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Flower Mandalas Code and Color Addition Algorithm Pages

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Flower Mandalas Code and Color Addition Algorithm Pages explore several different skills and learning concepts. First, they display the coloring directions on coding Blockly blocks. That means they teach how coding blocks work. Next, they work on addition facts. The addition facts are simple to solve. No number is larger than seven. Finally, each of the flowers is symmetrical. You can use them as an opportunity to talk about how symmetry. Young children may need to just understand symmetry as a reflection of shapes on both sides of the flower.

Getting the Flower Mandalas Code and Color Addition Algorithm Pages

First, you will need to download the set.

Flower Mandala Algorithm PagesDownload

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.

Building Background

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

The links below are affiliate links.

This fun STEAM building kit invites children to create and build a garden of spring flowers.

Oh, Say Can You Seed?: All About Flowering Plants is a wonderful Cat in the Hat book that teaches children about the parts of plants and how they grow.

What fun it would be to plant a planter and then grow flowers in it!

The Garden Classroom: Hands-On Activities in Math, Science, Literacy, and Art does a wonderful job of tying learning into growing.

Understanding the Directions on the Flower Mandalas Code and Color Addition

If you are having a non-reader work on the color-by-code 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.

More Algorithm Code and Color Pages

Apple Life Cycle Mandala

Decorating an Umbrella Based on an Algorithm

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

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

Counting Seeds Algorithm Game Boards

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These counting seeds algorithm game boards invite children to work on counting from one to ten and building coding algorithms. The set features large full-sheet algorithm boards that have more than one way to be solved. Along with the full sheets, half sheets are included. The half sheets have only one way to be completed. Both styles of algorithm game boards focus on sequencing numbers from one to ten.

Getting the Counting Seeds Algorithm Game Boards Pages

First, you will need to download the set.

Counting Seeds Algorithm Game BoardDownload

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 Counting Seeds 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.

The links below are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. My Amazon Picks

Scotch Brand PRO Thermal Laminator, Never Jam…$54.68$128.93 (11154)

Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches, 100 Count-P…$15.98$24.68 (63556)

Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches, 200- Count-…$27.99$42.99 (23612)

Hammermill Printer Paper, Great White 100% Recy…$17.00 (4917)AllAds by Amazon

Exploring the Game Boards

You will find that full page game boards offer a number of ways that your children to complete the game boards. The half sheet pages can only be completed one way. While they are different in size and the way they are solved, they both have a number of things in have in common. First, they have graphics with seeds that are easy to count. Second, both help children sequence numbers. Third, help children understand that algorithms are just a series of steps.

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

How to Build a Snowman Algorithm Game Boards

Little Miss Muffet Coding Activity for Preschoolers

Help your child learn coding and the phases of the moon at the same time with this simple STEM activity for space themed learning

Coding the Moon

Flower Themed Worksheets and Activities

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Its flower themed worksheets and activities are blooming the week of May 8th on JDaniel4’s Mom. Each weekday a new flower themed worksheet and activity will be shared. Most if not all of the activities focus on math skills. First, there is an algorithm building worksheet set. Second, there are pattern cards with a flower theme. Third, building flower blooms with pattern block shapes on a mat will be shared. Fourth, addition facts featuring flower petals will be looked at. Finally, following directions to color flowers based on an algorithm will be shared.

The blog 3 Dinosaurs will also share flower-themed worksheets and activities starting May 8th. I hope you will take a moment to check out the collections shared there.

Flower 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

Counting Seeds Algorithm Game Board- JDaniel4’s Mom

Free Tulip Fine Motor Mat Printable- 3 Dinosaurs

Tuesday

Flower STEM Challenges Build Pattern Block Mats- JDaniel4’s Mom

Free Flower Number Color and Trace Printables- 3 Dinosaurs

Wednesday

Flower Themed Patterning Cards-JDaniel4’s Mom

Free Flower ABC Tracing Cards- 3 Dinosaurs

Thursday

Adding Petal Addition Facts-JDaniel4’s Mom

Free Flower Telling Time Matching Cards- 3 Dinosaurs

Friday

Flower Mandalas Code and Color Addition Algorithm Pages-JDaniel4’s Mom

Free Flower Division Playdough Mat Printables- 3 Dinosaurs

Building Background

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

The links below are affiliate links.

This fun STEAM building kit invites children to create and build a garden of spring flowers.

Oh, Say Can You Seed?: All About Flowering Plants is a wonderful Cat in the Hat book that teaches children about the parts of plants and how they grow.

What fun it would be to plant a planter and then grow flowers in it!

The Garden Classroom: Hands-On Activities in Math, Science, Literacy, and Art does a wonderful job of tying learning into growing.

More Flower Themed Activities

This fun rhyming book shares some really cool flowers with kids.

The Flower Alphabet Book has been in my classroom library for years. Children are fascinated that they are flowers for each letter of the alphabet.

The book The Reason for a Flower takes a scientific look at flowers and how they grow.

Color Feelings Filled Baseballs with an Algorithm

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This set of coding worksheets invites children to color feelings filled baseballs based on the directions displayed in an algorithm. It invites children to work on a number of skills. First, they will work on following directions. Second, children will work on color recognition. Third, they will work on identifying feelings. Each of the feelings displayed on the coloring page is available on a flashcard. Children may need to go over the feeling displayed on the flashcards before they start the activity.

Getting the Color Filled Feeling Baseball Pages

The Color Filled Feelings 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.

Colored Feeling Filled Baseballs on Algorithm PagesDownload

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

Exploring the Color Filled Feelings Baseball 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 the choose 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 what your children to use the colors you have available at home or in class.

Understanding the Directions on the Color Filled Feelings Baseball Pages

If you are having a non-reader work on the color-by-code, 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 that like to follow directions in order, others will what 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 Algorithm Pages

Decorating an Umbrella Based on an Algorithm

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

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

Baseball Counting Algorithm Game Boards

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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-BoardsDownload

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.

The links below are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. My Amazon Picks

Scotch Brand PRO Thermal Laminator, Never Jam…$54.68$128.93 (11154)

Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches, 100 Count-P…$15.98$24.68 (63556)

Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches, 200- Count-…$27.99$42.99 (23612)

Hammermill Printer Paper, Great White 100% Recy…$17.00 (4917)AllAds by Amazon

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 Activity

Offline Coding Academy -Muffin Tin Algorithm

How to Make Slime with Liquid Starch Algorithm Coding Activity

How to Make Liquid Starch Slime Algorithm

Baseball-Themed Worksheets and Activities

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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 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.

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.

Code and Color Easter Bunny Coloring Pages

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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 PagesDownload

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.

The links below are affiliate links.

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

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

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

Using Five Fingers – Binary Code Alphabet Equations and Riddles

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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

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.

Binary Code Alphabet Equations and RiddlesDownload

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.

Code and Color Spring Flower Coloring Pages

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There are many signs of spring. However, this set features color-by-code spring flower coloring pages. Buds on trees and spring flowers scattered around yards are many people’s favorite signs of spring. The set displays the coloring directions of Blockly coding blocks. There are two versions of each of the four pages.

Getting the Spring Flower Coloring Pages Ready to Use

Downloading the Spring Flower Coloring Pages

First, you will need to download the set.

Color By Code Spring Flowers Coloring SetDownload

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

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

The links below are affiliate links.

This fun STEAM building kit invites children to create and build a garden of spring flowers.

Oh, Say Can You Seed?: All About Flowering Plants is a wonderful Cat in the Hat book that teaches children about the parts of plants and how they grow.

What fun it would be to plant a planter and then grow flowers in it!

The Garden Classroom: Hands-On Activities in Math, Science, Literacy, and Art does a wonderful job of tying learning into growing.

Exploring the Color By Code Spring Flower 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 the choose 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.

Understanding the Direction of the Flower Coloring Pages

If you are having a non-reader work on the color-by-code 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.

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 that like to follow directions in order, others will what 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 Coloring Pages

Apple Life Cycle Mandala

Decorating an Umbrella Based on an Algorithm

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

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

Traveling Across the Solar System Algorithm Game Boards

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Solar System Algorithms Game Boards are a fun way to review the order of the planets in the solar system. Children build a path or algorithm from the word Start through the planet squares to the word end. They can use arrow squares or rockets squares in the set to build paths. However, that will mean covering the planets and their names. Children can draw arrows to create their paths if they prefer.

Getting the Traveling Across the Solar System Algorithm Game Boards Pages

First, you will need to download the set.

Traveling-Across-the-Solar-System-Algorithm-BoardsDownload

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.

The links below are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. My Amazon Picks

Scotch Brand PRO Thermal Laminator, Never Jam…$54.68$128.93 (11154)

Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches, 100 Count-P…$15.98$24.68 (63556)

Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches, 200- Count-…$27.99$42.99 (23612)

Hammermill Printer Paper, Great White 100% Recy…$17.00 (4917)AllAds by Amazon

Using B/W or Color Game Boards

If you choose to laminate the game boards, they 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 or printed rockets 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

How to Build a Snowman Algorithm Game Boards

Little Miss Muffet Coding Activity for Preschoolers

Help your child learn coding and the phases of the moon at the same time with this simple STEM activity for space themed learning

Coding the Moon

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