Idaho Computer Science: Kindergarten
- Level Elementary School
- Number of Lessons 38
- Grade K
This course is aligned to Idaho Technology Standards and is designed to provide computer science instruction for Idaho kindergarten students. It is meant to be taught weekly.
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UNITS - 9 (38 lessons)
Introduces sequencing and events through unplugged activities and card games, along with basic mouse and keyboard skills.
Introduces the CodeHopJr Playground, basic computer parts, and computational thinking through morning routines.
Introduces the programming interface through the Scout Adventures story unit and creative drawing tools.
Teaches students to use events, and show/hide and grow/shrink blocks to build interactive underwater scenes.
Teaches students to build multi-page programs and navigate between pages using the "go to page" block.
Explores speed and sound blocks to animate transportation scenes, personalize projects, and debug simple programs.
Introduces loops and teaches students to use them to repeat code and animate characters.
Applies the design process and prior skills to build original games and animated wildlife scenes.
Covers early digital literacy and AI awareness including online safety, data storage, networks, decision trees, and research skills.
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