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Have you ever thought about all of the amazing things you would be able to accomplish if you had a robot? In order to open my students to the ideas of STEM, with a special emphasis on technology and coding, I plan to start with the foundational skills of coding. These robot mice will be used with our youngest students: Prekindergarten, Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grades. They will be used in independent centers, group collaborative activities, and whole group instruction. This type of instruction will prepare them for more rigorous coding skills in the higher grades via cubelets, ozobots, code.org lessons, etc. With these materials, students will be engaged in instruction and learn skills that can be applied to all subject matter, including collaboration, creativity, communication, and critical thinking. Having a manipulative as cool as a robot will intrigue them and draw them into the lesson. The simplicity of the robot mice will help with the overall scaffolding of my school plan. Students will begin in pre-k with the most basic functions and each grade will work on a slightly more complex skill which will leave them ready to graduate to the next coding unit for the older students. In addition to learning the fundamental aspects of coding, they will also be used to teach math skills and cross-curricular skills such as following directions, giving clear directions, working together, communicating with each other, and will become aware of their own thought process. The mice will be used in our schools' library during the students' library class. They will also be available for teachers to checkout and use within their classes.

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Have you ever thought about all of the amazing things you would be able to accomplish if you had a robot? In order to open my students to the ideas of STEM, with a special emphasis on technology and coding, I plan to start with the foundational skills of coding. These robot mice will be used with our youngest students: Prekindergarten, Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grades. They will be used in independent centers, group collaborative activities, and whole group instruction. This type of instruction will prepare them for more rigorous coding skills in the higher grades via cubelets, ozobots, code.org lessons, etc. With these materials, students will be engaged in instruction and learn skills that can be applied to all subject matter, including collaboration, creativity, communication, and critical thinking. Having a manipulative as cool as a robot will intrigue them and draw them into the lesson. The simplicity of the robot mice will help with the overall scaffolding of my school plan. Students will begin in pre-k with the most basic functions and each grade will work on a slightly more complex skill which will leave them ready to graduate to the next coding unit for the older students. In addition to learning the fundamental aspects of coding, they will also be used to teach math skills and cross-curricular skills such as following directions, giving clear directions, working together, communicating with each other, and will become aware of their own thought process. The mice will be used in our schools' library during the students' library class. They will also be available for teachers to checkout and use within their classes.

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