Programming in the Primary Grades: Beyond the Hour of Code

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Programming in the Primary Grades demystifies teaching core content through programming. Without becoming a step by step guide, the text helps teachers visualize and implement learning activities that build on the engagement and excitement students experience when they are programming. While the focus of the book is programming, it isnt about the technology. Dr. Patterson helps teachers visualize and plan engaging and empowering lessons that use programming as a way for students to share their developing understanding of a subject. Whether you have no tech or a full one to one program, Programming in the Primary Grades will get you programming with your kids in no time.

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Programming in the Primary Grades is a valuable book for educators who want to share the powerful hard fun of creative coding with younger students. Clear and practical advice and examples make this a resource that will be read and re-read as the learning journey unfolds. -- Sylvia Martinez, Co-author of Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom (http://inventtolearn.com)
Programming in the Primary Gradesis a well written guide to inspire and guide elementary teachers in creating effective lessons that work in programming. Kids need to learn programming in elementary school and this book will help do just that. -- Esther Wojcicki, Author of Moonshots in Education and Founder of Palo Alto High School Media Arts program
We live in a world where kids have the opportunity to invent and make whatever they can imagine. Programming in the Primary Grades is a valuable tool that gives kids the foundation they'll need to succeed in the future. -- Adam Wilson, Co-Founder and Chief Scientist at Sphero

Author Bio

Sam Patterson, Ed.D, is a K-5 technology integration specialist in Silicon Valley. Sams classroom is full of challenging and playful learning that puts the students and learning, not the technology, at the center of the lesson. For more information, visit www.beyondthehourofcode.com