Computational Thinking in Kindergarten

Our Kindergarten students are using WEDO 2.0 robotics and Santa’s Sled build design to practice their coding skills and building skills. The Kindergarten students followed a building design to create the Santa’s sleigh. Then they, connected their sleighs to tables using WEDO 2.0 programming to program the sleighs to go forward, go backward, and play music. Kindergarteners recorded their own versions of Santa’s ho ho ho and uploaded it to their programs. Using computational thinking skills, they fine tuned their builds and their programs.

Computational thinking is a set of skills that everybody can use to solve everyday life problems. In WeDo 2.0, these skills are developed throughout each phase of every project. Development opportunities have been identified for you in each of the projects, it is up to you to focus on the ones that are most relevant to you and your students. Every project in WeDo 2.0 combines the use of the LEGO bricks with an iconic programming language, enabling your students to find solutions to problems while being introduced to programming principles. WeDo 2.0 develops computational thinking through coding activities, which bring students’ creations to life, generating smiles and the desire to discover more.