These Lessons were developed as part of the project Compose and Code (NSF Award #2122807)

A Partnership to Implement the Inclusive Computer Science Model of Professional Development and a Digital Platform for PK-6 Computer Science teaching for Students with Disabilities

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Here you will find lessons that are specially designed to provide an introduction to computational thinking and coding for students in grades K-2. The lessons culminate in students using the ScratchJr coding app to code their own digital stories. These universally-designed lesson plans integrate literacy with computational thinking and coding to help students learn how to animate their written compositions. They are designed to incrementally build computational thinking and coding skills and should be completed in order. They are also designed with Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles to make them appropriate for all students, including those with disabilities. 

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Lesson Foci:

Lesson 1: Pattern Recognition

Lesson 2: Sequencing

Lesson 3: Decomposition and Abstraction.

Lesson 4: Algorithms

Lesson 5: Coding and Computational Thinking