Hour of Code - Where We Code and Rap/Read
Hour of Code took a fabulous turn this year when I observed my students moving to the "beats" they created. By the end of one 5th grade class I had, you could find students reading and rapping to the beats they created. This took off and spread like wildfire throughout the 3rd-5th grade. Our journey follows. I began this December as I usually do - investigating the new Hour of Code activities. I highlighted ones that I thought my students would enjoy that are timely: Minecraft Designer Star Wars Moana Code an emoji Beats - Made with Code I always give them options to use several of my favorite apps Kodable LightBot We began Hour of Code the week following a fabulous winter concert. With so much music in our veins, I demonstrated how to use Beats and decided to see where this would take us. Within 10 minutes 85% of 3rd-5th grade classes were grooving to their own beats. To one particular 5th grade student I suggested he grab a...