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Orchard Farms Elementary School Library: Hour of Code

Welcome to our Library! Happy to have you here!

Welcome to Hour of Code!

Code.org is an international organization with a goal of introducing as many students as possible to Computer Science. The Hour of Code offers online tutorials to show students the basics of computer programming. During Computer Science Week, Code.org wants to introduce millions of students to these concepts.  I

 

Resources for Educators can be found Here.  

 

All Things Code From Code.Org

https://hourofcode.com/grinch

He's a mean one, Mr. Grinch!!

Learn to code drones and a sleigh to capture presents on a Grinchly-adventure!!

 

 

 

 http://hourofcode.com/dance2019

Are you ready to code a Dance Party?  Choose a dancer, add some moves, select the music and GO!

 

https://hourofcode.com/musiclabjam

Make music and learn to code with Music Lab: Jam Session! In this self-guided, one-hour activity, students remix tracks from artists like Sabrina Carpenter, Lady Gaga, and Shakira while mastering coding basics such as sequencing, functions, and exploring AI-driven beat creation. This hands-on interactive experience sparks creativity and boosts confidence—leaving students proud of their custom track and the coding skills they've gained.

 

 

 

Here are all of the links and resources that you need to find and play these games and tutorials.

 

http://code.org/learn

There are 100+ NEW tutorials for Hour of Code!  (that's a lot!)  These can be filtered by grade level, experience level, and platform.  This is where all of the tutorials are housed.  You can find other resources here, too.

 

 Here's a tutorial starring the characters of Ice Age!  or, click the picture below.

 

 

 Mine Craft Designer Tutorial.  Click on the image below and then click on the image to the LEFT to get into the tutorial.

 

 

Here's the Star Wars Code Tutorial.  Or, click the picture  below.

 

 

Here's the Minecraft  Adventure Tutorial.  Or, click the picture below.

 

 

Code with Anna and Elsa

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Click the above link to find the awesome "Frozen" tutorial.  The video introductions are embedded in these sites.

 

Write your Very First Code with Angry Birds!

http://studio.code.org/hoc/1

This is just too fun... the best way for younger students to learn how to code!

 

 Be sure to check out all of the other resources on the main Hour of Code page.

 

The Hour of Code Make the Invisible Visable

Hour of Code Is Here!

Hour of Code: Change the World

Hour of Code: Anybody Can Learn

Star Wars - Hour of Code Introduction

Minecraft - Hour of Code Introduction

Grade K, 1 Happy Maps

Kindergarten and First Grade will start with using Happy Maps and Jigsaw, then move onto Maze Sequence

Happy Maps

Jigsaw

Maze Sequence

Gr. 2 Getting Loopy

Second Grade is going to begin with Maze Sequence 

Maze Sequence

Gr. 3 - Move It, Move It

Gr. 4, 5 - My Robotic Friends

Code.org on YouTube

Coding Vocabulary

Algorithm - A list of steps that you can follow to finish a task.

Program - An algorithm that has been coded into something that can be run by a machine.

Persistence - Trying again and again, even when something is very hard.

Loop - The action of doing something over and over again.

Event - An action that causes something to happen.

 

Basketball

 

Click on the basketball to play the game.

Santa Coding

     

Click on the icon to play Code Boogie!

More Code Resources

Check out the following following for more resources to follow up on your Hour of Code.  All of these are free sources.  Code.org has free courses and tutorials to get you started!

Hour of Code

CodeCombat - Hour of Code

Hour of Code

Learn an Hour of Code