What is the Hour of Code?
The Hour of Code is a one hour introduction to computer science. It takes place every year during Computer Science Education Week, the first week in December. It began as a coding challenge to give students a fun first introduction to computer science and has become a global learning event, celebration, and awareness event.
There are hundreds of one hour activities on HourofCode.com in over 48 languages for kindergarten and up. Activities require no experience and can run on browsers, tablets, and smartphones. Some “unplugged” activities don’t require any computers at all.
We are fortunate that we will have much longer than one hour to explore coding at William O. Schaefer! This is the beginning of an exciting few months that will focus on coding and developing problem solving strategies to program and debug algorithms across different platforms.
First and Second Graders, let’s get started!
This year’s theme is Dance Party. Try some of the puzzles to select music, characters, backgrounds, and dance moves. Time to get creative!
Kindergartners and First Graders:
Please click on one of the images below to explore some of the coding activities for the Hour of Code!
More Coding Resources from Hour of Code
Activities: Filter your search by age and type of technology (computer, ipad, etc.)
Course 1: Start with Course 1 for early readers. Students will create computer programs that will help them learn to collaborate with others, develop problem-solving skills, and persist through difficult tasks. By the end of this course, students create their very own custom game or story that they can share. Recommended for grades K-1.
Course 2: Start with Course 2 for students who can read and have no prior programming experience. In this course students will create programs to solve problems and develop interactive games or stories they can share. Recommended for grades 2-5.
Additional courses are available online and can be found here.
Download at Home
The games played in class are also available to download. Click on the images below to connect to the iTunes app store. These are free versions of the various games for the Hour of Code. Full versions are also available for download.
