Smart Start Beginning Coding - Grade 1

Give your first grader a strong computer science foundation with Smart Start: Beginning Coding Stories and Activities. Children will learn important coding concepts with engaging stories and practice activities. This full-color activity book is organized into eight themed units around one coding concept and includes: coding stories that demonstrate what coders do with an audio read-aloud feature; concept pages that connect coding concepts to real-world situations; practice activities that reinforce important coding rules; review pages for every coding concept practiced; coding projects with print-based games and puzzles; and a mini coding handbook with key terms. Early learners will practice: algorithms (design simple steps to solve problems), decomposition (shows how to break down complex problems into smaller ones), sequencing (demonstrates how the order of things is important), pattern recognition (makes connections between similar problems), debugging (shows how to look for mistakes and correct them), conditionals (teach children how to create “if-then” statements), and loops (can be used to save time by instructing a computer to repeat an action). 128 full-color pages with reward stickers, an audio option for read-alouds, and answer key. Grade 1