South Carolina Kindergarten Computer Science and Digital Literacy
- Level Elementary School
- Number of Lessons 36
- Grade K
This course is aligned to South Carolina Kindergarten Computer Science and Digital Literacy standards and is designed to provide computer science and digital literacy instruction for South Carolina Kindergarten students. It is meant to be taught approximately weekly.
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UNITS - 5 (36 lessons)
Students use drawing tools and motion blocks to create simple animated scenes and build sequences that move characters through a story.
Students learn how networks connect people and devices, how to choose the right software for a task, and how to use technology safely and responsibly.
Students strengthen core programming skills like sequencing, events, and debugging through hands-on, game-based coding activities.
Students strengthen core programming skills like sequencing, events, and debugging through hands-on, game-based coding activities.
Students apply coding to real-world topics across math, science, ELA, and social studies, from story problems to plant needs.
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The course introduces kindergarten students to foundational computer science and digital literacy skills using CodeHop, a block-based programming language. Students learn basic computer use, simple programming concepts like sequencing and events, digital literacy topics like online safety and networks, and apply coding to math, science, ELA, and social studies.
The course is aligned to South Carolina Kindergarten Computer Science and Digital Literacy standards, with individual lessons in the Interdisciplinary Exploration module also mapped to specific SC academic standards in math (K.OA, K.G), ELA (K.W, ELA.K.F), science (K-LS1, K-ESS2), and social studies (K.E, K.CG).
No. The course has no prerequisites and is designed to support all learners, regardless of prior computer science experience.
The course includes 18 standards-aligned lessons and 19 exploration lessons, each about 30-45 minutes long, for a total of roughly 36 hours. Teaching one lesson per week provides a full school year of material, though teachers can adapt the pace to fit their own schedule.
Students write and run programs in CodeHopJr, a block-based programming environment embedded directly in their CodeHS accounts, where they can create and debug interactive projects.
