Indiana Computer Science: Kindergarten
- Level Elementary School
- Number of Lessons 34
- Grade K
This course is on Indiana’s High Quality Curriculum Materials Advisory List. This course is designed to provide computer science instruction for Indiana Kindergarten students, and it is aligned to Indiana K-2 Computer Science Standards.
Unplugged Exploration
Welcome to CodeHS!Students will learn how to log in and use the CodeHS Playground.Sequences (Unplugged)Students will be able to create a sequence of step-by-step instructions (an algorithm) to a short dance.CodeHS Coding Card Game: SequencesStudents will be able to work together to create a sequence of instructions to move Scout through a maze.CodeHS Coding Card Game: Sequences 2Students will be able to work together to create a sequence of instructions to move Scout through a maze. |
ScratchJr Exploration
Scout Adventures 1: Introducing ScoutThis lesson is part of a sequential story-driven unit. Students will be able to explore the ScratchJr interface and add characters.Scout Adventures 2: Scout Starts ExploringThis lesson is part of a sequential story-driven unit. Students will be able to add backgrounds and a page to ScratchJr.Scout Adventures 3: Scout Meets a FriendThis lesson is part of a sequential story-driven unit. Students will be able to delete and modify characters in ScratchJr.Scout Adventures 4: Scout Explores the ForestThis lesson is part of a sequential story-driven unit. Students will be able to explore and use motion blocks to move characters around the stage in ScratchJr.Scout Adventures 5: Scout and Bluebird HelpThis lesson is part of a sequential story-driven unit. Students will be able to build a sequence of motion blocks to move characters around the stage to collect objects.Scout Adventures 6: Scout Celebrates with FriendsThis lesson is part of a sequential story-driven unit. Students will be able to create a celebration scene in ScratchJr by adding characters, pages, backgrounds, and sequences of motion blocks with events. |
Sequences and Events
Drawing Tools: Fairy Tale PaintingStudents will be able to use painting tools to create a fairy-tale scene.Introduction to EventsStudents will be able to create a program using different types of events.Sequences: Snowball FightStudents will be able to create a program using multiple sequences.Introduction to Show and Hide BlocksStudents will be able to use "show" and "hide" blocks in a sequence to make characters appear and disappear.Introduction to Grow and Shrink BlocksStudents will create a program that uses "grow" and "shrink" blocks to change the size of characters.Growing GardenStudents will be able to use grow, shrink, and hide blocks to model a garden growing. |
Pages
Introduction to PagesStudents will be able to create a program with multiple pages.Pages: Dragon StoryStudents will be able to create a program with multiple pages.Using the Go To Page BlockStudents will be able to create a program including a “go to page” block to switch from page to page in an activity. |
Block Exploration
Introduction to Speed BlocksStudents will be able to create a program that uses different speed blocks to animate charactersAll About Me!Students will be able to create a program that tells information about their favorites.Debugging: Events and MotionStudents will be able to find and correct bugs in sequences.Transportation Speeds and SoundsStudents will be able to use "say" or "sound" blocks and speed blocks to program modes of transportation. |
Loops
LoopsStudents will be able to create a program using loops and explain how loops are used to repeat code.Loops: Frog and RabbitStudents will be able to use loops to repeat code in a program. |
Sample Interdisciplinary Lessons
Greater Than and Less Than: Single-Digit NumbersStudents will be able to use events to create a program that tells if a number is greater than, less than, or equal to another number.Storytelling AnimationsStudents will be able to retell and program the sequence of a story.Storytelling Animations Part 2Students will be able to design a program to retell the sequence of a story. |
Culmination Projects
Create a Chicken Crossing GameStudents will be able to program an interactive player character and adjust the difficulty of play in a game.Wildlife Scene ProjectStudents will be able to create a wildlife scene in ScratchJr using events, sequences, and loops. |
Digital Literacy
Input DevicesStudents will be able to identify and use computer input devices.Mouse PracticeStudents will demonstrate mouse skills by dragging and clicking with the mouse in multiple games.Keyboard IntroductionStudents will be able to use the letters, numbers, and basic functions of the keyboard effectively.The Sorting GameStudents will develop an introductory understanding of how computers can learn. |
