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Coding · Grade 5

Blocks-to-Text Bridge

Fifth graders connect blocks and pseudocode to Python: print, variables with =, for loops with range, and if, elif and else marked by colons and indentation. They find and fix common syntax errors and trace short Python programs.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 90 minutes
  • Blocks-to-text check: 8 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, put code in order, trace code, highlight a text and match pairs
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What learners will discover

  • Match block and pseudocode statements to Python: print, variables with = and arithmetic.
  • Read Python loops and decisions: for with range, if, elif and else, colons and indentation.
  • Spot and fix common syntax errors: missing colons, quotes or brackets, wrong indentation, = instead of ==.
  • Trace short Python programs and predict what they print.

Lessons

  1. Same ideas, new look 5 steps3 practiceabout 16 min
  2. Loops and decisions in Python 5 steps3 practiceabout 17 min
  3. Syntax errors 5 steps3 practiceabout 16 min
  4. Trace Python programs 5 steps2 practiceabout 16 min
  5. Blocks-to-text check 8 questions at the end

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Games to practice with

  • Robot RoutesSnap together arrow, repeat and dance blocks to guide Bolt the robot home.
  • Bug DetectiveA robot program almost works. Run it, spot the buggy block, and fix it.
  • Sorting FactoryTurn a work order into if/else rules and watch the conveyor sort every item.

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