Berkley Community School

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Kindergarten and 1st-grade students have been learning about

loops in coding. They are beginning to understand how a loop

can help when you want to repeat the same command over and over. They will complete coding puzzles with computer game characters and also learn how to make some simple designs using a loop.

 

Second-grade students are also working with loops. They are creating multiple step loops to have a character do the same instructions again and again. When they return from vacation, they will begin learning about events in coding and how simple computer games are created. 

 

Third graders are in the middle of a unit on “Events” in coding. An event is an action that causes something to happen. They have learned how to program the “arrow buttons” on the keyboard so that when they press them it will move a character in the correct direction. So far they have created a basketball game and a Star Wars game. Next up is a Dance Party!

 

Fourth grade students are taking a coding break and are completing the Be Internet Awesome curriculum. It wraps up with lessons on safe and practical researching. This month they will begin a research project on either Mexico or Canada. They will choose which country they would like to research, then they will complete a project of their choice to share with their classmates. This is a final project for our 4th graders that will show much of what they have learned this school year. 

 

Have a great month and a wonderful vacation week!

 

~Mrs. DiMascio