Make-It Monday
Make-It Monday offers a variety of resources and lessons for educators and learners of all ages.
Explore topics like origami, identity exploration with Scratch, P5js, algorithms, and programming with Micro:Bits.
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- Scratch
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Daily Webinar
Today's Webinar
Make-It Monday
Today, learn all about how Scratch and block based coding can help reach the Algorithms and Programming standards within the CS SOLs with facilitator Tiffany Cobbs!
SOL Strand Spotlight
Today's highlighted SOL Strand
Algorithms and Programming
CodeVA's pocket guides are a quick and easy way to see how an entire CS strand progresses across grades K-8. Each day of the CS Summit we will be highlighting a different strand that aligns with the daily themes.
Featured Curriculum Resources, Lessons, and Activities
Micro:Bit
Lessons, tutorials, and units that use MakeCode and Micro:Bit programming tools
Origami
Lesson on algorithms and loops through the process of creating origami
Scratch
Lessons for upper elementary school that integrate CS, SE learning, and literature
K-8 Vocabulary Cards
Printable vocabulary card for the K-8 CS SOLs
Short Form Tutorials and Educational Clips
What is an Algorithm?
Learn more about approaching algorithms with your students!
Code Tracing
Code tracing is a computational thinking skill that helps you find errors in your code.
Debugging
Debugging is an important part of programming and problem solving.
CodeVA's Curriculum Library
CodeVA hosts a robust curriculum library with resources, tutorials and lesson plans, for FREE!
Special Daily Content
Additional Resources
Make-It Monday
- Google CS First - a free, web-based computer science program designed to help educators teach coding and computational thinking skills to students through engaging, project-based lessons using Scratch. Google CS First has full lessons and units ready for teachers to use!
- Plant Life Cycle - 2nd grade students explore the stages and characteristics of plant life cycles. Using picture cards that show different plants and their life cycles, students use computational thinking to compare and sort plants based on shared features. They will then create a simple step-by-step algorithm to help classify plants by their life cycle attributes.
- Amazon Future Engineer - Inspire your class with a free interactive tour on Amazon careers and STEM innovation.
- Jared O'Leary's Scratch page - TVideo tutorials, tips and project starters
- Micro:bit Make Code website - Beginner-friendly platform that allows users to create, test, and download code for the micro:bit device using block-based, JavaScript, or Python programming.
- Roversa Robotics - Accessible, hands-on robotics solutions designed to inspire creativity and foster STEM learning through engaging, modular platforms for students and educators.
- Strawbees - Strawbees with micro:bit integration combines hands-on building with coding, allowing students to create interactive, programmable projects using Strawbees' construction kits and the micro:bit microcontroller.