We were recently awarded a foundation grant from the Illinois Delta Kappa Gamma Society for Key Women Educators for "Storybook Coding". Money from this generous grant allowed us to purchase a class set of 12 Ozobot robots to be used in our library and classrooms. The grant project "Storybook Coding" is designed to reinforce reading comprehension skills while also teaching critical thinking skills in an engaging way. Ozobots are amazing because they can be coded in two different ways. First, the robots can be coded using block coding, similar to Scratch. The robots can also be coded using markers and different color combinations. This makes it very easy for even our youngest students to practice coding skills!
The plan for this project is to read a picture book aloud and then have students draw out the main events of the story on a piece of paper. Then, after trying out the robots and learning how they work, students will code the robots to travel around the events of the story while retelling the story out loud.
This week, we have been reading the books aloud and then students have had an opportunity to practice using the robots. The students LOVED using the Ozobots and they did an amazing job experimenting with the different ways that the robots can move. Next week, students will draw out the events and then code their robots.
Here are several more pictures from the week:
The students were so excited to use the robots and they did a fantastic job working together in pairs. I'm looking forward to using the robots with 2nd grade next week!
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