Baseball Counting Algorithm Game Boards

This set of baseball counting algorithm boards introduces younger children to building an algorithm. Children will connect the number one to eight in order with arrows. The gameboards in this set are available in black and white as well as color.

Wait! What is an Algorithm?

An algorithm is a series of steps needed to complete a task. Computers need to have a set of directions or algorithms to know what they need to do.

How Do the Baseball Counting Algorithm Game Boards Help with Coding?

Children learn by connecting the numbers in the right sequence that order matters. Computer coders have to have just the right directions in just the right steps for an algorithm to work. One wrong step or line of code can cause the computer to make a big mistake or stop running the algorithm. Just as one wrong turn on the Baseball Counting Algorithm Game Boards will lead them to the wrong number.

Getting the Baseball Counting Game Boards Pages

First, you will need to download the set.

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Second, if you don’t have Acrobat Reader you will need to download it. The algorithm page is an Acrobat Reader PDF file.

Third, you must go to your download file and open the page. You may be asked if you want the file to open right after you download it. You won’t have to hunt for it in your download file if you are.

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Making the Game Boards Reusable

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Using B/W or Color Game Boards

If you choose to laminate the game boards, printing the color version makes sense. They will look pretty and it will justify the cost of printing in color. However, if you plan to use them like worksheets printing them in B/W makes more sense.

Exploring the Game Boards

You will find that some of the game boards offer a number of ways that your children to complete the game boards. Here is how you could introduce your children to the game boards.

First, you can work through a part of a game board with your children. It will help them understand how to place the arrows in the boxes. Remember that the arrows they draw or the printed arrows should point in the direction they will need to go to connect to the next step. They need to begin at the word Start and finish in the box that will lead them to the End box.
Second, children can work with a partner to complete the gameboard. They can take turns placing the arrows in the squares.