Wonder Workshop is a STEM-based interactive early learning experience that introduces coding to K-5 learners. They have also partnered with the folks at Sunburst Digital. Now they offer three programs for K-12: Wonder Pilot, Wonder Class 24, and Wonder Class 30. Interactive Early Learning The Wonder Pilot program provides K-5 classrooms with three sets of Dash & […]
Fun with Circuits makes Electronics for Kids fun, simple, and accessible for children. Designed for kids five and above, Fun with Circuits incorporates literacy skills into circuit exploration. It combines storytelling and circuit building to engage young learners with foundational STEM skills. Kids read a story, learn the key concepts, and make new circuits. Electronics for Kids There are so many […]
Drawp for School is a great tool for managing workflow in a one-to-one classroom and can be used for science drawings and activities across the content areas. With this app students complete tasks designed by the teacher. This can include science drawings like a picture or labeling a diagram. Drawp is as flexible as paper – […]
Preparing students for careers of the future is so important! CodeHS is a comprehensive curriculum to help educators teach Computer Science and coding. Their mission is to help anyone and everyone learn computer science skills. CodeHS has tools for teaching and learning coding in the classroom or at home – including a self-paced online curriculum. Computer Science […]
Teaching coding skills is something lots of teachers are really excited about. If you’re just starting to teach code in your classrooms or looking for more free code teaching resources, I’ve shared some of my favorite apps for teaching coding skills to students. I wanted to pull together my top 6 coding apps for teachers into one place […]
I’m a huge fan of apps that promote STEM concepts and here is another programming game and mobile app to check out. Cargo-Bot is a puzzle programming game where players need to show a robot how to move by giving it a set of directions. As they program each move, kids will see the instructions […]
Have you heard of a Sphero? This interactive robot brings game play to life with a smart toy that rolls, spins and races based on moves programmed by the user. Sphero is both iOS and Android friendly thanks to the dozens of apps that help users send instructions to this smart toy. If you haven’t seen […]
Coding is an important STEM skill that you can introduce to children at an early age. Two of my favorites apps for doing just this are Hopscotch and Daisy the Dinosaur. Another great app to add to your list is Kodable. Introduce Coding Skills Kodable introduces basic programming skills to students as it pushes them to […]
A great app to support STEM education is Daisy the Dinosaur. Teach students the basics of coding by giving commands to the dinosaur as it moves across the screen. Whether your students are completing challenges or working in free-play mode, they’ll have lots to explore and practice in this free app! Daisy the Dinosaur to […]