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Baseball Counting Algorithm Game Boards

May 3, 2023 By Deirdre

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.

Baseball-Counting-Algorithm-Game-Boards Download

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.

Getting Ready to Use the Solar System Algorithm Game Boards

Making the Game Boards Reusable

If you plan on using the game boards over and over again, you may want to laminate them. Below I have suggested products that you may want to use to cover them.

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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.

More Algorithm Game Boards

Woodland Animal Algorithm Game Boards

Offline Coding Academy -Muffin Tin Algorithm

How to Make Slime with Liquid Starch Algorithm Coding Activity

How to Make Liquid Starch Slime Algorithm

Baseball Mitt Binary Code Alphabet Equations and Riddles

May 2, 2023 By Deirdre

Learning how a binary number system works can be tricky. Teaching children that each alphabet’s binary code ties to its number in the alphabet helps. The next tricky part of binary numbers is teaching children that each letter has two binary codes assigned to it. One for the uppercase letter and one for the lowercase letter. Any or all of this may be confusing or tricky. There is a five finger counting method that helps understand the second of the problems. Let’s look at using the five finger model and explore alphabet equations. The pages also feature riddles.

Binary Code Alphabet Equations and Riddles

Five-Finger Binary Number Model

Each of the fingers on a hand is assigned a number. If the binary code has a 1 in the same number position or place as a numbered finger, it will be used in the equation to determine the letter it represents. Each of the last five digits of a binary number when added together will equal the number position an alphabet letter has in the alphabet.

Overview

As you will see below it starts with the thumb representing the last bit or number in an eight-digit binary number. The number represented by the thumb is one. That means if there is a one in the last space there will be a one in the equation that adds up to the sum that represents each particular letter. When there is a zero in that spot, that number will not be part of the equation. You can tell your children that a one means the position is on and a zero means the position is off. When space is off, it isn’t active.

What Does Each Finger Represent

Let’s look at the remaining fingers. The pointer finger is a two or a double of one. The tall man or middle finger is four or a double of two. (Yes, the numbers are doubled at the move from thumb to pinky. ) The ring finger is eight or a double of four. The pinky finger is represented by a sixteen.

Example:

J is the 10th letter of the alphabet

The last five bits in the binary code for J are 01010.

Its number equation would be 0+8+0+2+0=10.

What About the First Three Numbers?

You can tell if a letter is a capital or lowercase letter by looking at its first three digits. An uppercase letter starts with a 010. A lowercase letter starts with 011. While those numbers are not part of the equation, they are key to knowing if the letter is at the start of a sentence or is a proper noun.

Getting the Binary Code Alphabet Equations and Riddles

The February STEAM activity calendar is a PDF. Once you have downloaded, the set you will need to open it with a PDF reader like Acrobat Reader.

First, you will need to download the set.

Baseball-Mitt-Binary-Code-Alphabet-Equations-and-Riddles Download

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 downloading it. You won’t have to hunt for it in your download file if you are.

What the Set Contains

The set features three pages. You can decide which pages of the set you want to use.

First, a page explains much of what I shared in this post. It shares the number hand, an alphabet chart with numbered letters, a lowercase number chart, and a word to find the binary numbers and equations.

Next, there is a page that gives students a lot of equation writing practice. It doesn’t have a lot of explanation of what the equations mean.

Finally, there is a page that features binary riddles for children to solve. Each riddle has a place to write each letter’s equation.

There is also a Binary Baseball Mitt age, a binary alphabet chart, and an alphabet number order chart.

Building Background

If your children don’t know much about baseball, you could read them a book that has a baseball theme. Below you will find some of my favorites.

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I have been reading the book Teammates to my students for years. It explores the first few years of Jackie Robinson’s baseball career.

Randy Riley’s Really Big Hit ties baseball to science. The main character has to use science and baseball to save the planet from a fireball about to hit the Earth.

Baseball for Kids: A Young Fan’s Guide to the History of the Game is a fun way to learn all about baseball.

Baseball Addition Facts Puzzles

May 1, 2023 By Deirdre

Children will have fun learning or reviewing addition facts to ten using this free set of baseball addition facts puzzles. This set of baseball-themed addition facts puzzles features baseballs filled with feelings. The puzzles require children to find the sum of a number fact. After finding the puzzle pieces with the correct sum, children will have to choose a sum piece that completes the equation sum.

Guidance may need to be given to students as they search for the pieces that will complete each side of a puzzle. It may help to identify if a piece has rounded, curved, or jagged edges.

Getting the Baseball Addition Facts Puzzles

The Baseball Addition Facts Puzzles are a PDF. Once you have downloaded, the set you will need to open it with a PDF reader like Acrobat Reader.

Baseball Addition Fact Puzzles Download

First, you will need to download the set.

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

Building Background

If your children don’t know much about baseball, you could have them read one of the books below. Children who are not reading well yet will probably enjoy having you read them one of the books.

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My First Book of Baseball walks children through a major league baseball game.

It is fun to explore each letter of the alphabet when you read H is for Home Run: A Baseball Alphabet. It is amazing how many letters of the alphabet relate to baseball.

The Lucky Baseball Bat is a wonderful book about baseball and teamwork.

Tips for Exploring the Baseball Addition Fact Puzzles

The puzzles have four different connection styles. If you think having more than one of the same style of connection out at a time, you may want to only have one of each style out at a time. That will help the students that would find it confusing.
You can print the puzzles out on heavy cardstock or printer paper. Before using them, you may want to laminate them so they will last longer.
After solving each puzzle, children could count how many of each feeling is pictured on the baseball side of the card.

Baseball-Themed Worksheets and Activities

April 28, 2023 By Deirdre

Baseball-themed worksheets and activities are available in five different sets. Both 3 Dinosaurs and I each have five sets of baseball-themed activities. During the week the first week of May 2023, a set will be shared once a weekday for five days. You will want to take a moment to visit the activities are both of our sites.

The sets that will be shared here focus on the following areas:

Addition Facts

Building a Straw Rocket

Code and Color Feelings

Building an Algorithm

Binary Code

Addition Facts

Baseball-Themed Worksheets and Activities

The links learning sets for each day will be placed under the day it is shared. First, the set from JDaniel4’s Mom will be listed. The second set for the day will come from 3 Dinosaurs.

Monday

Baseball Addition Facts Puzzles- JDaniel4’s Mom

Baseball Ten Frame Addition Card Printables- 3 Dinosaurs

Tuesday

Baseball Mitt Binary Code Alphabet Equations and Riddles-JDaniel4’s Mom

Baseball Fine Motor Mats- 3 Dinosaurs

Wednesday

Baseball Counting Algorithm Boards

Free Baseball ABC Tracing Strip Printables- 3 Dinosaurs

Thursday

Color Feelings Filled Baseballs with Algorithms- JDaniel4’s Mom

Free Measure the Baseball Bats Printables- 3 Dinosaurs

Friday

Baseball Bat Straw Rocket Activity and Recording Sheet

Free Baseball Number Tracing Strips-3 Dinosaurs

Downloading the Baseball Themed Worksheets and Activities

The Baseball Worksheets and Activities are PDFs. Once you have downloaded, the set you will need to open it with a PDF reader like Acrobat Reader.

May 2023 Calendar of STEAM Activities

April 27, 2023 By Deirdre

This May 2023 STEAM calendar features activities and challenges that celebrate the month of May and May holidays. It will be fun to select a few of them to explore or try all of them. It will be up to you to decide which days of the month you want to focus on.

May Holidays Celebrated on the April 2023 STEAM Activities Calendar

May Day on May 1st

International Harry Potter Day on May 2nd

National Two Different Colored Shoes Day on May 3rd

Star Wars Day on May 4th

Cinco De Mayo on May 5th

National Science Day on May 6th

National Fitness Day on May 7th

Mother’s Day on May 8th

National Sleepover Day on May 9th

Clean Your Room Day on May 10th

National Technology Day on May 11th

Frog Jumping Day on May 13th

National Minature Golf Day on May 14th

National Chocolate Chip Day on May 15th

Love a Tree Day on May 16th

National Pizza Party Day on May 20th

National Learn to Swim Day on May 21st

Solitaire Day on May 22nd

Lucky Penny Day on May 23rd

Scavenger Hunt Day on May 24th

National Sing Out Day on May 25th

National Paper Airplane Day on May 26th

Sunscreen Day on May 27th

National Paperclip Day on May 29th

National Creativity Day on May 30th

Smile Day on May 31st

Downloading the May 2023 Calendar of STEAM Activities

The calendar is a PDF. Once you have downloaded, the set you will need to open it with a PDF reader like Acrobat Reader.

May 2023 STEAM Activities Calendar Download

Exploring the Activity Calendar

You will be able to access the directions needed to explore each activity when you click on each of the May hyperlinks. After you get to each activity’s blog post, you will find a supply list and step-by-step activity directions.

Many of the activities offer free worksheets or recording sheets. You can use what they have for you to download or create your own versions of the activities if you like. The idea is to inspire you to explore STEAM activities with your children. You know what they can handle and how they like to explore concepts and activities.

A variety of different types of STEAM activities have been included on the calendar. You may find that some are more appropriate for older children while others are great for children of all ages. I think that some of them could be done with a partner or parent. However, some of you may have children that want to complete them on their own.

Books Based on the May Holidays

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Cinco De Mouse-O would be fun to read on Cinco de Mayo.

The main character of Every Night is Pizza Night sets out to scientifically proof that pizza is the best food. This would be fun to read on National Pizza Night at the end of May.

Sally’s Room would be fun to read on Clean Your Room Day. All of the stuff in Sally’s room follows her to school and demands to be cleaned and organized. I love this book.

Code and Color Easter Bunny Coloring Pages

March 22, 2023 By Deirdre

This set of Easter Bunny coloring pages focuses on following coding directions to color a super cute bunny. There are two pages for each type of coloring page. The first style features an assigned color. The second style page invites children to select their own colors for each section.

Two different math skills are focused on the pages in this coloring set. Children can work on shape recognition on a set of pages. The second skill that can be explored is number recognition.

Getting the Easter Bunny Coloring Pages

The Easter Bunny coloring pages are a PDF. Once you have downloaded, the set you will need to open it with a PDF reader like Acrobat Reader.

First, you will need to download the set.

Code and Color Easter Bunny Coloring Pages Download

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

Building Background

If your children don’t know a lot about Easter, you may want to read a book or do an activity that features them before you start these pages.

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How to Catch the Easter Bunny includes STEM activity directions for making bunny traps.

The Easter Bunny Bandit takes Pete the Cat’s Easter basket and Pete has to find it.

The Berenstain Bears Easter Story explores the Easter story and Easter traditions.

Exploring the Color By Code Easter Bunny Coloring Pages

Deciding What Style of Page to Explore

You can decide if you want your children to work on the page or pages that feature assigned colors or choose their colors. While choosing your own opens the door for children to be creative, it can lead to very unique colored flowers. However, that may be what you enjoy and want to encourage. You also may just want your children to use the colors you have available at home or in class.

Understanding the Directions on the Code and Color Easter Bunny Coloring Pages

If you are having a non-reader work on the color-by-code Easter bunny pages, you may want to help them highlight what they need to do. First, you can have them underline the number they are focusing on for each step. Next, children will need to place a line that matches the color mentioned in that step over or under that number. That is what I have done with my children.

Some children will be fine with just highlighting the directions. However, there will be some that need to draw a dot near the number in each section that matches the assigned color. They can go back later and color in the whole section.

Following the Directions in Order

While there are children who like to follow directions in order, others will want to start at the top of the picture and work their way down. The idea of including the directions in algorithm blocks was to have them follow them from top to bottom the way a computer would. It will be up to you to decide what you think is best.

More Code and Color Pages

Decorating an Umbrella Based on an Algorithm

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish Algorithm Page

April 2023 STEAM Activities Calendar

March 22, 2023 By Deirdre

April showers may bring may flowers, but the April 2023 STEAM Activities calendar brings fun challenges and explorations. It will be fun to explore the April themes and holidays highlighted on this calendar. Whether you choose to do all or only a few of the April 2023 STEAM activities, you will have a fantastic month of learning.

April Holidays Celebrated on the April 2023 STEAM Activities Calendar

April 1st April Fool’s Day

April 2nd National Picture Book Day

April 3rd Find a Rainbow Day

April 4th International Carrot Day

April 5th Read a Road Map Day

April 6th National Walking Day

April 8th National Zoo Lovers Day

April 9th National Unicorn Day

April 10th Golfer’s Day

April 11th National Submarine Day

April 12th Big Wind Day

April 13th Make Your Lunch Count Day

April 14th National Look Up and the Sky Day

April 15th World Art Day

April 16th National Bean Counter Day

April 18th National Animal Crackers Day

April 19th Wear Pajamas to Work Day

April 20th Lima Bean Respect Day

April 21st National Kindergarten Day

April 22nd Earth Day

April 23rd St. George Day

April 26th Richter Scale Day

April 27th Morse Code Day

April 28th Super Hero Day

April 29th National Arbor Day

April 30th Raisin Day

Downloading the April 2023 STEAM Calendar

The April STEAM activity calendar is a PDF. Once you have downloaded, the set you will need to open it with a PDF reader like Acrobat Reader.

First, you will need to download the set.

April STEAM Activity Calendar 2023 Download

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 downloading it. You won’t have to hunt for it in your download file if you are.

Books and Activities Based on the April Holidays

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Children can use prisms and other optics on Find a Rainbow Day with this science kit.

For National Walking Day it would be fun to read the book Why Should I Walk? I Can Fly. It includes STEM activities!

Lima Bean Respect Day could be celebrated by starting a vegetable garden with this kit.

St. George’s Day could be celebrated by doing the STEAM activity on the calendar and reading a book about St. George.

More STEAM Activities

After exploring the April activities, you will want to check out these spring activities. Each of the activities has a spring theme. However, not all of them are STEAM activities.

Plastic Egg Greenhouse

Seed Germination Will the Color of the Egg Affect Seed Growth

Seed Germination Activity- Will the Color of the Egg Affect Seed Growth

Building a Fence to Keep Peter Rabbit out of the Garden

Debugging Computer Code Algorithm Activity Pages

March 13, 2023 By Deirdre

Debugging computer code will allow an algorithm or series of steps of code to run and complete assigned tasks. While debugging can mean removing mistakes, it can be so much more than that. Debugging computer code could also mean adding missing steps. However, it could mean reordering your code so the step will be in the correct order.

This Going Around a Flower Algorithm Pages set invites children to read an algorithm or series of arrows. Next, they look to see what parts of it may need to be debugged. Then your children will do one of two things. One of the things they will need to do is draw arrows on the board using the parts of the algorithm above that work and make changes where they need to. The other thing they will need to do is draw the arrows under the board facing the direction they will need to go around the board. It doesn’t matter which part of the activity you decide to do first.

Deciding The Order of the Activity’s Steps

If your children are abstract learners, they may want to do the arrows on the line first. They can visualize where the arrows will go and how they need to face them. Concrete learners will need to draw the arrows on the board first. After drawing the arrows on the board, they will be ready to draw them on the line in the correct order.

Wait! Children could draw an arrow and then record it on the line, couldn’t they? Yes, they could. The algorithm or series of steps you use for this activity is really up to you.

Getting the Debugging Computer Code Pages Ready to Use

Downloading the Spring Flower Coloring Pages

First, you will need to download the set.

Going Around Flowers- Debugging Computer Code Activity Pages Download

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 after downloading. You won’t have to hunt for it in your download file if you are.

Building Background of Debugging Computer Code

You may want to have your children read a book about coding or do a coding activity. Below you will find items you can use to introduce your children to coding.

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The Code and Go Robot set comes with algorithm-building cards. Your children can practice building and programming code with this set.

This simple coding book will show children how code can be used to complete a task.

How to Code a Sandcastle explores the steps in building a sandcastle in the correct order with code.

Exploring the Debugging Pages

There are three different levels of debugging pages. There are simple pages with only a few squares. These would be great to introduce debugging or with younger children. The middle level has a few more squares. It will be more challenging for children. The last pages feature more squares and a few more barriers. They will be great for older children or children what have an understanding of debugging.

More Coding Activities

Woodland Animal Algorithm Game Boards

Offline Coding Academy -Muffin Tin Algorithm

How to Make Liquid Starch Slime Algorithm

Using Five Fingers – Binary Code Alphabet Equations and Riddles

March 12, 2023 By Deirdre

Teaching children how a binary number system works can be tricky. Once they get that you will want to move on to further explain that a binary number is used by a computer to represent each alphabet letter. The next tricky part of binary numbers is teaching children that each letter has two binary codes assigned to it. One for the uppercase letter and one for the lowercase letter. Any or all of this may be confusing or tricky. Let’s look at using the five finger model to explore bit binary code alphabet equations and riddles pages.

Binary Code Alphabet Equations and Riddles

Five Finger Binary Number Model

Recently I learned about the five finger explanation for the math part of a binary number. Each of the fingers on a hand is assigned a number. If the binary code has a 1 in the same number position or place as a numbered finger, it will be used in the equation to find out the letter it represents. Each of the last five digits of a binary number when added together will equal the number position an alphabet letter has in the alphabet.

Overview

What Does Each Finger Represent

Example:

J is the 10th letter of the alphabet

The last five bits in the binary code for J are 01010.

Its number equation would be 0+8+0+2+0=10

What About the First Three Numbers?

Getting the Binary Code Alphabet Equations and Riddles

The February STEAM activity calendar is a PDF. Once you have downloaded, the set you will need to open it with a PDF reader like Acrobat Reader.

First, you will need to download the set.

Binary Code Alphabet Equations and Riddles Download

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 downloading it. You won’t have to hunt for it in your download file if you are.

What the Set Contains

The set features three pages. You can decide which pages of the set you want to use.

First, there is a page that explains much of what I shared in this post. It shares the number hand, an alphabet chart with numbered letters, a lowercase number chart, and a word to find the binary numbers and equations.

Next, there is a page that gives students a lot of equation writing practice. It doesn’t have a lot of explanation of what the equations mean.

Finally, there is a page that features binary riddles for children to solve. Each riddle has a place to write each letter’s equation.

March 2023 STEAM Activities Calendar

February 26, 2023 By Deirdre

While March can come in like a lion or a lamb, the whole month can be filled with wonderful STEAM activities. The March 2023 STEAM Activities Calendar features March holidays and themes that your children will love. Key March celebrations are recognized. However, there are a few obscure ones shared that will be fun to enjoy!

March Holidays Celebrated on the March 2023 Calendar

1st National Pie Day

2nd Dr. Seuss’ Birthday

3rd World Wildlife Day

4th Beginning of the Iditarod Race

6th National Oreo Cookie Day

7th National Flapjack Day

10th Pack Your Lunch Day

11th World Plumbing Day

12th Plant a Flower Day

13th Daylight Savings Day

14th National Pi Day

15th Ides of March

16th National Panda Day

17th St. Patrick’s Day

18th Global Recycling Day

19th National Quilting Day

20th Spring Equinox

21st World Puppetry Day

22nd Daffodil Day

23rd World Meteorology Day

26th Wear a Hat Day

28th Respect Your Cat Day

29th Smoke and Mirrors Day

30th National Pencil Day

31st National Crayon Day

Downloading the March 2023 STEAM Calendar

The March STEAM activity calendar is a PDF. Once you have downloaded, the set you will need to open it with a PDF reader like Acrobat Reader.

First, you will need to download the set.

March STEAM 2023 STEAM Calendar Download

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 downloading it. You won’t have to hunt for it in your download file if you are.