New ReviewMemories are forever. Participants create a final project in the Scratch coding program to wrap up the eight-part Google CS First Friends unit. They incorporate different coding blocks they learned in the unit to show off all their new...

New ReviewCreate a company, advertise it, and hope it grows. The seventh of eight parts in the Google CS First Friends unit challenges future business leaders to apply computer coding to create an advertisement for a company. After pairs come  up...

New ReviewIt's all fun and games here in the computer club. Learners write a two-player computer game using the Scratch coding program. Along the way, they learn about variables, operators, conditionals, loops, and events in computer coding.

New ReviewSometimes it's okay to text in school. Young computer scientists work in the Scratch program to write a text message conversation among friends. They use different sprites within the program to represent each side of the conversation to...

New ReviewSo how did we become friends? The fourth of eight parts in the Google CS First Friends unit challenges learners to use various coding blocks in the Scratch program to sequence a story. The topic of the story must be about how two...

New ReviewWhat does a future as a computer scientist look like? Pupils learn about loops in computer coding by writing a story about the future. They include the repeat until and wait blocks in the Scratch program to incorporate these loops.

New ReviewIf you use the project, then your learners will understand conditionals. An engaging project has future computer scientists create a game. Using the if-else block of the Scratch coding program, they write a game in which players try to...

New ReviewKeep your friends close, but your computers closer. The first of eight sessions in the Google CS First Friends unit introduces the project and the daily procedures for the class. Scholars come up with ideas for projects that explore...

New ReviewExplore a trailblazing way to talk about innovation. Using the Scratch coding program, young computer scientists create innovations and write stories to accompany them. They include some of the add-ons they mastered throughout the unit.

New ReviewYour own story might just be the most interesting one of all. Scholars pick one of three story starters to frame their personal narratives and customize them by placing add-ons to their stories. Video tutorials guide users on how to...

New ReviewMake your own way through a story. The sixth of eight installments in the Google CS First Storytelling unit tasks scholars with creating an interactive story within the Scratch coding program using if/then blocks. Readers choose their...

New ReviewAre the characters the best part of a story? Young computer scientists create a story using the Scratch coding program. Self-directed tutorials within a larger whole-group lesson shows them how to write a sequence of events and add...

New ReviewAccept the premise that the resource is good for you. After choosing a starter project, referred to as a premise, scholars pick some add-ons for their stories. Accompanying video tutorials help them put these add-ons into action using...

New ReviewI'm gonna make it rain. Scholars complete a computer coding activity where they create a setting for a story to complete the third of eight lessons on Storytelling. Using the Scratch coding program, they include rain and lightning to set...

New ReviewTalk to me about an interactive project. Future computer scientists work on a computer coding activity in the Scratch program. Using provided story starters, they make two sprites have a dialogue with each other. Let's hope they have...

New ReviewIt's time for the meet and greet. The first of eight activities in the Google CS First Storytelling unit focuses on establishing a collaborative environment and introducing the theme of the unit. Club members dive right into the content...

New ReviewThe final lesson in a five-lesson theatre arts unit asks learners to investigate how theatre incorporates skills from other disciplines. Primary graders create word problems related to ticket sales. Middle schoolers explore stage...

New ReviewOn-Broadway, off-Broadway, community, repertory. So many types of theatre companies. Young theatre artists investigate the mission and goals of various theatre organizations to gain an understanding of the mission and intended audiences...

New ReviewLike an iceberg, the biggest part of a theatrical production is unseen. Like an iceberg, 90 percent of what goes on is behind the curtain, behind the lights. To find out what goes on behind the scenes, class members investigate the roles...

New ReviewThe second activity in a five-activity theatre arts unit focuses on developing a grade level appropriate understanding of dramatic text elements, of theater history, and of the purposes of theater performance.

New ReviewAn ecosystem is really just the flow of energy through many different living organisms. A study of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book leads to an environmental science activity in which learners study how various factors can affect...

New ReviewTheater comes alive for actors of all ages through the activities packed in a dynamic dramatic arts resource. Lessons for early elementary learners focus on creative play and improvisation. Middle school lessons focus on vocal and...

New ReviewLearning how to express and justify a point of view is an essential skill. A helpful workbook guides scholars in crafting a constructed response essay. The comprehensive resource contains a variety of graphic organizers to help...

New ReviewThose new to the Kodály Method of music instruction, as well as experienced educations, will find everything they need in a resource designed to launch a five-week vocal music program. Packed with warm ups, games, activities, and...