Description

In this lesson, students will work in small groups to write a story about Dash’s first day of school and then program Dash to act out their story.

Objectives

• Learn how to sequence a set of instructions as an algorithm in the Blockly app
• Understand that an algorithm is a set of instructions that Dash follows
• Learn the importance of testing, fixing, and re-testing a program
• Work in cooperative writing groups to develop a story from prompts
• Focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as needed
• Use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish their writing in collaboration with peers

Lesson Procedure