Colorado Computer Science: Kindergarten
- Level Elementary School
- Number of Lessons 36
- Grade K
This course is aligned to the Colorado kindergarten Computer Science standards and is designed to provide computer science and digital literacy instruction for Colorado kindergarten students. It is meant to be taught approximately weekly.
See the full syllabus for all topics and activities, or explore the course to try it out.
UNITS - 5 (36 lessons)
Students build foundational digital literacy skills including mouse and keyboard use, computational thinking about morning routines, and basic computer concepts.
Through a sequential Scout Adventures story, students use drawing tools and learn to add characters, backgrounds, and motion-block sequences in CodeHopJr.
Students explore digital literacy topics including online kindness, responsible technology use, personal information safety, basic data analysis, AI decision trees, data storage, and networks.
Students explore foundational programming concepts—sequences, events, grow/shrink blocks, pages, speed blocks, and loops—through games and unplugged activities, along with an introduction to research and the design process.
Students apply programming concepts like sequences and events to interdisciplinary content in ELA (phonics, storytelling), science (living things), and math (addition/subtraction, number decomposition, shapes).
Explore a sample lesson from this course!
Kindergarten students learn to use a mouse and keyboard, explore computer basics, and create their first block-based programs alongside Scout the squirrel. They use events, sequences, pages, speed blocks, and loops to build programs, practice the design process, and apply coding to phonics, story problems, decomposing numbers, shapes, and how living things survive. Students also learn to be kind online and keep information safe, explore data and how computers store files, learn how networks connect people, and see how AI sorts information with decision trees.
An Interdisciplinary Exploration unit uses coding to teach grade-level content in math, science, English language arts, and social studies, such as letter sounds, story problems within 10, decomposing numbers, shapes, how living things survive, and personal responsibilities.
The course includes 36 lessons, each about 30 to 45 minutes long, providing a full year of instruction. Every lesson is built in a ready-to-teach format, with step-by-step videos that walk students through the lesson. Lessons are designed to be teacher-led using an "I do, we do, you do" format, and a self-paced option is also available. Many digital literacy lessons include unplugged activities with printable handouts. Concepts spiral across grade levels, so students build on what they learned even if not every lesson is completed in a single year.
No. There are no prerequisites, and the course is designed to support all learners regardless of prior computer science experience. The course begins with lessons on logging in, using a mouse and keyboard, and computer basics before students start programming.
Colorado Computer Science: Kindergarten is aligned to the Colorado Academic Standards for Computer Science, and the course syllabus identifies the standards each lesson addresses to support planning.
