I love Hour of Code season! When I first started working with Hour of Code as a school librarian, I often leaned on the Hour of Code resources, which are amazing. Then I noticed more and more classroom teachers using the Hour of Code resources a handful of years ago, and I had access to more makerspace items, so I started incorporating other topics and/or makerspace items into coding like when I recently incorporated Ozobots and some other options with coding related to a book, The Barren Grounds.
Last year I made a choice board to share digitally with teachers and students since we were virtual last December. Late last week, I saw there were several more curriculum specific Hour of Code activities than I recalled seeing before. I also know that with NWEA testing, finals, projects, etc. in different courses or grade levels, that teachers might be able to utilize some subject area specific coding ideas for students who may finish early or need a brain break. So I revamped last year's code choice board to be three slides with different subject area sections. (Note - the options I focused on were geared towards middle schoolers and towards iPads.) If you would like to make your own copy of the above, here is a link that will force you to make a copy of my three embedded slides above and you can edit it however you wish.
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I gave 5th and 6th graders last week three options to connect The Barren Grounds, our choice for this year's Global Read Aloud, and coding with Hour of Code events happening all over this time of year. It's a great way for students to see how literature and coding can connect, to get them thinking creatively, to use that coding mindset of fail and try again, and to just engage them and take a brain break during this time of year.
I showed them what each choice looked briefly, but they had lots of opportunities to ask questions while diving into their choice. I also had a sheet of paper that listed the choices with screenshots, QR codes, and super brief info on how to get started. The choices were:
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