever wondered about how they were made or why they look the way they do? Try this beginner activity to design a game for the first time.
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Learning From Home with Kodable
March 12, 2020
Whether your school has officially closed due to Coronavirus, or you are preparing in case that happens, we've got your back. We want to do all we can to support learning from home with Kodable for you and your students.
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Crazy Costume Challenge Winners
March 9, 2020
Students from all around the world entered thousands of costume designs. We're grateful for all the Kodable kiddos who showed such creativity and imagination. You inspired us!
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Coding Activity: Mission no.1 Properties
February 28, 2020
In this coding activity, you’ll use code to build your own fuzzes and explore fuzz properties and values. A property is a feature or characteristic, belonging to something.
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Crazy Costume Challenge: Design a Fuzz Costume!
February 11, 2020
Building a custom fuzz is a favorite activity among nearly all of the Kodable kiddos. We're planning to add many more costumes, hair styles, accessories and expressions in 2020. We want kids to help! Kids can enter a fuzz costume design to
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Coding Activity: Snow Day PB&J
January 30, 2020
School is cancelled and the kids are home. Sledding is a great activity to get the kids out and moving on a snow day, but here's a simple coding activity to get your kids thinking.
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Tips to Connect ELA and Coding in Elementary
December 20, 2019
Last month, an inspiring post popped up on our Twitter feed. Thea Clark incorporated a writing lesson with her Kodable activities with impressive results! The entire Kodable team was immediately enthralled with how she connected ELA and Cod
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4 Ways To Do the Hour of Code with Kodable
November 18, 2019
Every year in December, millions of kids around the world participate in the Hour of Code to celebrate CS Ed Week in honor of Admiral Grace Hopper who was an early computer programmer and created the first computer language compiler.
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