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How to Teach Game Design in Kindergarten
December 4, 2020
Playing games can help improve children's abilities to plan, organize, get along with others, and regulate emotions. In addition, play also helps with language development, math, and social skills.
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11 Essential Hour of Code Videos to Inspire your Students
December 2, 2020
It's the most wonderful time of the year; the Hour of Code is here! If you haven't already heard, The Hour of Code is a global movement introducing tens of millions of students worldwide to computer science.
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Developing Problem-Solving Skills for Kids | Strategies & Tips
November 30, 2020
We've made teaching problem-solving skills for kids a whole lot easier! Keep reading and comment below with any other tips you have for your classroom!
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Virtual Assessments for Elementary Students
November 20, 2020
The past year has brought a whole new style of teaching to the classroom- hello remote learning and virtual assessments for elementary students!
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The Best Unplugged Sequence Activity for Fall
November 18, 2020
This unplugged sequence activity is the next best thing to visiting the pumpkin patch in person!There’s a corn maze in Fuzztopia and blueFuzz wants to explore, but he’s nervous he’ll get lost!
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Unplugged Coding Activities | The Ultimate Guide for Elementary
November 13, 2020
Your Ultimate Guide for Elementary Unplugged Coding Activities includes 20+ projects that teach real coding concepts while emphasizing computer science mindsets - all with minimal prep and zero tech devices required.
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3 Ways to Increase Student Engagement During Distance Learning
November 12, 2020
Getting elementary students engaged during distance learning can be hard. Keeping them engaged is even harder. We know classroom motivation may be low right now, so we're here to help you increase student engagement!
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Hour of Code 2020: 15 Tips From Real Teachers
November 10, 2020
The 'Hour of Code' 2020 is a worldwide initiative by Computer Science Education Week and Code.org to introduce millions of students to one hour of computer science and computer programming.
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Halloween Lesson: Fuzz-tastic Costume Mission
October 26, 2020
The fuzzFamily loves Halloween, their favorite part is the costumes. In this Halloween lesson, YOUR kids will get a chance to dress up the fuzzFamily for trick-or-treating!
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How to Assign Video Lessons: 4 Easy Ways
October 19, 2020
Whether you are teaching virtually, face-to-face, or in a hybrid model, video lessons are a great way to share engaging content with students.
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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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Classroom Bingo to get Kids Coding
June 5, 2020
As the school year comes to a close, there is a constant need to come up with a fun but engaging way to keep students involved. How can we make the most of the ending of this school year before students tune off to summer? I talked with Sam
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