Smart Start: Beginning Coding Stories and Activities, Grade PreK
Give your preschooler 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. Based on the K�12 Computer Science Framework, this dynamic early learning series helps children understand coding concepts to develop a strong foundation in computer science, including computational thinking, problem-solving, and critical thinking. Each full-color activity book is organized into eight themed units around one coding concept and includes coding stories, concept pages, practice activities, review pages, coding projects, and a mini coding handbook. Computer science concepts and skills help early learners become critical thinkers by practicing algorithms, decomposition, sequencing, pattern recognition, debugging, and loops. Children will also practice readiness skills such as print awareness, visual discrimination, following directions, and fine-motor skills. Includes answer key. 128 non-reproducible pages, softcover. Grade: PreK.
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Give your young child a solid introduction to computer science with Smart Start: Beginning Coding Stories and Activities. This engaging book helps children learn important coding concepts through entertaining stories and practice exercises. Aligned with the K-12 Computer Science Framework, this interactive early learning series lays the groundwork for a strong foundation in computer science, including computational thinking, problem-solving, and critical thinking.
Each activity book, filled with vibrant illustrations, is divided into eight themed units centered around a specific coding concept. It features:
- Coding stories: These stories illustrate what coders do and can be read aloud.
- Concept pages: These pages connect coding concepts to real-world situations.
- Practice activities: These activities reinforce essential coding rules.
- Review pages: Each coding concept practiced is followed by review pages.
- Coding projects: The book includes print-based games and puzzles that involve coding.
- Mini coding handbook: This handbook provides key terms and definitions.
Through learning computer science concepts and skills, young learners develop critical thinking abilities. They practice fundamental thinking processes, such as:
- Algorithms: Designing simple step-by-step solutions to problems.
- Decomposition: Breaking down complex problems into smaller, manageable parts.
- Sequencing: Understanding the importance of the order of steps.
- Pattern recognition: Identifying connections between similar problems.
The book also explores programming language concepts, including:
- Debugging: Finding and correcting mistakes.
- Loops: Using repetition to save time by instructing a computer to repeat an action.
In addition to coding skills, children will develop various readiness skills, such as print awareness, visual discrimination, following directions, and fine-motor skills.
Includes answer key. With 128 non-reproducible pages, this softcover book is suitable for PreK grade level.
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Subject: Electives
Grade: Preschool
Brand: Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
Publisher Date: 01/01/2022
UPC: 9781645141532
Pages: 128
