The Hour of Code Week is the first week in December. Children around the world work on completely coding activities online. When they have completed a set of activities. they are sometimes offered an Hour of Code certificate to print out. Due to the fact that a large number of people participating, some of the sites turn off areas of their sites that record your children progress. So, when a child goes back to finish the activities they ran out of time to do there isn’t a record of their being there.
The students in my classes work on the Hour of Code online the last week in November. If they haven’t finished, we work on them right before Christmas. They work offline of coding activities during the week of the Hour of Code. Below you will find a few of the offline coding activities we have done and some that were created by others.
Connecting Events to Create an Algorithm
An algorithm is the series of steps needed to complete a task. A computer needs to follow an algorithm to complete a function or task that it is being asked to do. The worksheets below invite children to connect the events in a children’s book in the correct order.
Rosie’s Walk Algorithm Printable
Little Miss Muffet Coding Activity and Printable
Coding Activity- Going on a Bear Hunt
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Algorithm Activity
If You Give a Pig a Pancake Coding Sheet
Coding for Kids- The Day It Rained Hearts
Brown Bear, Brown Bear Coding Printable
The Snowy Day Coding Printable
You will notice that this LEGO Algorithm STEM Activity isn’t based on a story, but it is a lot of fun!
Drawing an Illustration Based on an Algorithm
Children will have fun following the steps shared on Blockly Blocks to create an illustration. Blocky Blocks are coding pieces that can be put together to create an algorithm. Children start with the direction of the first block. Next, they will work their way through the steps on the blocks in the center. Finally, they will create a background for their illustration.
Grouchy Ladybug Algorithm Drawing Page
Magical Creatures STEM Coding and Drawing Page
Thanksgiving Coloring Pages and Coding Activities
Hour of Code Activities with Cards
Children will have fun using coding cards on the table or the floor to complete these activities. They will have a great time building their own algorithms.
Building and Walking an Algorithm
What online Hour of Code activities are my students working on?
First I work with the children in kindergarten, first, and second grade with BotLogic.
Then I have third graders are working on Candy Quest.
Finally, the fourth and fifth graders complete the Hour of Code- Dance Party.
You will find more Hour of Code online activities on Code.org.
