How can we fit coding into the curriculum? What gets cut? Learn how to 'unplug' to develop computational thinking and knowledge of the language of coding using simple, concrete games that can be transferred to literally any subject area! No apps or robots required.

1. Unplugged
Coding
agesallFor

2. Pana Asavavatana
Learning 2.015
Manila
http://bit.ly/unplug_1
Coding and robotics
in early childhood.

3. “Teaching
computational
thinking
is the most
important thing.”

4. Apps and robots
come second.

5. Decompose
Patterns
Abstraction
Algorithms
steps:4

6. Decompose
“What do I
need to do?”
Breaking a
problem into
smaller pieces.

7. Looking for
similarities
amongst the pieces.
Patterns
“What do
these have
in common?”

8. Creating a solution
that works for more
than one problem.
Abstraction
“What’s
different?”
Take it out.

9. Instructions to
solve the problem.
Algorithms
“How can I make this
solution into instructions
for others to follow?”

10. What gets cut?

11. Nothing.

12. gamesCoding

13. games

15. Move it! Move it!

18. Decompose
Patterns
Abstraction
Algorithms
steps:4

20. be
and
at all

21. be
and
at all
debug

22. 20
12
5 10

23. 22-5= 14-3=
17
11

24. Graph paper
programming

25. PROGRAMMING KEY

26. PROGRAMMING KEY

27. My robotic friend

28. Code a friend to stack the cups

29. Resources
http://bit.ly/unplug_1
mspanasays.com
code.org