The 5 – 10-year-old audience at the 2024 Friends Seminary Animation Assembly did not disappoint. Their heartfelt reactions to and smart insights about the films I showed were the perfect send-off to a sabbatical about animation, the goal of which … Continue reading
As part of a new First Grade series of Creative Computing lessons that weave together computational thinking, robotics, SEL and literacy, first graders engaged in a robot “check in.” First the homeroom teachers and I asked students to choose a … Continue reading
The first time the Third graders encountered the Finch robot, they drew it, made detailed observations, and asked questions about it. The second time the Third Graders encountered the finch they started to label their drawings and answer their own … Continue reading
In the homerooms of 3C, 3Je, and 3Jo, all Third Graders all began a series of Digital Citizenship lessons by watching the Common Sense Media video “Rings of Responsibility.” It’s about how our actions can influence our lives, our communities … Continue reading
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Welcome Back Fourth Grade! Welcome Third Graders! Last year we did the best we could. Now in the fall of 2021, it is wonderful to return to a dedicated space for Third and Fourth Grade Computer Science, Design and Robots. … Continue reading
Students in Third Grade have Tech Class first semester. Starting in January, Fourth Graders will have Tech class for the rest of the year. The 70 minute classes are once a week. So far, spending over an hour each week … Continue reading
Third Graders Branch Out with Physical Computing During the first part of the 2019 – 2020 school year, Third Graders created their own digital characters, and then they coded these delightful creations with Scratch so that they could meet and … Continue reading
This fall, Fourth Graders are using the block-based visual programming language Scratch to design and program an interactive, maze game. This is an opportunity for the students to learn more advanced coding while also taking advantage of their artistic and … Continue reading
Wide Walls and The Lower School Computation Thinking Curriculum Wide Walls of the Halls Looking to the 2019 – 2020 year, I wasn’t thinking that the students I taught Lower School’s Room 308 would have a new experience of their … Continue reading
A dinosaur roars. Rainbow fish swims randomly. Four stuffed creatures “play” songs when students toss them around the room. What does all this play have in common? It all involves a toy plus a Micro:bit chip! The chips are programmed … Continue reading
