Description

In this lesson, students will demonstrate reading comprehension by responding to Goldilocks and the Three Bears and then inserting Dash into the story as “Goldi-Dash.” Students will plan a “decision path” formatted like a road intersection. Each direction will represent an alternative decision Goldilocks *could* have made under the same circumstances. Students will then create two different programs for Goldi-Dash to follow based on each decision path. (This lesson could be used with any grade-appropriate literature).

Objectives

• Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding
• Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details
• Use illustrations and details in a story to understand a character
• Program a sequenced set of instructions, which may include lights, sounds, animations, and simple loops, using the Blockly app
• Create a “decision” intersection for Dash to follow representing two different story outcomes

Lesson Procedure

• Class 1: Writing the Story (30 minutes)
  
• Class 2: Programming Goldi-Dash (30 minutes)

Curriculum Connections Summary

• Ontario - Language & Mathematics - Algebra (Coding)
• Quebec - Language
• New Brunswick - Language
• Nova Scotia - ICT
• Alberta - Language & ICT
• British Columbia - Language & ADST
• Manitoba - Language
• Prince Edward Island - Language
• Saskatchewan - Language
• Newfoundland & Labrador - Language
• Yukon Territories - Follow's B.C.'s Curriculum
• Northwest Territories - Follows Alberta's Curriculum
• Nunavut - Follows Alberta's Curriculum