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Coding · Pre-K

Create a Picture Algorithm

Children learn the word algorithm (steps in order that finish a job), make their own picture algorithms by choosing helpful pictures and ordering them, and test them by asking a grown-up to follow them exactly, then improve what did not work.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 35 minutes
  • Algorithm check: 4 questions
  • Ways to answer: program with blocks, choose an answer, match pairs, put in order and sort into groups
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What learners will discover

  • Explain that an algorithm is a set of steps, in order, that finishes a job.
  • Create a picture algorithm for a familiar job by choosing helpful pictures and putting them in order.
  • Test a picture algorithm by having someone follow it exactly, and improve it.

Lessons

  1. What is an algorithm? 4 steps2 practiceabout 8 min
  2. Make your own picture algorithm 4 steps2 practiceabout 9 min
  3. Test and improve 5 steps2 practiceabout 10 min
  4. Algorithm check 4 questions at the end

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Guide for grown-ups